In a briefing, human rights organisations present numbers of police arrests, killings and evictions in the time around the Rio Games and conclude that the Games have had a negative impact on thousands of children and young people in Rio.

A journalistic project has collected 100 stories from people whose housing situations have been affected by the Olympics. Their stories come to life through interviews, videos and data visualization in ‘Project 100’.

Russia’s latest attempt to have paralympic athletes compete in Rio has been dismissed by a Swiss Supreme Court.

The Rio de Janeiro Olympics were sold to the population as an opportunity to transform the city and build lasting legacies. Now that the Games are over, not even winning the Olympic gold in the national sport, football, can cover up the disappointment over the missed opportunities, the failed promises, and the tremendous cost, says Juliana Barbassa in this comment piece in which she asks if it was all worth it. Her answer is no.

A recent survey reveals diverging opinions among Brazilians following the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro.

CAS has dismissed the Russian Paralympic Committee's appeal against the decision by the International Paralympic Committee to ban Russia from the Rio Paralympics.

A line of disputed results of bouts during the 2016 Rio Game has led the world amateur boxing federation to take action resulting in six judges being sent home from Rio.

Irish member of the International Olympic Committee Patrick Hickey was arrested this morning in Rio in a line of arrests that cracks down on reselling of Olympic tickets.