Latest in Tag: Rio de Janeiro. Highlight
Latest in Tag: Rio de Janeiro.
Olympics: Former IOC exec Hickey leaves prison, must stay in Brazil
The former head of the European Olympic Committee (EOC), Ireland’s Patrick Hickey, has left prison in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil police seize passports in Olympic ticket scam
Police in Rio de Janeiro have raided Irish Olympic officials in connection with a probe into a black market ticket ring.
Beach volleyball player wearing hijab met with criticism for ’not fitting’ in Rio Olympics
Before starting any Olympic match, most players are usually thinking about how to beat their opponents in order to make their mark in history at the Olympic Games. Doaa El-Ghobashy and Nada Moawad, the two players in Egypt’s beach volleyball team, were just like any other participating athletes: they never expected to grab international attention. …
Judoist and local hero Rafaela Silva claims Brazil’s first gold of the Games
After two days of disappointment on the mat for Brazil, the host nation have picked up their first gold. Rafaela Silva, who grew up in Brazil’s largest favela, claimed victory in the 57kg judo division.
Brazil promises to present outstanding Olympic Games
There are 11,360 players participating in the ongoing Olympic Games, competing in 28 sports. Brazil dedicated about 47,000 police officers and 38,000 soldiers to be stationed at the events in order to guarantee the safety of 500,000 visitors who came to witness the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro witnessed a magnificent opening …
Rio Athletes Village ‘not ready’ as Olympians move in
The head of the Australian Olympic team has described blocked toilets and exposed wiring at athletes’ residences. The lack of preparedness has dealt yet another blow ahead of next month’s Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Crisis-hit Rio drastically cuts Olympic culture program
Expect flashmobs during the Olympic Games, but possibly not much more. Amidst government turmoil in Brazil, Rio’s schedule of Olympic culture events has been drastically slashed, reports Donna Bowater.
Rio’s cheerful mayor
Just weeks ahead of the Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro is still grappling with negative headlines. DW correspondent Friedel Taube met the one man in Rio who isn’t fazed: Mayor Eduardo Paes.
Fear on the streets of Rio as security deteriorates ahead of Olympics
With little over a month until Rio de Janeiro hosts the Olympic Games, state authorities are grappling with the dual dilemma of worsening public security while on the brink of bankruptcy, reports Donna Bowater.
Meet Mohamed Essam El-Din: Egypt and Africa’s fencing champion
Daily News Egypt sat down with Essam El-Din to learn more about the nature of the sport, its tournaments, and his plans for the current and the upcoming years.
16 athletes pass 2016 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament
Aruba qualified for the first time for the Olympics in taekwondo with female player Monica Pimentel
Rio Olympics security force double that of London games
Organizers of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro say they’ll have more than double the number of security personnel as London had at the previous games. Pollution in Brazil has also been under the microscope. At an event held Thursday to mark 53 weeks until South America’s first ever Olympic Games, Rio’s security secretary …
Spaniard Ferrer, Italian Errani win titles of Rio de Janeiro Open Tennis Championship
Ferrer, who is ranked 9th on the ATP, won the final game at the expense of his Italian rival Fabio Fognini, with 2 points to 6 and 3 points to 6.
One killed as more than a million protest in Brazil
One protester was killed and an estimated 1.25 million people rallied nationwide demanding better public services
Brazil awakens in search of its rights
Much like Turkey’s recent protests, Brazil’s tariff hike is only poking at the surface of public unrest