The visit was Temer’s first to the Olympic Park, in Rio’s western Barra da Tijuca neighbourhood, since assuming the presidency, and it is expected to be Bach’s final visit ahead of the August 5-21 games, which have also seen lacklustre ticket sales and worries about the readiness of a promised and crucial metro extension as well as the velodrome.
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Their inclusion in Team GB brings the total number of selected athletes for Rio to 130 from 11 sports – with 30 of those in the aquatics disciplines following the previous announcements of 26 pool and two synchronised swimmers.
“It will be Jack’s Olympic debut, deservedly achieved through his strong performances over the last 12 months”.
Gibbons provided one of the signature moments of the London Games, mouthing “I love you mum” in memory of her late mother, who died when she was 17, following a golden score or sudden death semi-final win over world champion Audrey Tcheumeo in the semi-finals. The squad comprises four women and three men and includes three athletes that competed for Team GB at London 2012.
Team GB’s judokas Sally Conway, Natalie Powell, Alice Schlesinger, Nekoda Smythe-Davis, Ashley McKenzie and Colin Oates in Walsall.
Couch, who like Daley will be competing in her third Games, said: “It’s really exciting to be able to say I am officially going to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games”.
For the first time, all Olympic medals will be made from metals that have been extracted from the earth without the use of mercury, highlighting the Games’ commitment to sustainable practices.
Tom Daley is hoping his third trip to the Olympics will pay off with a gold medal after he was named in Britain’s diving team for the Rio de Janeiro Games.
Manuel, 23, will compete in the women’s under-57kg division in Rio, as she looks to follow on from the bronze medal she won at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. “I’ve no doubt that they will draw on that multi-sport experience to ensure they fulfil their promise in Rio de Janeiro this summer”.
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