Tag: Carlos Nuzman
New Brazilian President Booed as he Opens Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Protesters jeered Brazil’s new President Michel Temer as he opened the Paralympic Games in one of his first official outings since taking office last...
Rio 2016 Declared ‘Marvelous’ as Olympics Close With Celebration in Pouring Rain and Facing...
South America's first Olympic Games was declared over in pouring rain here tonight, but also in a blaze of color, vibrancy and samba-dancing as...
Rio 2016 President Claims Committed to “Zero Tolerance” to Doping After Revealed Brazil Stopped...
Olympic hosts Brazil have been criticized by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after halting its drug testing programme during the build-up to Rio 2016.The...
Nuzman Insists Serious Issues Raised with Rio 2016 Athletes’ Village will be Resolved Before...
Rio 2016 President Carlos Nuzman has insisted all of the issues with the Athletes’ Village will be “resolved” before the Games begin after a...
Rio Remains Optimistic Amid Challenges Facing the 2016 Olympic Games
In six decades as journalist, I have spent some of my happiest hours in Brazil -- not Carnival style, but just enjoying the social ambiance...
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...
Nuzman Denies Backing Baseball-Softball for 2020 and Reiterates Support for Wrestling
Honorary International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Carlos Nuzman has insisted he has not backed the joint baseball-softball bid for inclusion at the 2020 Olympics, despite...
Building of Rio de Janeiro’s First Anti-Doping Laboratory Starts
Brazil is getting its first World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory in preparation for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
The new home of...
Rio 2016 “belongs to everyone” says Nuzman
(Editor’s Note. The Olympics are seen as the epitome of competition in an environment that emphasizes individual effort and accomplishment and that promotes cross-cultural...
