Tag: Rio 2016
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A visit to the Rio 2016 Olympic swimming test event
The swimming test event held this month at the Water Stadium Rio 2016 Games, the Olympic Park Bar, received an illustrious visit. Arthur, a former student of a Gym Experimental Olympic (GEO) and today professional swimmer, had the taste of what will be the official competition. At this meeting, sport and excitement mingle and show…
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FINA #Road ToRio – 100 Days to go!
Only 100 days left until the beginning if the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. We have already started the countdown and if you can’t wait any longer, check out the highlights from London in 2012:Â https://goo.gl/me0TRs
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Air Conditioning Debate at Rio Aquatics Center
The International Aquatics Federation says that air conditioning should be installed at the Olympic Park aquatics center, but the city continues to assess the situation. FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu described the venue to ATR as an “indoor, outdoor pool complex,†that could use more ventilation at the pool level. Marculescu remains impressed with the…
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Brazil crises threaten Olympics
CNN’s Paula Newton explores the overwhelming political and economic drama wreaking havoc in Brazil as it prepares to host the Olympics this summer.
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Rio 2016 Aquatics Stadium unveiled by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
This year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be marked by “peace” and “tolerance towards others”, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Friday. Rousseff made the comments during the official opening of the 15,000-seat Olympic aquatic center. The center will host swimming and water polo during the August games. See CCTV and Rio 2016
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Tickets to the 2016 Olympics aren’t selling, and Brazil is scrambling to boost demand
With just half of tickets sold and only four months before kickoff, Brazil’s new minister of sports, Ricardo Leyser, is looking into ways to boost ticket sales. He told Brazilian newspaper Folha that the Brazilian government may purchase tickets that will be distributed to public schools. He said public officials must also work to boost…
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Michael Phelps – The Swimming Legend
The Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be the last Olympics for Michael Phelps (USA). Phelps can look back to an incredible and unique career. He won 22 Olympic Medals (18 Gold Medals) and set more records than any other swimmer in the world.
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Contaminated Water Plagues Rio
With the Summer Olympics set to take over Brazil in August of this year, issues surrounding water pollution along some of Rio’s beaches and waterways are being cast into the media spotlight. For years, surfers and beachgoers who frequent Rio’s gorgeous shorelines have complained of falling ill due to poor water quality. Prior to the…
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‘Team Refugee’ Will Compete At The 2016 Summer Olympics In Rio – Newsy
International Olympic Committee officials say about five to 10 refugee athletes are expected to compete in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.