Tag: Rio 2016
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Rio 2016 Site Inspection a Huge Success
Rio de Janeiro, April 11, 2013: With London 2012 now just a good memory, ITTF’s attention has turned to making Rio 2016 the best Olympic Table Tennis event in history. On 11-12 March 2013, the ITTF Deputy President Neil Harwood and the ITTF’s Olympic Expert Raul Calin met with Rio 2016 Head of Sport Competitions…
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IPC President challenges Rio to surpass London
Germany, Nov 22: IPC President, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has challenged the organizing committee of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games to surpass the achievements of London 2012, and deliver the best ever Paralympic Games. Speaking at the start of a two day debrief of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Wednesday…
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Successful IOC Debriefing of London 2012
Lausanne – Switzerland, Nov 21: The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Debriefing of the London 2012 Games wrapped up today in Rio de Janeiro, bringing a close to a week-long transfer of knowledge between organisers of the Games of the XXX Olympiad and future host cities. Representatives from the IOC and the London 2012 Organising Committee…
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Renato Ciuchini as Chief Commercial Officer
London – UK, September 04, 2012: The Rio 2016™ Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games [Rio 2016™] has appointed Renato Ciuchini as its Chief Commercial Officer [CCO]. As the new CCO, Ciuchini will report to the Rio 2016™ Chief Executive Officer, Leonardo Gryner, and will be responsible for Sponsorship Sales; Partner Services; Ticketing;…
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Record Number of Female Athletics Events Proposed for Rio
Bonn-Germany, May 30, 2012: Female Athletics, IPC Athletics, the international governing body of para-athletics, has published its first draft of the medal event programme for the Rio 2016 Paralympics more than 1,550 days before the start of the Games. The draft Rio programme features 176 different medal events, six more than London 2012, and proposes…
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VERO Communications joins election campaign for Presidency of FIVB
By Will Shand, Rio de Janeiro-Brazil, May 04, 012: VERO Communications, a leading international sports marketing and communications agency, together with its Brazilian office, MLA TRUE Communications, has been appointed by Dr. Ary Graça, President of the Brazilian Volleyball Federation, to support his bid campaign for the Presidency of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [FIVB].…