Opening ceremony of 129th Int'l Olympic Committee session held in Rio
Children of Choir From United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) take a photo with a mascot in the Olympic Village, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug 1, 2016.
Chinese swimmers are seen during a training session in Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Brazil.
Security at the Olympic village has been tightened following the theft of a computer and team shirts from the Australian delegation during a fire evacuation, team officials said on Sunday.
Chen Guanming shows how he turns his pedicab into a tent on July 31.
Many excellent Chinese athletes have served in the military, such as the well-known Lin Dan and Wang Zhizhi.
Rio de Janeiro's subway Line 4, which connects Barra da Tijuca to Ipanema, started running on Sunday. The new line is 16 kilometers long and has six stations. It shortens by at least one hour the time it takes to go from the Barra district to the south. During the Olympic Games only those with game tickets will be able to use this subway line.
An aerial view shows Christ the Redeemer atop the Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 2016.
World No 1 Lydia Ko grew up thinking the Olympics was an impossible dream, so she won't let anything - not even the Zika virus threat - prevent her from chasing glory in Rio.
The head of the IOC played down problems with unfinished accommodation in Rio de Janeiro, saying he expected Brazil to host a "fantastic" games.
Russian President Vladimir Putin pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva speak during a meeting with the Russian Olympic team at the Kremlin.
Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff has decided not to attend the torch ceremony opening the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
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