In August the 2016 Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, a large city in Brazil. The Olympic Games are the biggest, broadest sporting event in the world. Every four years, hundreds of countries send a team of athletes to compete in sports ranging from running and jumping to swimming and basketball. In the Burnet News Club we’ll be looking at how a big sporting event like the Rio Olympics can affect society, and finding out whether you think sport is good or bad for society.