National Olympic Committees participate in the Rio 2016 event
National Olympic Committees participate in the Rio 2016 event
For two days, National Olympic Committee representatives from all continents visit the Rio 2015 Games venues
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: December 3, 2012: The Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee hosts the 1st Rio 2016 NOC Open Day (1st Official Rio 2016 Official Meeting with the National Olympic Committees) until December 4th. Organised by NOC Services, the meeting began on Sunday the 2nd with the arrival of National Olympic Committee representatives from all continents: Australia, Canada, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Iran, Japan, Russia, Santa Lucia, Serb Republic, South Africa and Brazil.
During this period, the objective of Rio 2016™ is to present the National Olympic Committees with an overview of the Rio de Janeiro Games, show the progress made to date by the organisation, and offer inspection visits to the competition and Olympic Village sites.
“This is a significant stage in our cooperation between the Rio 2016 Games Organising Committee and the National Olympic Committees. We are working so that this first meeting might be helpful to the committees in their initial planning. In the end, we hope that we will have made great steps in realising another edition in the best way possible of the world´s largest sporting event, presented for the first time in South America”, said Carlos Arthur Nuzman, president of the Rio 2016™ Organising Committee.
“NOC Services is a department that interacts and represents the main Games clients, the National Olympic Committees, and, through them, the athletes, main protagonists of the international world sports celebration”, says Mário Cilenti, Director of Relations and Services, NOCs, NPCs and the Olympic Village.
This Monday morning the 3rd, around 30 members from the Committees participated in the presentations on the areas of Sports, Olympic Village, Accommodation, Transport and Security. In the afternoon, they visited the venues located in the Copacabana region, which will host the Rio 2016™ Games competitions, like the Glória Marina, Flamengo Park, Copacabana Beach where the beach volleyball arena will be built, Copacabana Fort and the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon.
For Tuesday, a visit to sports venues located in Deodoro, Maracanã and Barra da Tijuca is planned.
About the Rio 2016™ Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
The Rio 2016™ Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games is a private not-for-profit sports organisation established by Brazilian Olympic Confederations, the Brazilian Olympic Committee and the Brazilian Paralympic Committee. Its mission is to promote, organise and deliver the Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games, in accordance with the guidelines laid out by the Host City Contract, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the World Anti-Doping Agency, and under the Brazilian Law, the Olympic Charter and the IPC Handbook.
The Worldwide Olympic Partners who support the Rio 2016™ Olympic Games and the National Olympic Committees around the world are Coca-Cola, Atos, Dow, GE, McDonald’s, Omega, Panasonic, Procter and Gamble, Samsung and Visa.
The Rio 2016™ Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has five tier one partners (official sponsors) – Bradesco, Bradesco Seguros, Claro, Embratel and Nissan. There is one tier two supporter – Ernst & Young Terco.
Photos of the event are available in the press section of the Rio 2016™ official website: www.rio2016.com/en/news/press-room/press-room-achive
For further information:
Rio 2016™ Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
www.rio2016.com
Media Relations
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Tel: +55 21 3433 5826
