Full coverage: 2016 Rio Olympics

A group of daredevilsin wingsuits took to the sky above Rio De Janeiro and passed by its iconic Christ the Redeemer statue to help mark the upcoming Olympic Games.

Daredevils jump from 1,500m passed Christ the Redeemer

They were decked in the five colours of the Olympic rings, and scraped past the symbolic statue at a top speed of 200-kilometers per hour.

A group of daredevils took to the sky above the town and passed by its iconic symbol in wingsuits to help mark the upcoming Games.

Wingsuit flying is not an Olympic sport, but maybe it will be in the future.