Maracana Stadium

Rio Olympics probe puts IOC back under corruption spotlight

Lausanne - Muslimchronicle

The Rio 2016 cash-for-votes inquiry in Brazil has placed the International Olympic Committee under a fresh cloud of corruption less than a week before it is due to award the 2024 Games to Paris. Almost two decades after its image took a battering with the Salt Lake City 2002 bribery affair the IOC finds itself at the centre of aRead more

Top Rio football stadium in disrepair as firms quarrel

Rio de Janeiro - Arab Today

It is revered as a temple of the beautiful game -- but the footballing gods have forsaken Brazil's legendary Maracana stadium after the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. The grass of the pitch is yellowing, the stands are rusting and thieves have stolen seats -- symptoms of a legal mess that have left this Rio de Janeiro landmarkRead more

Rio's Maracana stadium suffers 'looting and destruction'

Rio De Janeiro - ArabToday

Authorities in Brazil have been urged to act promptly to end the degradation of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana stadium. Photos published by the Globo newspaper show the venue in a state of disrepair with a bare pitch, hundreds of broken seats, holes in ceilings and piles of unattended rubbish. Local media reported on Tuesday that the stadium has beenRead more

2016 Paralympic Games open in Rio de Janeiro with stunning ceremony

Rio de Janeiro - Arab Today

The 2016 Paralympic Games opened in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday evening at the legendary Maracana Stadium with a glittering opening ceremony. The central theme of the three-hour opening ceremony was "Everybody has a heart". The ceremony was attended by the President of the International Paralympic Committee, Philip Craven, as well as senior officials in Brazil and heads of delegationsRead more

Brazil's Temer not to attend Olympics closing ceremony

Rio de Janeiro - Arab Today

Brazil's acting President Michel Temer's press office informed on late Monday that he will not attend the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games, which will be held on the evening of August 21 at the world-renowned Maracana stadium. Regarded as one of the main masterminds of the rather questionable impeachment process of President Dilma Rousseff, which a large shareRead more

Rio set for 'coolest' Olympic opening ceremony

Rio de Janeiro - Arab Today

Rio 2016 opening ceremony organizers have urged athletes to participate in the Olympic curtain-raiser on Friday, promising them "the coolest party they have seen." Some delegations, including Australia and Britain, have said that many of their athletes will miss the four-hour extravaganza at the Maracana stadium to concentrate on their events. "We call on athletes to come to what willRead more

FIFA announces draw seedings for Rio Olympic football tournaments

Rio de Janeiro - XINHUA

FIFA has announced details of the group seedings for the Rio 2016 Olympic football tournaments. The draw will take place on Thursday (14 April) at the Maracana Stadium, which will host the women's and men's finals on 19 and 20 August. The men's tournament will feature 16 teams in four groups of four. For the draw, the teams have beenRead more