Summer Games 2016

— September 6, 2017

Carlos Nuzman, the new stone in the pond

Bad timing. Very bad. One week before the next IOC conclave, scheduled for September 13 in Lima, Peru, a new case of alleged corruption throws... Read more "

— January 5, 2017

In Brazil, the Rio Games boosted tourism

How much do the Olympic Games bring to the host country? Complex question. But the latest figures revealed by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism provide the beginning of an answer. HAS... Read more "

— December 19, 2016

Back home, Patrick Hickey wants to clear his name

He left summer to plunge into winter. He abandoned the South American beaches to return to the arteries of Dublin. But Patrick Hickey shows no regret for having left... Read more "

— December 7, 2016

Rio 2016, the “most perfect of the imperfect Games”

The IOC cannot be criticized for turning its back on innovation and creativity. On the first day of the last meeting of the year... Read more "

— April 18, 2016

109 days before the Games, Brazil is mired in crisis

Curious timing. A few days after a visit to Rio by the IOC Coordination Commission concluded with optimistic remarks and a reassuring speech, Brazil sank... Read more "

— March 24, 2016

Musical chairs, a new sport at Rio 2016

Brazil is sinking deeper into political crisis every day. A slow but irremediable stalemate which has just claimed a victim directly linked to the Olympic Games... Read more "

— March 14, 2016

5 months before the Games, Brazil calls for Rousseff's head

The IOC is optimistic. The organizers remain confident. The sports movement wants to be calm. The Rio Games will be a celebration, a success, an unreserved success. Let's admit. But... Read more "

— February 3, 2016

“By lowering costs, Rio 2016 is depriving itself of revenue”

Rowing promised to be grandiose at the Rio Games. A natural body of water, the lagoon. A superb setting. A postcard setting. It probably will. But in small... Read more "

— December 29, 2015

Rio de Janeiro, a city under high surveillance

Time does not stand still in Brazil. Too bad? So much the better? It depends. On this Tuesday, December 29, 2015, the Olympic countdown embedded on the home page of the site... Read more "

— November 24, 2015

Between Brazil and France, the security alliance

Improbable scenario. Laurent Fabius, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, almost unwillingly invited himself onto the Olympic chessboard. He did it for a good cause: the security of the Games... Read more "