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The Sydney Morning Herald
Rio Olympics 2016 Opening Ceremony: Supermodel Gisele Bundchen to be 'mugged'
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Olympics' opening ceremony will represent a slice of life in Brazil, including a mugging scene with supermodel Gisele Bundchen the unlikely victim. Around 3000 guests attended a full dress rehearsal of the ceremony in Rio at the Maracana stadium ...
Gisele 'to be mugged in Rio Olympics opening ceremony to reflect real life in Brazil', eyewitnesses claimMirror.co.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Rio Olympics 2016: Exempt Russian Darya Klishina training at Australian base
The Sydney Morning Herald
Russia's only track and field athlete at the Olympics games, Darya Klishina is training at the same Florida base as Australia's athletics team. The Russian long jumper was given an exemption because she is based at the IMG academy in Bradenton, Florida ...
Olympics: Supermodel long-jumper Darya Klishina is Russia's lone Olympic hopeNew Zealand Heraldall 3 news article

TIME
What Happened When Hitler Hosted the Olympics 80 Years Ago
TIME
The Summer Olympic Games serve as a grand podium for the belief that a nation's best athletes can bolster its sense of pride and honor for another four years—setting the stage for real-world superheroes who defy the odds and challenge the capabilities ...
On the eve of the Rio Olympics, PBS looks back to BerlinA.V. Club
Olympics: 80 Years After Jesse Owens Stole Hitler's Berlin ShowNews18all 16 news articles »

Wall Street Journal
Rio's Olympics Woes Sour IOC on Developing World as Games Site
Wall Street Journal
Several prominent members of the International Olympic Committee said the difficulty getting Rio de Janeiro ready for the Summer Games likely means the organization will shy away from again holding the world's biggest sporting event in cities that ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Russia to appeal against weightlifting banBBC Sport
The End Of The Olympics?Huffington Post
Rio Olympics more than just a num

Fortune
How Google Plans to Own Rio Olympics Coverage
Fortune
A little search goes a long way. Google really wants to be involved in your Olympics binge-watching. The Alphabet-owned Google GOOGL 1.21% on Monday announced several new features that will allow users to keep track of everything happening at the ...
The Broken Promise of the Rio OlympicsThe Atlantic
Google's Olympics 2016 Rio plans: Here's what Search, Maps, YouTube have lined upZDNet
The Olympics doesn't work for cities. So le

Condé Nast Traveler
Rio Will Be the 'Stay at Home' Olympics
Condé Nast Traveler
A new survey reveals that fewer people are flying to Rio than hoped due to fears over Zika. The Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics is just days away and Americans are already driving the most social buzz for their country (go team!).
Zika: Q&A on the Rio OlympicsWellcome Trust
For Athletes Skipping the Olympics Because of Zika Fears, It's An Economic DecisionForbesall 41 news articles

NBC Olympics
Let the Games Begin: 2016 Rio Olympic Preview | NBC Olympics
NBC Olympics
Dive into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games this summer on NBCOlympics.com. With over 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries competing in Rio and 6,755 ...
Local Stations in Rio for Olympics | TVSpy - AdweekTVSpy
How to Watch the 2016 Rio Olympics on All Your DevicesWIREDall 38 news articles »

NBC Olympics
Brazil men's soccer: What you need to know
NBC Olympics
Brazil's men's soccer team won silver at the 2012 London Olympics. Led by the likes of Neymar, Thiago Silva, Hulk and Marcelo the team was undefeated going into the Gold Medal Match, but lost to Mexico 2-1. Overage players. Brazil's 2016 Olympic team ...
Olympics-Brazil warm up for Olympics with easy win over JapanEurosport.com
Rio 2016: Neymar promises to keep partying despite upcoming Olympics with BrazilThe Independent
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