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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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    Football legends help open Rio’s renovated Maracana Stadium

    30/04/2013

    Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium – which will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic Games, as well as the men’s and women’s football finals – has been officially re-opened, foll...

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    Construction set to begin on Rio 2016 golf course

    29/04/2013

    The Rio 2016 Organising Committee has confirmed that construction work is due to begin on the golf course for the 2016 Olympic Games, following the approval of all necessary permits. Rio 2016 Presiden...

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    YOG graduate Chad Le Clos makes a splash in Rio

    12/04/2013

    The tables have turned for the 21-year-old swimming sensation Chad Le Clos. From being a teenager with a dream inspired by Michael Phelps, to a five-time medallist at the Youth Olympic Games in Singap...

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    Salvador stadium officially opens

    08/04/2013

    The Arena Fonte Nova was officially opened on 7 April in Salvador, Brazil, after four years of planning and construction. Football fans flocked to the 50,000-capacity stadium to watch Vitoria beat loc...

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    Rio’s Anti-Doping Laboratory begins to take shape

    19/03/2013

    Construction is continuing on the new home of the Doping Control and Technological Development Support Laboratory (LABDOP/LADETEC) in Rio de Janeiro, which will house the Official Doping Control Labor...

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    Steve Redgrave impressed by Rio 2016 rowing venue

    12/03/2013

    Winner of five Olympic gold medals in five consecutive editions of the Games, Sir Steve Redgrave is an Olympic rowing legend. While he was in Rio, Redgrave took some time to both see and row at the fu...

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    Rio 2016 moves to new headquarters

    12/03/2013

    The Organising Committee for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has moved into new headquarters, located in Rio de Janeiro’s Cidade Nova neighbourhood. The modern building, which has been designed to be as su...

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    IOC Coordination Commission wraps up fourth inspection of Rio

    20/02/2013

    The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games ended its fourth visit to the Brazilian city today. It noted that there had been solid progress since...

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    Coordination Commission visit gets underway in Rio

    18/02/2013

    The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission for the Rio 2016 Games starts its fourth visit to the Brazilian host city today. Chaired by IOC Executive Board member and Olympian...

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