Brazil Has High Hopes in Weightlifting Test Event in Rio
Brazil’s champion weightlifter, Fernando Reis, will be carrying the expectations of his country as well as weights of up to...
April 7, 2016Topic
test events
Delays Raise Questions Over Rio 2016 Equestrian Venue
Doubt was raised on Wednesday, October 7th, as to whether Brazil would be able to hold the equestrian events of...
October 8, 2015
Marathon Swimming and Sailing Olympic Test Events Come to End
Under blazing winter sunshine and in temperatures of up to 34 degrees athletes took to the waters off Rio this...
August 24, 2015
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
Olympic Road Cycling Test Event in Rio Deemed a Success
This weekend, cyclists raced the roads from Copacabana to Recreio and the event was deemed a success by athletes and...
August 18, 2015
Triathlon, Rowing and Equestrian Test Events Come to a Close in Rio
Three Aquece Rio test events have wrapped this past weekend (August 8th and 9th). The triathlon, rowing and equestrian competitions...
August 10, 2015
Series of Olympic Test Events to Start This Weekend in Rio
With almost exactly one year to go until the 2016 Olympic Games start in Rio de Janeiro on August 5,...
July 31, 2015
Rio de Janeiro to Receive World League Volleyball Finals
The International Volleyball Federation has chosen Rio de Janeiro as host for this year's World League Final games from July...
March 10, 2015