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The world game returns to the home of the 2014 FIFA World Cup where Football is a religion and the passion and fanfare in the stadiums matches the action on the pitch.

Canoe sprint pits athletes against one another over 200m, 500m (kayak only) and 1000m distances, in either one person, two person or four person (kayak only) crafts. There are two boat classifications at Olympic level, with events held for canoe and kayak.

Track cycling melds the talents of sprint and endurance onto a 250m wooden track with 10 medals up for grabs over six days of competition.

WAIS sailors competing in international youth events have won world titles in the Netherlands and Ireland over the weekend.

Four Western Australian athletes have today been named on the 44-strong Australian Track and Field squad for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.

Diving sees athletes compete individually or in tandem, from springboard or platform attempting to execute intricate acrobatics mid-air, before entering the pool in vertical form with as minimal splash as possible.

Western Australian swimmers Jeremy McClure and Guy Harrison-Murray have today been officially selected onto the Australian Paralympic Team to compete at the 2016 Rio Games.

Don't be fooled by the smiles of Australia's synchronised swimming team. It's all part of the professional show.

From tales of Robin Hood to ill-fated backyard attempts to imitate William Tell, most of us have some level of under-graduate knowledge of archery's practice.

Athletics is widely considered the cream of Olympic sport. From 100m sprints in less than 10 seconds, to marathons ranging 42.2km, you are sure to find something that takes your fancy amongst the weird and wonderful world of track and field that makes up 47 events over nine days.