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by Eric BERNAUDEAU LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) — Professional boxers can compete at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the sport’s governing body ruled in a landmark decision on Wednesday. But it is unlikely to see boxing’s biggest names enter the Olympic ring in Rio — for most professionals, like former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, it is already too late to take part in a qualifying contest. The last tournament is in Venezuela in […]
GENEVA , Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization on Thursday urged pregnant women not to travel to Rio for the Olympics and urged athletes and visitors to the Games to take precautions to avoid Zika infection. Acknowledging the widespread anxiety surrounding the threat of mosquito-borne Zika, which is rampant in Brazil and which experts agree causes the birth defect microcephaly in babies born to women infected with the virus, WHO issued its first guidelines […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazilian troops launched a series of security exercises on Wednesday (April 6) with a focus on Rio de Janeiro and anti-terrorism security during the 2016 Rio Olympics. Commandos in full gear rappelled down helicopters with dogs and weapons, taking up defensive positions around Olympic facilities. The Rio drills are part of a larger anti-terrorism training program ordered by Brazilian authorities following last month’s Brussels’ bombings. Dozens of police officers […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) – Olympic authorities in Rio de Janeiro said they are confident sporting venues will be delivered on time for the 2016 Olympics when they kick-off here in August despite the opening of an investigation into supposed irregularities at a venue under suspicion of corruption. The director of the Municipal Olympic Company, Roberto Ainbinder, on Monday (April 4) said the venues were on schedule even though a federal court has […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) – Only half of the tickets have been sold so far, though it is four months to go before the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, said Philip Wilkinson, spokesman for 2016 Rio Olympics, on Saturday. He also said that the ticket sales for the Paralympic Games is worse, with only 12 percent being sold. Brazil’s new Sports Minister Ricardo Leyser, who just took office last week, said they were […]
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 […]
(Reuters) — Rio de Janeiro is up against the clock to finish preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games as the one year countdown begins amidst construction setbacks and the discovery of harmful viruses in the water at one of the main venues. The first of three phases of test events is already underway. The test events focus on open-air events for athletes to acclimatise to conditions similar to those of the August Games and is […]
Germany won against Argentina in the finals of the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
