Feb 05 2012
Rio Announces Pre-Games training venues
(PRWeb) January 31, 2012
Rio 2016 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced venues across Brazil Pre-Games training will offer. In total 172 sites in 73 sports cities and 18 countries in five regions of Brazil during the pre-Games training locations register and Selection Process
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process a year to complete the selection panel sought to identify sites that were able to establish the technical requirements and recommendations of the International Sports Federations meeting. The sites have a strict standards to ensure they are fit for the National Olympic and Paralympic Committees to use athletes for the Games. The Pre-Games period is crucial for the athletes so they can acclimatize to local conditions and lead to their peak performance levels achieved for the Games. By choosing the pre-games training venues, the Rio 2016 Organising Committee also believes that the accessibility of the venue and the proximity of airports, hotels and hospitals.
president of Rio 2016, Carlos. Arthur Nuzman, said receiving the Olympic or Paralympic Delegations is a great opportunity for social and economic life of the city to promote. These cities can begin to act as a sports development in their countries or regions and the development of sports segments. It is also an opportunity for national and international advertising and promotion of sport and tourism potential of the respective cities.
an online directory listing of the Rio 2016 Pre-Games training places will be offered to all National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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For the complete list of locations, please visit the website at 2016 Rio http://www.rio2016.com/treinamentoprejogos/documentos.
For more information, contact the IOC Media Relations Team
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