Nuzman made the declaration in a speech to mark the handing over of the Olympic flame from Greece to Brazil at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, which hosted the first Olympics of the modern era in 1896.
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The athlete said she wanted to take her son to Rio for what will be her final Olympics but would delay making a decision until she had considered all the risks. And the world will see refugees the way they deserve to be seen: “as talented, strong and inspiring people”.
“You can’t really get angry at golfers for trying to say that they’re going to pull out of the Olympics – because it’s never been on our radar to ever win a gold medal”. So I think what they’re saying is absolute bullshit.
Ibrahim al-Hussein, a 27-year-old refugee who used to competitively swim in Syria, ran the torch through Eleonas camp.
Brazil’s preparations have been overshadowed by the government crisis caused by accusations that President Dilma Rousseff juggled government accounts to disguise budget shortfalls during her 2014 reelection.
Flow will also be delivering the Games via the innovative Flow Rio 2016 Extra app, giving customers access to every Olympic event at their fingertips, and “on the go”, a first for the Caribbean region.
“Rio is ready to make history”, Carlos Nuzman, president of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee, said at the torch handover.
“It’ll work, it’ll happen and it’ll be cool”, Silva said.
The Olympics will also be an opportunity for people in “Soccer Kingdom” to know more Olympic sports.
Barcelona footballer Neymar, 24, is expected to star at the games as a player in Brazil’s soccer team.
The U.N. ceremony came 98 days before the opening of the games.
Bach presented the United Nations with the Olympic Cup, the highest award given by the IOC to an organization or institution.
Ennis-Hill was one of Team GB’s biggest stars of the 2012 London games and was the face of the official unveiling of the new Adidas kit.
The flame will make a short stopover in Switzerland, including at the Olympic museum in Lausanne, before arriving in Brasilia on Tuesday. She could be suspended from office as early as May 11.
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To cut city traffic during the period of the Games, school holidays this year will take place in August rather than the traditional month of July and will also last longer than usual.
