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Olympic flame begins journey to Rio 2016 after Ancient Olympia ceremony

  • Rio 2016

The Olympic flame is on its way to Rio de Janeiro after a ceremony of grace, dignity and real emotion here today.

The first Brazilian to carry the flame was volleyball player Giovane Gavio, who also did so when it

His fellow volleyball player Carlos Nuzman carried the flame along the same stretch of ground in the



Exclusive: IOC support crucial factor as lobbying intensifies for SportAccord Presidency

  • News

All SportAccord members are set to be eligible to vote in the election on Friday (April 22) to select a new President of the organisation as rival candidates Patrick Baumann and Anna Arzhanova step up their efforts to lobby voters here.

General Assembly in two days time.But both the International Boxing Association and the International Volleyball



Nick Butler: Rio 2016 hysteria is polarising opinion but Olympics... possibly... maybe...will be successful

  • Inside the Blogs

Truth, wisdom dictates, must invariably lie towards the middle of two polar opposite views. So if two sides are telling you something completely different about a given topic, you can be fairly sure that neither are totally right and neither are totally wrong.

sports in which they have little tradition in, as well as those in which they do, like football and volleyball


Egypt book Rio 2016 beach volleyball berth by seeing off Rwanda

  • Volleyball

Lamies Nossier booked a Rio 2016 berth for their country as they triumphed in the final of the African Volleyball

Olympic berths will be awarded to the champions, while 30 places can also be booked through International Volleyball






The Olympic lighting ceremony: Masterminding the flame in Ancient Olympia

  • The Big Read

When high priestess Katerina Lehou kindles the 2016 Olympic flame next Thursday, one person will be watching more intently than anyone else. Choreographer Artemis Ignatiou is responsible for every last detail of the flame lighting ceremony in Ancient Olympia.

Petrounias will then hand the torch to the first Brazilian torch bearer in the relay, double Olympic volleyball