Tag: Rio 2016
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WADA recommends banning Russia from the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics
Read for instance Yahoo! Sports The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recommended that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) ban all Russian athletes, regardless of sport, from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The IOC said in a statement that it “will now carefully study the complex and detailed…
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19 year old swimmer Joshua Ekirikubinza to represent Uganda at Rio olympics
He started swimming aged six, and, 13 years later, Joshua Tibatemwa Ekirikubinza will represent Uganda at the forthcoming Olympics games in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The teenager is Uganda’s overall fastest male swimmer having set two national records at last year’s World Championships in Kazan, Russia. The 19-year-old achieved a personal best…
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Road to Rio – Aimee Willmott
Swimmer Aimee Willmott will be competing on the very first day of Rio 2016. https://youtu.be/7EvqCMJW6W0
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Rio Olympics athletes face risks in contaminated water
When the U.S. Rowing Team takes to the water at the Rio Olympics next month, their uniforms will be different from what they planned. They’ll wear anti-microbial suits to protect themselves from pollution. The lagoon where they’ll row is just one of the many waterways Brazil promised to clean up before the games, but it’s…
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Overruled: South Korea to include Park Tae-hwan for Olympics Games after ban overturned
The Court of Arbitration for Sports ruled the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) extended ban constituted a double jeopardy following an 18-month suspension after testing positive for an anabolic steroid. South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan, who was barred from the Olympic Games for doping, will compete for the national team in Rio de Janeiro after…
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How to Survive the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Freaking out about your trip to Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympic Games? Then check out these tips from a native from the city of the dos and don’ts, and how to act like a local “carioca”.