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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – US swimming star Ryan Lochte has been charged with making a false statement about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics, Brazilian police said Thursday. The 32-year-old gold medal-winner risks a jail sentence, Brazilian media quoted one police official as saying, although the judicial authorities had yet to confirm that. “Ryan Lochte was charged with the crime of falsely reporting a crime,” police said in a statement, adding that […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – by Susan STUMME Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte lost four sponsorship deals Monday — a major financial hit for the embattled gold medalist stemming from his spurious claim of being robbed at gunpoint in Rio, a story later discredited by Brazilian police. Global swimwear brand Speedo and US fashion label Ralph Lauren topped the list of companies that ended their relationships with the 32-year-old Lochte, with the former noting his actions […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – by Sebastian Smith Allegations that star US swimmer Ryan Lochte invented a story about him and three team mates being mugged at gunpoint in Rio strengthened Thursday with video footage showing them in a gas station altercation. The controversy took a dramatic new twist after the leaking of security camera footage from a gas station on Brazil’s Globo television. This came hours after two of the swimmers were hauled off […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – Rio Olympics organisers said they would replace the Games’ official Chinese flags on Monday after the discovery of a design flaw which caused fury in China. A spokesman insisted the design had been approved by Chinese officials but he said their Brazilian manufacturer was now rushing to produce correct flags. The realisation that the four small, golden stars on the Chinese emblem are pointing upwards rather than towards the […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – by Sebastian Smith with Laura Bonilla Cal Thousands of Brazilians angry at political upheaval, corruption and the cost of the Rio Olympics blocked traffic in protests Friday ahead of the gala opening ceremony. About 3,000 people occupied the busy avenue running along Copacabana beach, while a smaller crowd including radical leftists faced off with mounted police near the Maracana stadium where the opening was to be staged. Most […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – by Sebastian Smith Protesters will take to Rio’s streets Friday during the Olympics opening ceremony and heckle Brazil’s unpopular acting president in the stadium, setting an angry backdrop to South America’s first Games. With the eyes of the world on Rio, Brazilians furious over the country’s political crisis, crippling recession and what they see as an Olympics favoring the rich will seize the limelight. Protests are scheduled in the morning […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – by Talek HARRIS A top Russian official said Thursday that at least 271 athletes would compete in the Rio Olympics after clearing a doping probe which has slashed their team to its smallest size in more than a century. Russian Olympic Committee president Alexander Zhukov said some other cases remained unresolved after investigations prompted by the discovery of a state-orchestrated plot to dupe drugs testers. “As of now 271 athletes […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – Russian appeals against Olympic bans were piling up Tuesday as IOC president Thomas Bach slammed what he called the “contemptuous” doping system blamed on the Moscow government. Bach said the Russia scandal along with Brazil’s political and economic crises had made the runup to the first Olympics in South America “challenging”. An investigation by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren which revealed state-organised doping in Russia, has overshadowed the buildup to […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – Record-seeking Britain have pulled out all the stops for their Rio Olympics campaign — to the extent of employing their own plumber for the leaky athletes’ village. Water leaks and even a small fire have been among the problems reported at the newly built tower blocks, along with blocked toilets, exposed wiring and unlit stairwells. Australia had to delay moving in because of concerns over the accommodation, and the […]
(Reuters) – The Olympic torch will visit 329 cities across each of Brazil´s 26 states and the Federal District, the Rio 2016 organising committee announced on Wednesday (February 24) in a colourful ceremony at its headquarters in the centre of Rio de Janeiro. One of the greatest symbols of the Olympics will arrive in Brazil’s capital from the Games’ heartland in Athens on May 3, and will be carried 20,000 kilometres (12,430 miles) across ground […]
The mosquito-borne Zika virus may be running rampant throughout Brazil, but many tourists in Rio de Janeiro for the world famous Carnival remain undaunted. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday (January 28) the Zika virus, linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil, is “spreading explosively” and may infect 3 to 4 million people in the Americas, including 1.5 million in Brazil. Still, all seemed calm in a rainy Rio […]
The Rio 2016 opening and closing ceremonies are to cost ten times less than those in London 2012, according to the team of directors. The opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next year will cost ten times less than those in London 2012, the team of directors announced on Tuesday (September 22) as the group met in the host city to discuss the plans, which still remain […]
