Australia's National Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to grant Australian Olympic athletes and staff heading to Japan, access to Covid-19 vaccines.

The Rio Olympics have been mired in controversy leading up to the opening ceremony, but Brazil has put on a glittering show to start the Games.

Andrew Gaze, Australia's flag bearer at Sydney 2000, has insisted the world "needs the Olympics" in Tokyo next year.

Travel back in time to Ancient Greece to discover the origins of the Olympic Games

Cate and Bronte Campbell produce blistering 100-metre splits to deliver Australia 4x100m freestyle relay gold ahead of the United States and Canada, and break a world record.

Official posters of the modern games provide a fascinating snapshot of both Olympic history and the culture of the times in which they were held.