Rio 2016

Under-fire organisers of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games have received a welcome boost after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) revealed that National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) are “impressed” by progress made towards staging the Games.

The organising committee for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has insisted it will deliver the event on time and within budget after International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates labelled preparations as “the worst I have experienced”.

Brazilian authorities have unveiled a revised infrastructure budget of R24.1bn (€7.9bn/$10.9bn) for Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympic Games, 25 per cent more than was originally planned.

Workers at Rio de Janeiro’s main venue for the 2016 Olympic Games have voted to continue their strike action on an indefinite basis as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) prepares to make its latest visit to the city later this week.

Rio 2016 has suffered a fresh blow in its preparation efforts for the summer Olympic Games following the announcement that Maria Silva Bastos Marques, president of the city’s Municipal Olympic Company, has resigned from her position.

The Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, conceded that work on a large cluster of venues for the 2016 summer Olympic Games is behind schedule as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reminded local organisers of Sochi’s “meticulous planning” for its winter Games when a three-day inspection visit commenced in the Brazilian city.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said Rio de Janeiro has made significant progress in its preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games, but stressed that it will need “constant supervision” in its efforts to deliver the event.

Organisers of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro summer Olympics announced today (Tuesday) that a budget of R$5.6bn (€1.7bn/$2.3bn) has been set aside for Games-specific infrastructure projects.

The operating budget for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has increased to R7bn (€2.2bn/$3bn), organisers announced yesterday (Thursday) evening.

Rio de Janeiro’s budget for hosting the 2016 summer Olympic Games will finally be announced at the end of January, according to the Bloomberg news agency.

Sport events management firm Filmmaster Events has appointed former Olympics ceremony producer Ric Birch to the role of executive producer.

Organisers of the 2016 Rio Olympics have not yet delivered on their promise to improve the Brazilian city’s waterways, with the average faecal pollution rate around the Olympic Park 195 times the level considered safe by the United States.

The organising committee for the 2016 Rio Olympics has appointed former Nike director Mario Andrada as its communications director.

The organising committee for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and business support service Sebrae has signed an agreement to develop small enterprises in Brazil.

Baseball and softball’s joint bid to return to the Olympic fold has been given a boost following comments by the Rio 2016 Games president.