Brazil 2016 Olympic Games, challenging but positive in the end Against a backdrop of political and economic chaos in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro has managed to pull it off and stage a successful Olympic Games. Yes there has been enormous challenges in holding the Games in South America for the first time, but they have […]
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Lax safety measures at Brazil 2016, but the Olympic show goes on
Suspect package found and detonated close to finishing line of men’s cycle road race A suspect package found on the beach front at Copacabana and a stray bullet flying through the media centre at the Olympic Games equestrian press centre provided evidence of the dangers of attending the Olympic Games. It would be a positive […]
Brazil Olympics 2016 – Security in a time of austerity
A secure Olympics Amid all the fears about a possible terrorist attack on the Olympic Games, I would describe Rio de Janeiro as one of the safest places on the planet. Certainly that is the case at the media accommodation at Deodoro Village that could not be any more secure – it is inside a […]