Kicks off with the opening ceremony today.
And off to a stuttering start before so much as a starting pistol has been fired. From the state-sponsored Russian doping scandal leaving most Russian athletes banned, to widespread protests amongst the poor at the cost of holding the games, culminating in the Olympic flame being blocked from its route to the games by the protesters, with scenes of riot police charging at the crowds.
Let's hope the games themselves proceed without a hitch.