Facing Guanabara Bay and Sugar Loaf come Rio 2016 time, the park will become the venue for road cycling and race walking.
The famous Copacabana Beach saw Olympic beach volleyball medallists Adriana and Shelda practising here. It will host Olympic triathlon and beach volleyball tournaments in 2016.
US gymnast George Eyser is unique in Olympic history: the only man with an artificial leg to win an Olympic medal: 3 gold, 2 silver and 1bronze all at the St Louis 1904 Games.]
Was part of the Olympic Park during the 1976 Olympic Games. The venue hosted swimming, diving and water polo.
BC Place Stadium was home for the Vancouver Opening Ceremony in 2010. Check-in to BC Place on Olympic Day June 23 and be part of Olympic history!
Sitting at the waterfront it is the most popular recreational facility in Vancouver and is on the "to do" lists of many visitors.
This 7km bike track facing the lagoon and Christ the Redeemer will be the rowing and canoeing sprint venue in 2016. One more reason for you to explore it and love it!
Part of the IAAF Diamond League, Athletissima is an annual athletics meeting at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise. On August 23, 2012 Olympic champion Usain Bolt performed here in the 200m event.
The 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship final was held here in October 2010. Brazil won this tournament (their third straight world c’ship title).
The 2011 BWF World Championships were held here. China took all the titles for a record third time and became the first nation to successfully defend all the titles won at the previous edition.
The main venue of the 2011 World Athletics Championships, it saw the world's major sports stars compete here. Many of them would perform and set world and Olympic records at the London 2012 Olympics.
Lausanne, Switzerland, Quai de Ouchy, The Olympic Museum (CGN Boat) - where Olympic history comes to life
This is where Bikila became the first African to win an Olympic gold medal - and he did it with typical African style and panache by running the marathon in world record time in bare feet.
Fosbury revolutionised the sport with his famous “flop”. He won the gold medal with an Olympic record leap of 2.24m but, more importantly, forever changed the way athletes compete in his chosen sport
Beamon’s remarkable long jump in the Mexico City’s Olympic stadium moved the world record a remarkable 55cm and made him the 1st man to jump both 8.53m and 8.83m. His record stood for 23 years
Cassius Clay, aka Muhammad Ali won Olympic gold at the 1960 Games. He loved the medal so much he slept with it and wore it on its ribbon on his journey home to Louisville, Kentucky.
Team Australia had yet to win a gold medal and Ian Thorpe was their great hope. He held his nerve to win in a world record time. The same night he anchored the 4x100m freestyle relay team to victory
The Los Angeles Tennis Center hosted the demonstration tennis event during the 1984 Summer Olympics. The center currently hosts the Los Angeles Open, an ATP Tour event.
The Port Olímpic is a marina that hosted the sailing events for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is the only stadium to have hosted the Olympic Games twice, in 1932 and 1984. It is also the only Olympic stadium to have also hosted Super Bowls and World Series.
The Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre is the venue that hosted swimming, diving and synchronised swimming events during Sydney 2000.
