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Kazakh gold medallist among Beijing 2008 weightlifters to fail doping tests following IOC re-analysis

Brazil team was announced (source): Men's -85kg: Welisson Silva -105kg: Mateus Gregório +105kg: Fernando Reis Women's -53kg: Rosane Reis -75kg: Jaqueline Ferreira

[hide] Knockout Round June 16th - June 26th, 2016 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, winning Nation will become Men's Football CONCACAF/CONMEBOL Copa América Centenario 2016 champion Semifinals All times are Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4) Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 21st 2016, h. 21:00, NRG Stadium, Houston United States 0 2 Argentina June 22nd 2016, h. 20:00, Soldier Field, Chicago Colombia 2 1 Chile [/hide]

Same in Brazil. People mostly don't care about NT, but we have a lot of hardcore fans regarding the clubs - especially Corinthians.

[hide] Knockout Round June 16th - June 26th, 2016 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, winning Nation will become Men's Football CONCACAF/CONMEBOL Copa América Centenario 2016 champion Quarterfinals All times are Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4) Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 16th 2016, h. 21:30, CenturyLink Field, Seattle United States 0 0 Ecuador June 17th 2016, h. 20:00, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford Peru 1 2 Colombia June 18th 2016, h. 19:00, Gillete Stadium, Foxborough Argentina 2 1 Venezuela June 18th 2016, h. 22:00, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara Mexico 2 0 Chile [/hide]

It seems that is the heaviest medal in the history of Summer Games.

Rio 2016 reveals Olympic medals, celebrating nature and sustainability With 52 days until the world’s best athletes go into battle for them, Rio 2016 and the Brazilian Mint have unveiled the medals for the Olympic Games. Bearing a design that celebrates the relationship between the strengths of Olympic heroes and the forces of nature, the 500g gold, silver and bronze medals have been made with sustainability at their heart. The athletes who top the podium in Rio will receive medals made from gold that is completely free of mercury and was produced according to strict sustainability criteria, from mining to the end product. The silver and bronze medals have been produced using 30 per cent recycled materials and the ribbons which will be used to hang the medals around athletes’ necks are made from 50 per cent recycled plastic bottles. The rounded cases that hold the medals were made from freijó wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). A total of 2,488 medals have been produced: 812 gold, 812 silver and 864 bronze. The designs feature laurel leaves – a symbol of victory in ancient Greece, in the form of the wreaths awarded to competition winners – surrounding the Rio 2016 Olympic logo. The laurel leaves represent the link between the force of nature and Olympians. According to Olympic Games tradition, the other side of the medals feature an image of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory with the Panathinaiko Stadium and the Acropolis in the background. The Paralympic Games medals, which feature a special innovation, have also been revealed. They have a tiny device inside which make a noise when the medal is shaken, allowing visually impaired athletes to know if they are gold, silver or bronze (gold has the loudest noise, bronze the lowest). Also revealed at the event on Tuesday (14 June) at the Future Arena in Barra Olympic Park, were the podiums, which are made from organic materials and celebrate the tropical nature of Brazil. The podiums were designed to be reused as furniture after the Games.

As expected, Pedro Gonlçaves will represent Brazil in the K1 event. Previously, the confederation had also confirmed Charles Corrêa and Anderson Oliveira for the C2 event. No word yet on C1, where three athletes are/were contending for the spot.

Brazilian Canoeing Confederation has confirmed that Ana Paula Vergutz will be our sole female athlete in this sport.

Terrible. Loved her on The Voice.

Preliminary list for Brazil men's team was announced. 14 names for 12 spots (Rafa Luz and Giovannoni are the probable cuts):

Venezuela basically has eliminated Uruguay. MADNESS.

[hide] Preliminary Round June 10th - June 22nd, 2016 24 Nations, 6 Groups, 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group and 4 best 3rd ranked Nations between all Groups will qualify for Round of 16 Group A Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 10th 2016, h. 21:00, Stade de France, Saint-Denis France 2 0 Romania June 11th 2016, h. 15:00, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens Albania 0 3 Switzerland June 15th 2016, h. 18:00, Parc des Princes, Paris Romania 1 2 Switzerland June 15th 2016, h. 21:00, Stade Velodrome, Marseille France 4 0 Albania June 19th 2016, h. 21:00, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Switzerland 1 1 France June 19th 2016, h. 21:00, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon Romania 2 1 Albania Group B Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 11th 2016, h. 18:00, Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Wales 1 0 Slovakia June 11th 2016, h. 21:00, Stade Velodrome, Marseille England 2 0 Russia June 15th 2016, h. 15:00, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Russia 1 0 Slovakia June 16th 2016, h. 15:00, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens England 2 1 Wales June 20th 2016, h. 21:00, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne Slovakia 0 2 England June 20th 2016, h. 21:00, Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Russia 1 1 Wales Group C Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 12th 2016, h. 18:00, Allianz Riviera, Nice Poland 1 0 Northern Ireland June 12th 2016, h. 21:00, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Germany 3 0 Ukraine June 16th 2016, h. 18:00, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon Ukraine 1 1 Northern Ireland June 16th 2016, h. 21:00, Stade de France, Saint-Denis Germany 3 1 Poland June 21st 2016, h. 18:00, Parc des Princes, Paris Northern Ireland 0 3 Germany June 21st 2016, h. 18:00, Stade Velodrome, Marseille Ukraine 2 2 Poland Group D Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 12th 2016, h. 15:00, Parc des Princes, Paris Turkey 1 2 Croatia June 13th 2016, h. 15:00, Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Spain 2 0 Czech Republic June 17th 2016, h. 18:00, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne Czech Republic 0 2 Croatia June 17th 2016, h. 21:00, Allianz Riviera, Nice Spain 2 1 Turkey June 21st 2016, h. 21:00, Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Croatia 1 2 Spain June 21st 2016, h. 21:00, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens Czech Republic 1 2 Turkey Group E Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 13th 2016, h. 18:00, Stade de France, Saint-Denis Ireland 0 3 Sweden June 13th 2016, h. 21:00, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon Belgium 1 1 Italy June 17th 2016, h. 15:00, Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Italy 2 2 Sweden June 18th 2016, h. 15:00, Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Belgium 2 0 Ireland June 22nd 2016, h. 21:00, Allianz Riviera, Nice Sweden 1 1 Belgium June 22nd 2016, h. 21:00, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Italy 3 0 Ireland Group F Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 14th 2016, h. 18:00, Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Austria 1 1 Hungary June 14th 2016, h. 21:00, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne Portugal 2 0 Iceland June 18th 2016, h. 18:00, Stade Velodrome, Marseille Iceland 1 2 Hungary June 18th 2016, h. 21:00, Parc des Princes, Paris Portugal 2 1 Austria June 22nd 2016, h. 18:00, Stade de France, Saint-Denis Iceland 0 1 Austria June 22nd 2016, h. 18:00, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon Hungary 0 2 Portugal [/hide]

Good opportunity to see one of the Rio venues as the Volleyball Grand Prix starts tomorrow on Arena Carioca 1.

Sharapova is suspended for 2 years.

Luguelín Santos – Athletics (source)

Brazil has selected Felipe Nascimento for the men's event (source), which means that both of our MP athletes are from my home state Pernambuco

Currently addicted to this song.

JAPAN

Somehow Wikipedia is listing Simona Halep as a flag bearer but I can't find this information anywhere else. Can some of our romanian friends confirm?