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07 FOREWORD By IOC President Thomas Bach.08 SNAPSHOT Eye-catching sporting images from the past quarter.12 NEWS The latest news and events from around the Olympic Movement.26 BEYOND THE RINGSIn our regular column, Mark Halle considers the role and responsibility of the Olympic Movement in addressing the challenge of sustainable development.28 WHAT’S TRENDING?The latest social media updates posted by Olympians all over the world on the IOC’s Olympic Athletes’ Hub.30 COVER STORY: GET READY FOR RIOAs Rio de Janeiro celebrates one year to go until the 2016 Olympic Games, Olympic Review looks ahead to the first ever Games to be held in South America.44 CLASSIC IMAGESStriking images from past Olympic Games. Also on pages 46 and 56.48 IOC MASTERCLASSESIOC President Thomas Bach and others give some top tips to young athletes.50 ROAD TO RIOOlympic Review catches up with three athletes aiming for gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 – France’s Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner, Gabon’s taekwondo Olympic silver medallist Anthony Obame and Russian tennis superstar Maria Sharapova.58 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCKWith golf and rugby sevens making their full Olympic debut next year, both sports are hoping to create a significant legacy in Brazil, and around the world. 64 OLYMPIC SOLIDARITYThe Olympic Solidarity programme is helping Liam Pitchford and Yamilet Peña achieve their dreams of competing in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.68 OLYMPIC FLASHBACKOlympic Review recalls the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.72 MY GAMESGreat Britain’s greatest ever rower Steve Redgrave recalls his Olympic experiences and what the Games mean to him.79 OBITUARIESOlympians and figures from the Olympic Movement who have passed away.80 BOOK REVIEWSOur bookworms review the latest Olympic-related publications.82 THE PODIUMOlympians with the most consecutive gold medals in the same event.CONTENTS OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENTJULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2015 EXECUTIVE BOARDPresident Thomas BachVice-Presidents Nawal El Moutawakel, Craig Reedie, John Coates, Zaiqing YuMembers Ching-Kuo Wu, René Fasel, Patrick Joseph Hickey, Claudia Bokel, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, Sergey Bubka, Willi Kaltschmitt Luján, Anita L. DeFrantz, Ugur Erdener, Gunilla Lindberg OLYMPIC REVIEWStrategic Communications DirectorMark AdamsEditor-in-Chief Katharine MannFrench Edition Blandine Potemsky Spanish Edition Dolores Blázquez Production Agency Touchline Production Michael Stoneman, Glyn Wilmshurst, John Murray, Oliver DrewDesign John Paul Yetton, Liam Yeoh, Liz Rankin Image retouching Jason Dutch Translation Denis Echard, Claudia Conde, Laura Nadal, Ros Schwartz Proofreading Libero Language Lab ISSN: 0377-192XPrinted in the UKIMAGESCover Image Vinicius Tupinamba Inside IOC; IOC/ Alexander Hassenstein; IOC/ Ian Jones; IOC/ Jason Evans; IOC/ Mine Kasapoglu; IOC/ John Huet; IOC/ Antonio Escorel; IOC/ Richard Juilliart; IOC/ Daniel Janin; IOC/ Greg Martin; IOC/ Arnaud Meylan; 1964 / Kishimoto/IOC; 1964 / Allsport; Tokyo 2020/ Shugo Takemi; Getty Images; Corbis Images; BWF; Turkish Olympic Committee; Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee; Lillehammer 2016 CONTACTSPlease 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.4 OLYMPIC REVIEW OLYMPIC REVIEW