Olympic Week Promotes Rio 2016
Sunday marks the beginning of Olympic Week in Brazil, promoted by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) as part of the festivities for Olympic Day celebrated …
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Right Time For South America – BOC President
Following Rio de Janeiro’s selection as one of the four Candidate Cities bidding for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, President of the …
Brazil’s Sports Minister Says Why Rio Should Get 2016 Nod
Brazil’s sports minister Orlando Silva leaves Monday to attend the SportAccord conference in Athens Greece where the International Olympic Committee (IOC) …
Rio 2016 Gets Support From ODESUR
The presidents of the National Olympic Committees of the 15 country members of the Organizacion Deportiva Sudamericana (ODESUR) unanimously signed a …
Rio 2007 Pan Am Games Get Debriefed Ahead Of 2016 Bid
The “Rio 2007 Debriefing Seminar”, which Rio 2016 hopes to learn from as it bids for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, opened in Rio de Janeiro Monday …