Rio 2016 Olympics Medal Table

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United States 46 37 38
Great Britain 27 23 17
China 26 18 26
Russian Federation 19 18 19
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President Lula: Defeat for Rio 2016 is unthinkable

By Mike Rowbottom in Copenhagen

October 1 - The Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (pictured), today personified the Rio 2016 bid’s rubric of "Live your passion" here as he insisted that South America was ready to host its first Olympics – and not next time, but this time.


Chicago narrowly ahead in insidethegames poll

October 1 - An exclusive poll to find out which city should host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games conducted by insidethegames.biz, which is read by the key decision makers and opinion-formers from around the world, has closed with Chicago narrowly ahead of Rio de Janeiro.





Samaranch: Put your money on Madrid winning

By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen

September 29 -  Madrid will win its bid to the 2016 Olympics because it already has been promised between 25 and 50 per cent of the votes from the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Juan Antonio Samaranch junior (pictured) claimed today.