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7 FOREWORDBy IOC President Thomas Bach.8 SNAPSHOTEye-catching images from the Olympic Games Rio 2016.14 NEWSThe latest news and events from around the Olympic Movement.24 BEYOND THE RINGSSouth Sudan’s Olympic flagbearer Guor Maker explains how sport has played a major role in rebuilding his life. 26 A NEW WORLDOlympic Review recalls the magical moments from Rio 2016 with a day-by-day photo diary of the events that made headlines across the world, including the record-breaking feats of Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps on the track and in the pool, and the emergence of a new gymnastics superstar – Simone Biles.44 SYMBOL OF HOPEWith the Refugee Olympic Team competing at the Olympic Games for the first time, IOC photographer David Burnett captured the athletes’ journey at Rio 2016, revealing the personal stories behind the refugee crisis and highlighting the power of sport and the Games.50 POSTCARDS FROM RIORelive Rio 2016 in the words and social media posts of those at the heart of the Olympic Movement – the athletes – who share their experiences and highlights from the Games.62 BEHIND THE SCENESOlympic Review looks at Rio 2016 from a different angle with a series of striking images away from competition, including athletes training for their events and performers getting ready for the Opening Ceremony.70 MY GAMESAmerican gymnast Shannon Miller looks back on a remarkable Olympic career.76 SPOTLIGHT ON THE CANDIDATE CITIES 2024The four cities hoping to host the Olympic Games in 2024 give their reflections on what they learned from the IOC Observer Programme at Rio 2016.81 OBITUARIESOlympians and figures from the Olympic Movement who have passed away.82 FAST FACTSKey facts and figures from Rio 2016.CONTENTS OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENTJULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2016EXECUTIVE BOARDPresident Thomas Bach Vice-Presidents John Coates, Zaiqing Yu, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Uğur ErdenerMembers Anita L. DeFrantz, Gunilla Lindberg, Ching-Kuo Wu, Gian-Franco Kasper, Patrick Joseph Hickey, Angela Ruggiero, Sergey Bubka, Ser Miang Ng, Willi Kaltschmitt LujánOLYMPIC REVIEWStrategic Communications Director Mark AdamsEditor-in-Chief Katharine MannFrench Edition Blandine Potemsky, Aurélie Eichler Spanish Edition Dolores BlázquezPortuguese Edition Manoella ValadaresProduction Agency Touchline Production Michael Stoneman, Glyn Wilmshurst, John Murray, Sam PriceDesign John Paul Yetton, Vanesha Ramdoyal, Liz Rankin, Celina Lucey, Edson Rosas Image retouching Jason Dutch Translation Denis Echard, Héctor López Conceiro, Ros Schwartz, Libero Language LabProofreading Libero Language Lab ISSN: 0377-192XPrinted in the UKIMAGESCover image: Getty ImagesInside: IOC; IOC/ Alexander Hassenstein; IOC/ David Burnett; IOC/ John Huet; IOC/ Mine Kasapoglu; IOC/ Jason Evans; IOC/ Ian Jones; 1996 / Kishimoto/IOC; 1968 / Kishimoto/IOC; Getty Images; Buenos Aires 2018CONTACTSPlease send your letters to: Olympic Review, IOC Strategic Communications Department, Château de Vidy, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland website: www.olympic.org email: olympicreview@olympic.orgtel +41 (0)21 621 6111 fax +41 (0)21 621 6356 Olympic Review uses PEFC-certified paper stock sourced from sustainably managed forests.Olympic Review is published by the International Olympic Committee. The articles published in Olympic Review do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the International Olympic Committee. No articles may be reproduced without the permission of the IOC Strategic Communications Department.All information correct at the time of going to press4 OLYMPIC REVIEW OLYMPIC REVIEW