Rio 2016

— July 31, 2017

The velodrome in flames

The black series continues. A new facility for the Rio Games, the track cycling velodrome, has joined the list of cursed Olympic sites. The enclosure built for... Read more "

— July 10, 2017

The IOC will not pay

The Brazilians will have to fend for themselves. This is, in essence, the IOC's response to the call for help made by Carlos Nuzman, the president of the organizing committee of the Games... Read more "

— July 6, 2017

Call for help

A year has passed since the end of the Rio de Janeiro Games, but the Brazilian organizers have still not paid all their service providers. At last count, the debt... Read more "

— May 22, 2017

Medals age badly

New episode in the endless series of misadventures from the Rio 2016 Games. A new and improbable episode. Rio 2016 spokesperson Mario Andrada admitted at the end of... Read more "

— May 17, 2017

Call to governments

The Rio 2026 organizing committee continues to grapple with budgetary issues. According to the Reuters agency, he asked the authorities of the city of Rio... Read more "

— March 28, 2017

Good Airbnb accounts

The Rio 2016 Games did not have the expected economic impact in Brazil, but they did business for the peer-to-peer rental site Airbnb. Designated official supplier... Read more "