Brazil’s Health Minister Updates Foreign Officials on Zika Virus
Minister Barros sent letters to athletes who have announced they would not participate in the Games due to fear of...
July 13, 2016Topic
athletes
The British School Partners with Team Great Britain
With less than two months to go to the start of the first-ever Olympic Games in South America, The British...
June 17, 2016
Windsurfer Taken Ill After Olympic Test Event
Wonwoo Cho, a 20 year-old South Korean windsurfer, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday, August 18th, suffering from dehydration, vomiting...
August 20, 2015
IOC Will Not Test Olympic Waters in Rio for Viruses
Representatives of the International Olympic Committee have visited Rio de Janeiro to evaluate progress of the preparations for the 2016...
August 13, 2015
Reviewing the Rio 2016 Olympic Zones
The 2016 Olympics will bring 10,500 athletes to Rio, competing across four Olympic Zones: the Barra Zone, Copacabana Zone, Maracanã...
May 21, 2013
Rio Half Marathon Fills the Streets: Daily
The 16th edition of the Rio International Half Marathon runs the streets of neighborhoods; São Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, Botafogo...
August 19, 2012
Violence: a Key Issue In Olympics Bid
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_11814" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="President Lula and Obama at a Whitehouse meeting earlier this year,...
September 29, 2009
HHH Rio – A Drinking Club with a Running Problem
By Sarah Coursey, Editor [caption id="attachment_6201" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="This year's HHH Carnival Run in Copacabana, photo by HHH Rio."][/caption] RIO...
July 14, 2009