News roundup: This week’s topics
- Swimming body slams Rio 2016 Olympic organizers for substandard facilities [Fox Sports]
- Details of West Ham’s Olympic Stadium deal must be made public [The Guardian]
- Brazilian Paralympic Centre, major legacy of Rio 2016 Games, close to completion [Rio 2016]
- Bach confirms five cities in the running to host Olympics and Paralympics in 2024 [Inside the Games]
- Mayor Drops Toronto 2024 Olympic Bid Under IOC Pressure [Gamesbids]
- Test events: top archers to strut their stuff at Sambódromo, home of Rio carnival [Rio 2016]
Calendar of events: September 18 to September 27, 2015
- September 15 to September 22; Rio 2016 Archery test event
New posts on Architecture of the Games
- 2024 Bid; Poll: Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris or Rome?
- 2024 Bid; Candidate Cities announced
- London 2012; Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park [August 2015]
- 2024 Bid
This week’s most read articles
- 2024 Bid; Hamburg joins Boston and Rome as Applicant City
- London 2012; Look of the Games
- Rio 2016; Concept Daily Competition Schedule (Update: version 1.3)
- Rio 2016; Infographic
- Rio 2016; Olympic and Paralympic Village
Video of the week
“Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid promo video”
![Future Arena 74% complete. The 12,000-seat venue for handball during the Olympic Games and goalball during the Paralympic Games is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2015. After the Games it will be dismounted and its parts used to construct four public schools, each with a capacity of 500 students. Read more [PHOTO: EOM / RIO2016.COM]](https://architectureofthegames.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Future-Arena-Rio-de-Janeiro-1ytg1.jpg)