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Rio Olympic Stadium Gets Third Name -- On the Scene
(ATR) The name of a disgraced ex-FIFA president and former IOC member is nearly erased from the arena once called João Havelange Stadium. On Feb. 10 Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes approved a ...
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The Olympic Park in Rio is a ghost town and its pools are green again
Maracanã Stadium, which held the opening and closing ceremonies and several of the Rio Olympics' biggest events, is abandoned and plagued by looters, and Julio de Lamare Aquatic Park's warm-up ...
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Rio City Hall Dismisses Stadium Water Woes
(ATR) A current work stoppage at the Rio Olympic Stadium will not affect the timeline for necessary Games construction, Around the Rings has learned. The 60,000 seat stadium is being renovated as ...
Olympic photographer who had $40,000 worth of gear stolen in Rio found some of it in a strange place
Rob CarrGetty ImagesMedia members pass through security at the Rio Olympics. On Thursday, News Corp photographer Brett ...
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Violence in Rio raises concerns over Olympic security
Brazilian police patrol a Rio Olympics bus stop on Copacabana Boulevard which transports athletes and media to the beach volleyball. (Barbara Walton/European PressPhoto Agency) These were just the ...
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HK's first gold won and new record set at Rio 2016 Paralympics by swimmer Tang Wai-lok
has taken gold in the Paralympic Games in Rio, winning the men’s 200 metre freestyle. Not only that but he scored a new record of one minute and 56.32 seconds at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ...
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Mucheru pulls surprise and bags silver medal in 400m hurdles race
Boniface Mucheru of Kenya competes Men's 400m hurdles finals in Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 16/08/2016 Boniface Mucheru, the Africa champion, went to the starting line with a ...