Rio Gears Up For 2016 Olympic Games

Construction workers continue last minute preparations ahead of the start of the 2016 Rio Olympics (All images courtesy: AFP)

A side tennis court is pressure washed at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio

Fireworks are seen during a rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

An excited volunteer sports an Olympics rings shaped sunglasses

US judoka Marti Malloy and Angelica Delgado pose for a picture at the Athletes' Village

The excitement spilled over to India as college students in Chennai get their faces painted with emblem of the Rio Olympics

Indian school children form the Olympic rings and the emblem of the Rio 2016 Games in Ahmedabad

A volunteer takes a selfie in front of a set of Olympics Rings at the Olympics Park in Rio

People pose with the Olympic rings at the Olympic Park in Rio

Fans hold an Argentinian flag as they pose in front of a set of Olympics Rings at the Olympics Park in Rio

Stuffed toy mascots for the 2016 Games are piled up at the official Olympics megastore on Copacabana beach in Rio

A man takes a selfie in front of Olympic rings made of recycled materials at Copacabana beach in Rio