Tag: Rio 2016
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Rio Olympic Bus Legacy Could Shut Down
The bus-rapid transit line used to ferry spectators to the Rio Olympic Park will reportedly shut down due to safety and passenger concerns. Buses will be removed from the Transoeste line according to a report from RJTV. The line in Rio de Janeiro’s far west connects Santa Cruz, Campo Grande, and Barra da Tijuca. During…
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Brazilian court revives case against Olympian Ryan Lochte
Over the summer, it appeared Ryan Lochte had been cleared of criminal charges in Brazil after he was accused of fabricating a story about getting robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 Olympics. Not so fast. On Friday, a decision made by an appeals court that originally ruled the case should be dismissed was…
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Michael Phelps Opens Up About Struggles With Anxiety: ‘I Didn’t Want To Be Alive Anymore’ | TODAY
Legendary Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps sat down with Megyn Kelly on Megyn Kelly TODAY to talk about his retirement from the sport, his growing family and his past struggles with anxiety and depression, chronicled in the new documentary “Angst.†“I hit a low point in my life where I didn’t want to be alive anymore, 
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Rio Olympics head Carlos Nuzman formally charged with corruption
Carlos Nuzman, the head of last year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics, has been charged by Brazilian federal prosecutors with corruption, money laundering, tax evasion and running a criminal organization. Brazilian prosecutors announced the formal charges on Wednesday. The 75-year-old Nuzman was arrested two weeks ago and is being held in prison. Prosecutors also filed corruption…
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Rio 2016 Olympic committee chief resigns after arrest
Carlos Arthur Nuzman, head of Brazil’s Olympics committee, has decided to step away from the games’ governing body, according to a statement by the National Olympics Committee on Saturday. He was arrested last week for allegedly conspiring to rig the election of the city hosting the 2016 games. The decision to take leave was expressed…
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US Olympians at 2016 Rio Games were infected with West Nile virus, not Zika
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes and staff who traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 2016 Summer Games did not become infected with Zika virus but did test positive for other tropical, mosquito-borne viral infections, including West Nile Virus, Dengue Fever and Chikungunya. Results from the University of Utah Health-led study will be reported…
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Rio 2016 Olympic chief arrested over bribery allegations
The head of last year’s Olympics and Paralympics deposited 16 gold bars in Switzerland, prosecutors claimed on Thursday, after he was arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged bribery scheme to bring the Games to Rio. Carlos Nuzman, the president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and honorary International Olympic Committee (IOC) member,…
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IOC admit votes may have been bought by Diack in Olympic Games bidding process
In a statement following the first morning IOC Executive Board here, they said they had taken “immediate action” regarding possible corruption in the election process. Rio 2016 President Carlos Nuzman was taken into custody last Tuesday (September 5) under suspicion of involvement in a vote-buying scheme in the Brazilian city’s successful bid for the event.…
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Police raid home of Brazil Olympics chief over Rio 2016 vote buying
Brazilian investigators said on Tuesday that politicians and the head of the national Olympic committee arranged a $2 million bribe to bring the 2016 games to Rio de Janeiro, despite the city having the worst conditions to host the event. Police in Rio raided the home of Brazil’s Olympics chief, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, after prosecutors…