The Germans were 2-0 up at half time before they moved up a gear and ended up easy winners in Sao Paulo. “We are excited to officially be putting Pokemon Go in the hands of our Latin American fans, visitors, and the Olympic athletes in Rio!”.
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Brazilian riot police have used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse protesters in the path of the Olympic torch relay north of Rio de Janeiro. Hundreds of Russian competitors are said to have arrived already in the Brazilian host city ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony.
At the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, site of Brazil’s humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany in the World Cup semifinal two years ago, the US women’s team opened its bid for a fourth straight gold medal with a 2-0 win over New Zealand.
The fight, which took place in the same western zone of Rio where the Olympic Park and the Athletes’ Village are located, was the latest high profile crime in the city where 85,000 police and soldiers have been deployed to keep the peace during the Games.
“Scoring three times against a team like China, with all the pressure we had, I think it’s super flawless”, said Marta. Thousands of those tickets remain unsold.
The controversies for the 2016 Rio games begin before the Olympics even start.
The IOC asked worldwide sports federations to decide which Russian athletes could be free to compete in Rio, following a report by a World Anti-Doping Agency investigator that detailed evidence of state-sponsored doping in Russia.
The Russian Olympic Committee president stated that 271 Russian athletes have been given the green light for the Games in Brazil after Bach said a final figure will be announced in due course.
Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian of all time, questioned on Wednesday whether he had ever swum in a “clean” sport as he prepared for his fifth Games.
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“We expect the final results of this panel to be ready for publication later today”, Bach told a news conference.
