Blow for Brazil as Laureus cancels Rio awards

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The Laureus World Sports Awards, due to be held in Rio de Janeiro this year, have been cancelled.ร‚ย […]

The news represents another setback for Brazil in its struggles to prepare for the World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

It comes afterร‚ย the cancellation of the Soccerex conferenceร‚ย last month and amid ongoing delays in the preparation for the football World Cup, which begins in June.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has saidร‚ย Brazil is the least-preparedร‚ย of any World Cup host he has known, while the International Olympic Committee has also expressed concerns thatร‚ย Rio 2016 organisers have no time to loseร‚ย .

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