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Socapro:
Rio 2016 organizers unveil Olympic torch
Published on Jul 3, 2015, 1:00 pm AST (T&T Express)
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff looks at the Olympic Torch as it's presented during a
ceremony ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, July 3, 2015.
Brazil will host the 2016 Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Joedson Alves)
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Rio de Janeiro organizers unveiled the Olympic torch for the 2016 Games on Friday, saying it brings together "movement, innovation and Brazilian flavor."
Organizers said the torch's design was inspired by Brazil's "nature, and the harmonious diversity and energy" of the Brazilian people.
The torch, crafted from recycled aluminum and resin with a satin finish, innovates with different segments that open up when the Olympic flame is passed from one torchbearer to another.
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games torch stands on display during it's presentation ceremony
in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, July 3, 2015. Brazil will host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
(AP Photo/Joedson Alves)
After expanding vertically, the segments will reveal "the elements that add the Brazilian flavor," with soil, sea, mountains, sky, and sun represented in the colors of the Brazilian flag — green, yellow, blue, and white.
The unveiling was made in a ceremony attended by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in the capital of Brasilia.
Organizers said the Olympic spirit is present in the torch's texture with triangles running the length of its body alluding to the three Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect, and in the floating effect of its different segments, referring to the efforts of the athletes.
"The design of the Rio 2016 torch was inspired by the Olympic spirit, our country's nature, and the harmonious diversity and energy of our people," said Beth Lula, the brand director for the local organizing committee. "We used the specific stroke of the Rio 2016 brand to design the torch's contours."
About 12,000 torchbearers will carry the Olympic flame across some 300 cities and towns in the 26 Brazilian states and the federal district. The relay is expected to kick off in May in Brasilia and will continue for about 100 days. The torch will travel nearly 20,000 kilometers (12,400 miles) of Brazilian roads and fly some 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) over the north and mid-west parts of the country.
"We want to show the world the chemistry that we believe will be born when the Olympic flame meets the warmth of the Brazilian people," local organizing committee president Carlos Nuzman said.
The design was created by Sao Paulo-based design studio Chelles & Hayashi, which won a tender over more than 70 agencies.
Each torch weighs between 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) and 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds) and measures 63.5 centimeters (25 inches) when contracted and 69 centimeters (27 inches) when expanded. Organizers said lightweight materials were used to improve the experience of the torchbearers, as well as a design that induces a grip closer to the torch's center of gravity.
Socapro:
CWC to beam Olympics to 15 million in region
Tuesday, 21 April 2015 03:46 (TTOC.org)
Brian Collins, left, managing director of Flow and Columbus Communications for the Southern Caribbean; Steve Stoute, chairman CBI, Sports Minister Brent Sancho, John Reid, president, CWC consumer group, and Brian Lewis, T&T Olympic Committee president pose for a photo at yesterday’s media conference to announce CWC Communications as the official broadcast sponsor and media partner with CANOC Broadcasting Inc for next year’s Rio Olympics. PHOTO: SEAN NERO
More than 15 million people across the Caribbean will benefit from a strategic broadcast rights deal agreed and signed between Cable and Wireless Communications and CANOC Broadcasting Inc to televise performances of regional athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympics from the opening to closing ceremonies.
The announcement was made by CANOC CEO Larry Romany at a media conference at the Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.
It means that viewers in this part of the world will no longer be saddled with the North American perspective of the games since this is where Caribbean broadcasters usually access their feeds.
CANOC, a subsidiary of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees, has secured the exclusive Olympic content rights across all platforms to 20 English-speaking countries, as well as non-exclusive rights in ten non-English speaking countries throughout the region.
In an effort to ensure that material packaged met international standards, CANOC enlisted the services of global sports broadcaster ESPN to achieve this. ESPN will also recruit the best sporting minds in the Caribbean to deliver commentary before and after athletes compete.
Romany said the production deal with ESPN will cost US$5 million but he declined comment on the value of CWC’s investment as the exclusive telecoms partner.
Like Romany, John Reid, president of CWC Consumer Group, did not disclose the value of the deal but was clear it was arguably the biggest of its kind in the region.
“This is a coming out event for us. This is a way to prove to the people that we are going to put our money where our mouth is. I think this is absolutely critical for us,” Reid said.
Under the agreement, CWC customers will view the games across 12 of its channels, including its video on the demand service.
Romany said bars and restaurants would also not be blocked from carrying the broadcasts.
Socapro:
Link to official website: http://www.rio2016.com/en
gawd on pitch:
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Easy dey Soca.. We still a good year from this. Thanks for keeping us up to date :beermug:
Socapro:
Rio 2016 Summer Olympics
Date (Open): Friday 5 August 2016 (Athletics starts from Friday 12 August 2016)
Date (Close): Sunday 21 August 2016
Time: 09:30 to 23:00 (Day 1);
09:30 to 23:30 (Day 2);
09:30 to 22:30 (Day 3);
09:30 to 23:00 (Day 4);
09:30 to 23:00 (Day 5);
09:30 to 23:15 (Day 6);
09:30 to 22:45 (Day 7);
08:00 to 23:00 (Day 8);
20:10 to 23:00 (Day 9);
09:30 to Closing Ceremony (Day 10);
Venue: João Havelange Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
The Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (English: João Havelange Olympic Stadium) is a multi-use stadium located in the neighbourhood of Engenho de Dentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and athletics and is the home field of the football club Botafogo. The stadium will be an athletics venue for the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics.
The stadium's capacity is intended to be increased to 60,000 for the Games.
Organiser: IOC
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http://www.olympic.org/rio-2016-summer-olympics
http://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/athletics-timetable-rio-2016-olympics
https://www.facebook.com/rio2016
Live Streams for Rio 2016 Olympics: Will post here once confirmed
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Rio 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are the thirty-first Summer Olympic Games, the world's largest international multi-sport event that is held every four years. The 2016 Summer Olympics are commonly known as Rio 2016, as this competition will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The host city of Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st IOC Session held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2, 2009. The other finalists were Madrid, Spain; Chicago, United States; and Tokyo, Japan. Rio will become the first South American city to ever host the Summer Olympics, the second city in Latin America to host the event after Mexico City in 1968, and the first since 2000 to be held in the Southern Hemisphere.
The games will take place from 5 August to 21 August 2016 and more than 10,500 athletes from 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will take part in this sporting event. The games will feature 28 sports — including rugby sevens and golf, which were added by the International Olympic Committee in 2009.
These sporting events will take place across 33 venues spread across 4 regions of the city namely - Barra, Copacabana, Deodoro, and Maracanã.
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1 Year to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
https://www.youtube.com/v/KQ7TCUSZYIU
1 year to go to realise the dream of staging the biggest sporting event in the world: the Olympic Games!
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