Rio 2016

Jose Mariano Beltrame, state security secretary for Rio de Janeiro, has spoken of his concerns over cuts to the Brazilian city’s budget ahead of hosting this summer’s Olympic Games, stating that the decision is likely to have an impact on police levels during the multi-sport event.

The city council of Rio de Janeiro has formed a commission to investigate whether corruption affected infrastructure projects for the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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The Brazilian government has voted to pass new anti-doping legislation in a move that brings the country in line with guidelines set out by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) ahead of this year’s Olympic Games.

Rio 2016 has said it will embark on a drive to boost domestic ticket sales for the Olympic Games, as the local organising committee today (Wednesday) presented its latest update on preparations to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The City of Rio de Janeiro has cancelled the construction contract for the tennis facility that is scheduled to host events during the Brazilian city’s staging of this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Brazil Attorney General Rodrigo Janot has launched an investigation over alleged bribes that were paid to a lawmaker to help secure contracts for the construction of venues and facilities for the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Temporary power supplier Aggreko has today (Friday) confirmed that it has withdrawn from a tender to provide generators for the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Temporary power supplier Aggreko has withdrawn from a tender to provide generators for the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to the Reuters news agency.

A new round of independent testing on waterways in Rio de Janeiro that will stage events during the city’s hosting of the Olympic Games next summer have found locations further away from shore are just as polluted as nearer those nearer to land, where raw sewage flows into waterways.

Ty Votaw, vice-president of the International Golf Federation (IGF), has said Rio de Janeiro’s new golf course must adhere to an agronomy scheme if it is to effectively deliver the sport’s return to the Olympic Games next summer.

Organisers of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil have warned officials in the country’s capital of Brasília that if they do not sign a contract by the middle of November to host football events during next year’s sporting spectacle, the city will be stripped of its seven scheduled matches.

Organisers of the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have ruled out conducting viral tests of waters at aquatic sports venues in the Brazilian city following advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Luiz Roberto Giugni, president of the Brazilian Confederation of Equestrian, has warned that ongoing delays in preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro could lead to equestrian events during the sporting spectacle being staged outside of the country.

Organisers of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are to make cutbacks of up to 30 per cent as part of an effort to avoid overspending on their budget of R7.4bn (€1.65bn/$1.85bn).

Organisers of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have confirmed that the Itaquera Arena in Sao Paulo will still be used to stage football events during next year’s sporting spectacle.