News With just over one week to go until the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, new and renovated sporting venues stand ready to welcome the world's greatest athletes to Rio de Janeiro Have a look at the photo gallery below for an idea of what the world can look forward to at Rio 2016 View of the Barra Olympic Park including the Rio Olympic Velodrome, the three Carioca Arenas, the Olympic Tennis Centre and the Olympic Aquatics Stadium Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br An impressive temporary structure situated on the sands of Copacabana beach, the spiritual home of beach volleyball in Brazil, the Beach Volleyball Arena has a centre court for competition, plus five training courts and two warm-up courts Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, one of the city's most beautiful locations, will host the Rio 2016 rowing and canoe sprint events, and has had a new finish tower installed Photo: André Motta/Brasil2016 gov br Rio's iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer with the Maracanã Stadium and Maracanãzinho Arena in the background Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br Built for the 2007 Pan American Games, the Olympic Stadium is the home of athletics at Rio 2016 and one of the venues for the football competition Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br The Olympic Golf Course provides the setting for the sport's return to the Games after more than a century away Purpose-built for Rio 2016, this 18-hole facility was landscaped as part of an environmental recovery project, and will be open to the public after the event Photo: André Motta/brasil2016 gov br Purpose-built for the Rio 2016 Games, the Olympic Tennis Centre features 16 courts, some of which are temporary The centre court and its facilities are permanent and will be amongst the Games' most important sporting legacies Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br Purpose-built for the Rio 2016 Games, the Olympic Tennis Centre features 16 courts, some of which are temporary The centre court and its facilities are permanent and will be amongst the Games' most important sporting legacies Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br Aerial view of Barra Olympic Park With an area of 1 18 million square metres, Barra Olympic Park will host 16 Olympic sports and nine Paralympic sports, along with the Main Press Centre and the International Broadcast Centre Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br The Olympic Aquatics Stadium will host the swimming competitions and water polo finals, and has two swimming pools: one for the events and the other for warming up The structure is temporary and will be dismantled after the Games Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br The Rio 2016 venue for handball, the Future Arena is a temporary installation that has been built using 'nomadic architecture' After the Games, the structure will be dismantled and used in the construction of four state schools in the city Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br View of the Rio 2016 Olympic Village With 31 buildings and 3,604 apartments, the village will host more than 17,000 athletes and officials during its peak times Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br The Olympic BMX Centre was built for Rio 2016 and will remain as a post-Games legacy Occupying approximately 4,000 square metres of the X-Park, it is about 400 metres long, with a series of ramps and sharp turns Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br One of the most technically complex Rio 2016 facilities, the Whitewater Stadium holds 25 million litres of water in its two canoe slalom courses: one for the competitions, measuring 250 metres, and a 200-metre training course Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br The Mountain Bike Centre, one of three venues that comprise the X-Park (canoe slalom and BMX are the others), has a 4 85 km track that makes the most of the local topography Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br Rugby posts being installed at the Deodoro Stadium ahead of the Rio 2016 rugby sevens competition Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br The Olympic Shooting Centre underwent minor improvements since being used in the 2007 Pan American Games Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br A different view of the Olympic Shooting Centre Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br The Youth Arena will stage the modern pentathlon fencing matches, as well as the group stage of the women's basketball tournament Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br The Olympic Hockey Centre was used in the 2007 Pan American Games, and has since been renovated for Rio 2016 The facility has two artificial turf pitches and will become home to the Brazilian national team after the Games Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br Deodoro Stadium will host the Rio 2016 rugby competition, as well as the equestrian and combined running and shooting sections of the modern pentathlon Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br Aerial view showing the Deodoro Aquatics Centre, the Olympic Hockey Centre and the Youth Arena Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br Built for the 2007 Pan American Games, the Olympic Equestrian Centre was modernised and expanded for Rio 2016 Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016 gov br Carioca Arena 1 is the new home of Olympic basketball Built for the Rio 2016 Games, this multi-purpose facility spans more than 38,000 square metres After the event, it will be part of the Olympic Training Centre, with facilities for 12 sports Photo: Rio 2016/Alex Ferro Another view of the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, which will host the swimming competitions and water polo finals Photo: Rio 2016/Alex Ferro Another view of the Rio Olympic Velodrome, which will host the Rio 2016 track cycling competition After the Games, the purpose-built facility will be used as a training centre for high-performance athletes Photo: Rio 2016/Alex Ferro Another view of the Olympic Tennis Centre's Centre Court The Centre Court is a permanent facility that will be one of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games' most important sporting legacies Photo: Rio 2016/Alex Ferro