Rio de Janeiro will be unable to build the infrastructure required to host the 2016 Olympics if a proposed redistribution of Brazil's oil wealth goes ahead, the head of the city's Olympics organising committee has said.
The International Olympic Committee is more interested in “why” a city wants to host an Olympic Games rather than “how” they are able to do it, according to IOC member Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr.
Brazilian minister of justice Tarso Genro said that Rio will receive a total of 131.8 million reais ($75.8 million) to make the city safer for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Brazil's president has offered Rio de Janeiro $58.3 million, and the assistance of the federal police force, to help tackle gang violence, which killed 17 in incidents over the weekend.
Golf and rugby sevens will both be on the programme for the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympic Games, after winning the approval of the International Olympic Committee in a vote today.
The 2016 Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro the International Olympic Committee announced after a bidding race that IMG’s David Abrutyn says was the closest in history.
Ahead of this afternoon’s announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as to who will host the 2016 Summer Olympics, SportBusiness analyses each of the bidding cities' chances.
The Rio 2016 Olympic bid team lodged a complaint to the International Olympic Committee after a Spanish Olympic official criticised the city's credentials.
Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo are all believed to be wary of the International Olympic Committee membership being swayed by the charismatic appeal of US president Barack Obama, after the White House announced on Monday that he would fly in to the Danish capital to appear in support of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Games.
New Prime Minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama announced yesterday that he will fly to Copenhagen to offer support to Tokyo’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
