The flame, placed in a lantern, was handed over to Greek Olympic Committee president Spyros Kapralos, who, in turn, passed it to Rio Games organising head Carlos Nuzman. He loved to swim as a teenager in Syria.
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The torch relay in Brazil will begin May 3 plan the flame arrives in Brasilia after a transatlantic plane flight.
The uniforms will be worn by athletes during ceremonies, training and at the athletes’ village, the Korean Olympic Committee said.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Friday he will not remain neutral at the Rio Games, pledging to cheer for a team of refugees as the Olympic flame stopped by the United Nations in Geneva.
Golf has been added to the Olympic programme for this summer’s Rio Games for the first time since 1904 and Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus have both said that being in the Olympics will grow the sport.
Brazil is going through an economic crisis and the event has seen budget cuts because of that.
The South Korean Olympic uniform was launched at the Taereung National team training centre in Seoul.
Zika virus is now influencing fashion standards at the Olympics. Buildings around the world lit up in special colors – Brazilian yellow and green at Tokyo’s municipal government headquarters and USA red-white-blue for the Empire State Building in NY.
“Despite the promised legacy of a safe city for hosting the Olympic games, killings by the police have been steadily increasing over the past few years in Rio”, Amnesty said in a statement. “They will help our people to feel more confident”.
However, local officials in Rio insist the stadiums and other infrastructure is 98 percent ready. The games will confirm that Brazil will always come out of troubles stronger than before.
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However, while the typical Brazilian carnival atmosphere is starting to build, the hosts are already competing with political and economic potential party-poopers. The organizing committee received the torch amid the ceremony that included dancers representing the diversity of Brazilian and Greek culture, along with about 30,000 viewers in the stadium. Fans also took pictures of some of the areas that were not complete.
