Next week sees the start of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro. Enthusiasm for what should be the biggest event of the sporting calendar has been dampened by a myriad of issues, including crime, the zika virus, a hastily-built and entirely unliveable Olympic Village, and around two million tickets unsold. But this hasn’t deterred Google. It has just announced a major update to its search product which will allow fans to follow the games closely. Google can now tell you the national medal count, who won a particular competition, and the schedule of events. All you need to do is fire up the search…

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