Rio de Janeiro’s mayor Eduardo Paes, left, hands the City’s Key to Australia’s delegation head Kitty Chiller during a ceremony at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, July 27, 2016.
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Only 12 of 45 athletes who competed at the London Games are heading to Rio, as the Caribbean island selected a younger squad, perhaps with an eye to the future.
The collapse of a temporary ramp at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic sailing venue is not expected to affect competition or training during the Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Sunday.
Misenga began to cry as he explained on Saturday that “I have two brothers and I haven’t seen them”.
Despite its small size, Cuba is a heavyweight in the world of sports, and may have several surprises up its sleeve for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
He was introduced to judo there and quickly progressed to a level where he was selected to represent the DRC at the world championships in Brazil.
The Olympic refugees are superb athletes, but no one expects a medal from them.
She said security seems to have improved, but called the theft “concerning”.
WADA president Craig Reedie, who called for a complete ban on Russian athletes in Rio, is to address the International Olympic Committee meeting on Sunday. “These refugee athletes will show the world that despite the unimaginable tragedies that they have faced, anyone can contribute to society through their talent, skills and strength of the human spirit”.
Weightlifting has become the first sport to impose an outright ban on Russian competitors in Rio.
“It was just, really, of all the 31 buildings, it had to be building 23 after everything that has happened”, Chiller said.
Mardini, who has now settled in Germany with her family, says she will proudly represent Syria, the Olympic movement and her recently adopted homeland when she competes in Brazil. “I hope you’re going to learn from our story: That you have to move on, because life will never stop for your problems”.
The team includes five runners from South Sudan, two swimmers from Syria, two judokas from the Democratic Republic of Congo and a marathon runner from Ethiopia, besides five coaches and five other officials.
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“I can hardly believe I’m here with so many people listening to us”, he said.
