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Golf makes it return to the Olympic Games after 112 years with Rio preparing to crown the first Olympic champions since 1904.

Western Australian athletes Brant Garvey and Claire McLean have today been confirmed on the 2016 Australian Paralympic Team for the Rio Games after being named on a seven-strong Para-Triathlon squad for Australia.

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.