Rio de Janeiro. – A bullet has been fired at a press conference room at the equestrian centre at the Rio Olympics, landing inside the building, a New Zealand Olympic Committee spokesperson says.
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With fireworks forming the word “Rio” in the sky, performers decked in silver and sweet, sultry music, Brazil is welcoming the world to the first Olympic Games in South America with a message: Let’s take better care of our planet.
The swirl of controversy around housing, polluted water and generally rough times in the Brazilian metropolis dominated the conversation in the run-up to the games, not unlike the Sochi scandals in 2014, but there were few worries of it dampening ratings.
The report from WADA’s Commission stated in particular that the commission’s investigation registered a total of 643 cases of Disappearing Positive Test Results in Russian Federation between 2012 and 2015 involving athletes from 30 sports.
The Rio Games get into full swing Saturday just hours after Friday night’s opening ceremony.
“The people who watch the Olympics are not particularly sports fans”.
Also Saturday, medals will be awarded in four swimming events.
A fan poses for a photo during women’s singles 1st round match between Venus Williams of the US and Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Tennis events at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 06 August 2016.
It was a show of support for Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s suspended leader, who is now facing an impeachment trial.
Along with the on-the-ground human operatives, the U.S.is also engaged in use of spy satellites, electronic eavesdropping, and surveillance of social media to try to head off any attacks.
The person selected to light the Olympic cauldron at the stadium was expected to stay a secret until the ceremony.
Canada was represented at the opening ceremony by Governor General David Johnston. Grammy award winners Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, and supermodel Gisele Bündchen were featured.
People slowly start to take their places inside Maracana Stadium in Rio one hour before the Olympics opening ceremonies begin, in Brazil, Aug. 5, 2016. This is not the right way and it is sad that it is like this that we are hosting people from around the world.
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While the budget for the games may be smaller than in previous years, organizers said the opening ceremony would not be short on color, passion, samba – the musical style and dance for which Brazil is known – and soul. Early streaming results indicate that more viewers are tuning in that way.
