People are going to have to accept that in some ways Rio 2016 is going to be different from Olympic and Paralympic Games of recent times.For there will undoubtedly be technical deficiencies, organisational problems and repeated delays - and it will be incomparable in terms of efficiency with London and Sochi.But it must not be forgotten that Rio was not awarded the Games for technical reasons and the first to be held in South America should also contain unique, beneficial and thrilling elements. The trick will be avoiding allowing the negative aspects to taint and overwhelm the positives.

on the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, the Guanabara Bay for sailing and the Copacabana Bay for open water swimming

they did not already know the answer to...But beyond football, and in Olympic sports like volleyball, swimming

By Duncan MackayMarch 22 - Olympic silver medallist Alan Pascoe, the former vice-chairman of London 2012, has labelled critics who want UK Sport to change how it funds British sport as "crazy".

Several sports, most notably basketball, synchronised swimming and water polo, lost appeals earlier this

By Paul OsborneMarch 22 - There was a shock on the third and final day of the International Swimming

Chinese competitors as they walked away with a double one-two finish on day two of the International Swimming

By Gary AndersonMarch 21 - Swimming Canada has announced it is implementing a new Intensive Training

FNQ is very happy to work with Swimming Canada to implement this Intensive Training Programme in Montreal

This will be another important resource as we work with Swimming Canada to integrate our efforts to develop

reviewed, and funding suspended as of March 31 this year.The review included consultation with key Swimming

in January after resigning from his role as Britain's national performance director for disability swimming

Swimming Canada says the driving force behind all decisions was the desire to create the environment

for the World and European Championships has been opened by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming

IPC Swimming is looking for bidders for the 2017 World and 2018 European editions."

Rio 2016 has the potential to exceed all expectations and the 2017 and 2018 IPC Swimming World and European

Swimming attracted the most accumulated global TV viewers during the whole of London 2012, so the chance

ChampionshipsDecember 2012: Glasgow to stage 2015 IPC Swimming World ChampionshipsNovember 2012: Bidding

opens for 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships

By Paul OsborneMarch 20 - Goalball UK has claimed it is "surprised and disappointed" at UK Sports decision to reject their appeal to stop funding the GB women's team as the elite funding body's announcement continues to sink in across the country.

Six Olympic and Paralympic sports - goalball, basketball, synchronised swimming, wheelchair fencing,

By Nick Butler at the Rio 2016 Headquarters in Rio De JaneiroMarch 20 - Cleaning Rio´s polluted waters in time for the Olympics will be a major challenge but the environmental improvement will be a major legacy of the Games, a top Rio 2016 official has claimed.  

"We had a meeting a couple of weeks ago with athletes from the sailing and open water swimming teams,

levels of pollution in the Marina da Glória, as well as in the Copocobana Bay which will host open water swimming

By Gary AndersonMarch 20 - England's Football Association has expressed its disappointment after it was confirmed by UK Sport it had withdrawn its funding of blind football, putting the British squad's participation at Rio 2016 in jeopardy. 

Blind football was one of seven Olympic and Paralympic sports, along with basketball, synchronised swimming

as they claimed three of the four titles on offer on day one of the second leg of the International Swimming

By Gary AndersonMarch 19 - Applications are being sought by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) for two scholarship positions on the Master of Sports Administration (MSA) course at the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) in Sochi.

women's hockey player and Vancouver 2010 silver medallist Molly Engstrom and Poland's Athens 2004 Olympic swimming

By David OwenMarch 19 - UK Sport today confirmed the withdrawal of funding from six Olympic and Paralympic sports, shattering the dreams of scores of elite athletes in activities from basketball to visually impaired football.

Decisions, originally announced in February, to withdraw funding from six sports - basketball, synchronised swimming

possible, with sports having until April 16 to adopt this course.Both British Basketball and British Swimming

Britain's synchronised swimming team, who competed at London 2012, face a financial struggle after having

their appeal against cut in funding rejected ©Getty ImagesDavid Sparkes, chief executive of British Swimming

By Zjan ShirinianMarch 18 - Temporary constructions supplier NUSSLI has signed a four-year deal with swimming's governing body.

which is effective immediately, sees NUSSLI become the exclusive Official Supplier to the International Swimming

FINA, the governing body of swimming, diving, water polo, synchronised swimming and open water swimming

By Zjan ShirinianMarch 17 - Thirty-seven sporting legends who it is hoped will inspire competitors at the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympics have been unveiled.

storiesOctober 2013: US golf star Michelle Wie announced as Nanjing 2014 AmbassadorAugust 2013: London 2012 swimming

Chinese athletes have gone one better and completed a clean sweep in today's events at the International Swimming