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which are adapted for playing on concrete sports pitches.“Children and young people from public and private schools, who previously did not stray beyond the ‘magic square’ of volleyball, basketball, handball and football, are already venturing into new sports and taking part in activities with Olympic values, like friendship and inspiration,” said Vanderson Berbat, Rio 2016’s Education Manager.Transforma offers free educational material, training courses, sports coaching, school challenges, and sports festivals for students of all ages. The programme also offers an online ÔWE CALL ON ALL BRAZILIANS TO CELEBRATE SPORT, YOUTH AND TALENT. TOGETHER WE WILL BUILD A BETTER FUTURE’CARLOS ARTHUR NUZMAN, RIO 2016 PRESIDENTLeft The diving test event served as a terrific warm-up for the GamesRight Brazilian runners try out the marathon courseClockwise from belowThe wrestling and handball test events were very competitive; former volleyball star and two-time Olympic medallist Leila Barros (BRA) with the Olympic torch in Brasília 36 OLYMPIC REVIEW RIO 2016 PREVIEW