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With seven athletes, Tanzania become first nation to confirm Olympic team for Rio 2016 (Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016
Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016). Rio 2016 celebrated an important milestone on Thursday (7 July) after receiving the first official team entry for the Olympic Games ... 'We are delighted and excited to receive the first official entry from a National Olympic Committee,' said Melina Xanthopoulou, Rio 2016's sport entries manager ... dazzling new photos show venues for Rio 2016 Games....

Rejuvenated waterfront and anchored ships to welcome guests during Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016
Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016). Rio de Janeiro has a rich maritime history so it is fitting that sea-faring vessels of various types and the city's rejuvenated waterfront district will play an important role in logistics and entertainment during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games ... The Norwegian Gateway will provide accommodation during the Rio 2016 Games ... Miami-Rio and Rio-Miami tours....

Investigation of Chamblee doctor sparked by a radio show

Edit Atlanta Journal 08 Jul 2016
José Rios. Some of the listeners said they had been subjected to sexual advances and groping by Rios ... Rios has agreed not practice medicine until the criminal case is resolved ... Rios did not respond to interview requests and his ......

Rio Civil Police On Strike Prior To 2016 Summer Olympics, Heightening Concern Over Epidemic Of ...

Edit Inquisitr 08 Jul 2016
Ahead of the Rio De Janeiro hosted 2016 Summer Olympics, civil police officers have chosen to go on strike due to a financial crisis that has left them without paychecks for their hard work. The strikes occur at a horrible time as Rio prepares to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and crimes in the country have risen to levels not seen in many years ... Brazilian police protest at Rio airport to greet Olympic tourists....

Rio Olympics 2016 Problems Mounting: No Solution For Super Bacteria In Waters

Edit Inquisitr 08 Jul 2016
The conditions at the 2016 Rio Olympics have officially gone from bad to worse ... Last month, Reuters uncovered two unpublished studies that revealed the presence of this “super bacteria” on Rio’s beaches, and recently published research by Brazilian scientists contained similar findings ... Organizers of the Rio Olympics 2016 were aware of the problem, of course ... Rio Olympics 2016 Problems Mounting....

Australian Olympians prepared for 'violent, random and sporadic' crime

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 08 Jul 2016
Australian Olympic athletes and support staff are being told that if they are not directly involved in acts of "violent, random and sporadic" crime during the Rio Olympics they should expect to witness it ... Nance has told Fairfax Media he fears Australia's relatively good run with security in Rio will change ... Unlike London, the main threat in Rio is not terrorism....

Girls from Rio favela give boxing masterclass ahead of Rio 2016 Games (Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016
Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016) ... So said the young girls from the Instituto Todas na Luta (All in the Fight Institute) in the famous favela community of Vidigal, in southern Rio. Rio 2016 video presenter Elea ... Michel Borges (in red) of Vidigal will compete at Rio 2016 (Photo....

Rio Olympics: Brazil vows to be ready in case terror strikes

Edit CNN 08 Jul 2016
(CNN)Rio de Janeiro has long had a reputation for dangerous favelas, with muggings and kidnappings not uncommon. But authorities are stepping up measures to tackle a different kind of security threat altogether when the Rio Olympic Games begin August 5 ... In one drill, Brazil special forces and a police dog chase down an armed gunman to thwart a possible attack on Rio's subway system ... Rio's horror week ... What to do if you're going to Rio....

Canadian rugby sevens team nominated for Rio 2016 (Canadian Olympic Committee)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016
Friday, July 8, 2016 - VICTORIA - On Friday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Rugby Canada named the 12 athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in women's rugby sevens at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from August 5 to 21 ... On July 26, an Olympic media celebration and Rio sendoff will take place at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto from 12 p.m ... At Rio 2016, Canada expects to field a team of more than 315 athletes....

Corruption-stained builder unveils Rio Olympic projects

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 08 Jul 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A big construction ... Corruption-stained builder unveils Rio Olympic projects ... The company is also helping make over Rio's port area....

Trained relentlessly to secure Rio Olympics berth, says Dutee Chand

Edit The Times of India 08 Jul 2016
Having touched everyone with her inspiring tale of resilience and unmeasured strength, ace Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has now turned her entire attention on next month's Rio Olympics. The 20-year-old, hailing from Jajpur district in Odisha, overcame all sorts of ordeals to secure her berth for the Rio Games in the women's 100 metres category ... "I had to work hard immensely to achieve the Rio ticket....

Kansas Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 24+ Years (United States Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016
Jose Rios-Morales, 42, Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced Wednesday to 292 months in federal prison ... During trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Rios-Morales was a member of a drug trafficking organization headed by his partner and co-defendant, Felipe Sifuentes-Cabrera ... Rios-Morales and Sifuentes' drug trafficking organization was determined to be responsible for distributing over 4.5 kilograms of 'ice' methamphetamine from Feb....

Breanna Stewart's family is headed to Rio Olympics: 'This is the creme de la creme'

Edit Syracuse 08 Jul 2016
– Brian Stewart was wary of Rio ... But when his daughter "kind of got a little upset" at the thought of her parents missing her Olympic debut, when his wife, after careful consideration, suggested the Rio hype might outweigh the Rio reality, Stewart relented ... He and his wife, Heather, and their son, Conor, will board a flight from Syracuse to Rio probably on Aug....
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