Speaking at an international press conference, Brazil’s Leonardo Picciani said 9,000 National Security Force officers will be in Rio de Janeiro during the competition. According to him, 70% of tickets have been sold.
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The federal capital will host soccer games of the Rio 2016 Olympics from August 4 to 13. The money will be used mainly for security.
Ten athletes will take part in the Rio Olympic Games as team IOC. Originally from Syria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Ethiopia, they now live in Brazil, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Kenya.
Hanan Daqqah, 12 years old, was selected to carry the traditional Olympic symbol when it arrives in Brasília this Tuesday. She lives in the city of São Paulo since 2015.
Three Congolese people will give directions to fans at matches, with seven others yet to be recruited, and positions due to open up in the team’s social club. Last Saturday, 80 refugees watched the game vs. the Red Bull team.
Most-sought sports events at Rio 2016 are football, basketball, volleyball and track and field. The Olympic Games will take place from August 05 to 21.
The trademark of the Moroccan airline will be on the game-day jerseys of Santos Futebol Clube starting in 2016. The partnership was announced this Friday (11th) and was being negotiated since the middle of the year.
The measure will remain in force during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The nationalities to enjoy the benefit will be defined by the ministries of Tourism, Justice and Foreign Relations.
World Championship will take place in Doha, Qatar, starting next Thursday (22nd). The country will take its largest delegation to date to the event, with 40 competitors.
Licensed products with the Rio 2016 brand will be made available for internet sales in other countries in February. The Organizing Committee expects to sell a total of 50 million items.
Atentaddo VE has won an Arabian horses-only race last Monday evening at São Paulo’s Jockey Club. The horse had come out the victor in last year’s race as well.
The country already hosted the 2009 and 2010 editions of the tournament and now was chosen again by Fifa. The last two editions occurred in Morocco.
Racing for the X-raid team, Nasser Al-Attiyah secured his second win at the event last Saturday. He had already won with Volkswagen in 2011.
Registration to attend the 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, is available starting today on the event’s website. Buyers will be selected via a lottery system similar to the one used during the FIFA World Cup.
