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Brazil Intensifies Security for World Cup

“It is an important moment for the country” said Dilma Rousseff, stating that “the federal government will not agree with any kind of violence” during this summer’s World Cup soccer tournament. According to the Brazil President, the government has intensified security for the […]

April 21, 2014 / General
Bach Must Now Turn to Future After Being Winner ‘Majority of People’ Wanted

“Ouffff!” The first word uttered by Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, at around 12.42 p.m. today, may not have been very Presidential, but it tells you that this was no cake-walk. The 59-year-old German’s clear-cut — but […]

September 10, 2013 / Governance, Olympics, Politics, Sports Management
Organizing the Rio 2016 Olympics May Cost as much as $4 Billion

Organizing the Rio 2016 Olympics may cost as much as $4 billion, according to the Organizing Committee’s chief operating officer Leo Gryner. With the Rio LOC marking three years to go for the Opening Ceremony, Gryner told The Associated Press […]

August 8, 2013 / Athlete Development, Olympics, Politics, Sociology, Sports Management

Brazil Intensifies Security for World Cup