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    Rio 2016 working to deliver lasting legacy

    02/09/2013

    Wrapping-up its fifth visit to Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic Committee(IOC) Coordination Commission underlined the strong progress being made towards delivering a lasting legacy from the 2...

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    Fifth visit of the Coordination Commission to Rio

    31/08/2013

    With less than three years to go until the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission is beginning its fifth visit to the South American hos...

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    Dow’s London 2012 stadium wrap reused in Rio social project

    28/08/2013

    One year on from the London 2012 Olympic Games, the innovative and eye-catching ‘wrap’ that enclosed the iconic Olympic Stadium has been recycled and reused at a social project in Rio de Janeiro. The ...

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    Rio 2016 launches sustainability plan with support from UNEP

    20/08/2013

    The Organising Committee for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games has launched its Sustainability Management Plan, as part of its commitment to achieving its sustainability goals. The plan, anno...

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    Rio 2016 marks three years to go

    05/08/2013

    Rio de Janeiro is celebrating three years to go until it hosts the 2016 Olympic Games, with the Organising Committee announcing that the project is on track to make Olympic history by delivering the f...

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    They dressed differently when golf was last at the Olympic Games...

    05/07/2013

    Three years from now, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will welcome golf back into the Olympic programme after an absence of more than a century. With the construction of the Rio course having...

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    Construction work at Barra Olympic Park gets underway

    03/07/2013

    The construction of three sports halls at the Rio 2016 Games Barra Olympic Park began as planned earlier this week. These venues will host basketball, taekwondo, Olympic and Paralympic judo, wrestling...

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    IOC President honoured with countdown clock in Lausanne

    25/06/2013

    Worldwide Olympic Partner OMEGA yesterday unveiled in Lausanne, Switzerland, a countdown clock to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and Rio 2016 Olympic Games. This clock was created in honour of IO...

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    GE set to light up Rio’s iconic Maracanã Stadium

    05/06/2013

    Worldwide Olympic Partner GE will help light up the Rio 2016 Olympic Games by installing a state-of-the-art lighting system at the city’s redeveloped Maracanã Stadium. The iconic venue – which will ho...

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    Rebuilt Brasília stadium opens ahead of Rio 2016

    21/05/2013

    Brasília’s Mané Garrincha National Stadium – one of six venues that will host football matches during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – has been officially reopened. The original stadium, which was built i...

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