The BBC World Service continues to provide a wide range of Olympic Games offerings:

“Reaching for Rio”
The Olympic and Paralympic Games capture the whole world’s attention, and “Reaching for Rio” brings you the stories and achievements of the individual athletes that excite and entertain, which are the essence of the Games. “Reaching for Rio” shares the stories of individual journeys and achievements, and athletes’ global dreams.

BBC World Service’s new daily social media cards also feature a variety of images and quotes from Rio. Learn more about these new digital tools.

BBC Rio Update
Download daily through Monday, August 22
BBC Sport presents a daily 3-minute round-up of all of the action from around the Olympic City. This update is available to stations from the BBC World Service Partners Site and by email. Please contact your Station Representative to register for daily emails.

“Today in Rio”
Airing daily on BBC World Service through August 22 at 9:00pm ET
A one-hour daily catch up on all the latest news, talking points, and the winners and the losers of the Olympics. Join Ben James and guests around Rio as they bring you the atmosphere from the city and conversation with fans, residents, officials and athletes.

Please note that “Today in Rio” will replace Outlook and The Fifth Floor on the BBC World Service schedule during this time. It will follow the BBC World Service clock.

“Sporting Witness”
A selection of programs of endurance, world records and remarkable athletes from Olympic history. Available to broadcast at any time that suits your schedule. This archival content is available by download from the BBC World Service Partners Site.

Contact your Station Representative with any questions on locating these programs, and for more ways to complete your news day with the BBC World Service.