China, winner of the eight diving gold medals on offer at the 2012 Olympics in London, is aiming to maintain

will also compete with at Rio 2016 ©Getty ImagesEight teams will contest for medals in the event, with China

American teenager Virginia Thrasher claimed the first gold medal of Rio 2016 after winning the women’s 10 metres air rifle event at the Olympic Shooting Centre in Deodoro today.

World Cup gold medals this year in Bangkok and Baku.China's Beijing 2008 Olympic champion Pang Wei of China

A record 17 teams will compete in the 2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, the sport’s worldwide governing body has confirmed.

and New Zealand make up the women’s competition, while the men’s tournament also features Australia, China

Olympic Winter Games will be in Pacific-Asia curling region - first in South Korea in 2018 and then in China

Xu Anqi will aim to become the second woman from China to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual

China’s hopes of immediate weightlifting success at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games rest on rising star Hou Zhihui, who is set to compete in the women’s 48 kilograms event at the Riocentro - Pavilion 2 venue tomorrow.

Defending women’s 10 metre air rifle champion Yi Siling will look to secure the first gold medal of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro when shooting competition commences tomorrow at the Olympic Shooting Centre in Deodoro.

of winning a medal at each of his appearances at the Olympic Games.Beijing 2008 champion Pang Wei of China

South Korea's world champion Kim Woo-jin broke the first world record of this year's Olympic Games in the ranking round at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí ahead of medals action beginning tomorrow with the men's team event.

 Australia, France, China, Taiwan and Spain complete the top eight-ranked teams.Elimination and

Juan Antonio Samaranch was duly elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president in Rio de Janeiro today, following in the footsteps of his famous father.

Erdener (vice-president, Turkey), John Coates (vice-president, Australia), Zaiqing Yu (vice-president, China

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Tencent has signed a $15 million (£11 million/€13 million) sub-licensing deal with the state broadcaster China

 China has sent a team of 412 athletes to Rio 2016 and they will be hoping to regain their place

 China finished second in the overall medals table at London 2012 but are hoping to finish top at

The women's football tournament will start the sporting action at this year's Olympic Games tomorrow, days before the Opening Ceremony. 

 Brazil will be in action against China at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro

 China, now under the leadership of former France head coach Bruno Bini, have been getting plenty

Paralympic hosts Brazil remain top of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) world rankings after the latest update.

Argentina lie second in the world rankings ahead of the Paralympic Games ©Getty ImagesFourth ranked China

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has thanked the country’s Rio 2016 delegation for their hard work and is convinced their athletes will make the public proud.

the Games.The country will be represented by their largest delegation since Munich 1972 ©Getty Images"China

“At the 2008 Beijing Games, 20 years later, China got 51 gold medals.

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volleyball on Copacabana beach ©Getty ImagesOlympic table tennis players LI Xiaoxia, left, and Ding Ning of China

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