BRAZIL: OLYMPICS - International Olympic Committee (IOC) warns Rio 2016 officials to prepare for mounting pressure

Record ID: 331194

  • Title: BRAZIL: OLYMPICS - International Olympic Committee (IOC) warns Rio 2016 officials to prepare for mounting pressure
  • Date: 18th February 2013
  • Summary: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (FEBRUARY 18, 2013) (REUTERS) GENERAL VIEW OF BARRA DA TIJUCA BEACH EXTERIORS OF WINDSOR HOTEL WHERE THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) ARE MEETING BRAZILIAN OFFICIALS TO TALK ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF OLYMPIC CONSTRUCTION WORKS CLOSE OF WINDSOR SIGN GENERAL VIEW OF ROOM WHERE IOC MEMBERS ARE MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN OFFICIALS PRESIDENT OF THE BRAZILIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CARLOS LUIZ NUZMAN SITTING NEXT TO IOC COMMISSION PRESIDENT, NAWAL EL MOUTAWAKE BRAZILIAN OFFICIALS SITTING ON THE TABLE GENERAL VIEW OF TABLE WITH BRAZILIAN AND IOC OFFICIALS NUZMAN AND MOUTAWAKE SEATED NEXT TO EACH OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS SNAPPING PICTURES AT THE EVENT (SOUNDBITE) (English) IOC COMMISSION PRESIDENT, NAWAL EL MOUTAWAKE, SAYING: "Our experience with past organising committees indicates that the complexity will grow exponentially over the next coming months, and Rio 2016 and its partners must be ready to cope with this fast growing number of deliverables and the related pressure that is going to be put on you." OFFICIALS SEATED ON THE TABLE GENERAL VIEW OF ROOM WHERE THE EVENT IS TAKING PLACE
  • Embargoed: 5th March 2013 12:00
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  • Location: Brazil
  • Country: Brazil
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA5XM4JMO61MNF2ATGAOF264L6D
  • Story Text: The Rio 2016 Olympics are still over three years away but the International Olympic Committee is already showing signs of concern about the local organisers' level of preparedness.
    On Monday (February 18) the IOC's coordination commission met Brazilian officials, in Rio, for a fourth round of inspections to the city's Olympic sites.
    Giving her first impressions on what she saw, the IOC Commission President, Nawal El Moutawake, had a stern warning.
    "Our experience with past organising committees indicates that the complexity will grow exponentially over the next coming months, and Rio 2016 and its partners must be ready to cope
    with this fast growing number of deliverables and the related pressure that is going to be put on you," she said.
    During its visit in December, the commission said that "time is ticking" and that organisers must attack the project "with all vigour".
    In addition to the 2016 Games, Brazil will host this summer's FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup.
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