It was in world-famous Ipanema that International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach passed the Olympic flame to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as the Relay made its way towards the Maracanã and the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Passing the flame to President Bach was Rio 2016 Organising Committee…
AS EXCITEMENT MOUNTS BEFORE THE OLYMPIC GAMES RIO 2016 OPEN IN THE ICONIC MARACANA STADIUM IN JUST A FEW HOURS, THE KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP IN KENYA IS GETTING READY TO WATCH THE OPENING CEREMONY. For the first time, the IOC has organized, with the help of non-profit humanitarian organization FilmAid, for the Olympic Games to…
WHEN ROSEMARY MARINHO FOUND OUT THAT THE OLYMPIC GAMES WERE GOING TO BE STAGED IN SOUTH AMERICA FOR THE FIRST TIME, SHE WAS DETERMINED TO TAKE PART. The 56-year-old grandmother, who lives 1,400 miles north of Rio in São Luís, Maranhão, was quick to register as a volunteer and has since travelled to the Olympic…