Entertainment Sports Olympics WATCH: Ready for the Olympics? PEOPLE's' Collector's Edition 'The Best of the Games' Is Out Now! Interviews with newcomer Simone Biles and returning favorites Ryan Lochte and Gabby Douglas are included By Char Adams Char Adams Char Adams is a former reporter at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2019. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on December 8, 2020 02:13PM EST Photo: Matthias Schrader/AP The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero are right around the corner! In preparation for the Games, PEOPLE has released a special edition book, The Best of the Games, including interviews with Olympic hopefuls Ryan Lochte, Gabby Douglas and more. The collector’s edition also features an interview with newcomer – and four-time U.S. national all-around champion – Simone Biles. The issue highlights past Olympic legends like Nadia Comaneci, Edwin Moses, both from 1976, and more as well as first-time hopefuls like gymnasts Paul Ruggeri and Donnell Whittenburg and basketballer Elena Delle Donne. PEOPLE also caught up with a slew of Olympic favorites hoping to compete in Rio including Aly Raisman, Natalie Coughlin, Ashton Eaton and more . The issue also features photos from all the Games from 1976 through 2012, plus an exclusive interview with 10-time host Bob Costas. For more of PEOPLE’s Olympic coverage, pick up our collector’s edition, The Best of the Games, on sale now.