Nawal El Moutawakel visits the new Rio 2016 headquarters
Nawal El Moutawakel visits the new Rio 2016™ headquarters
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 11 March 2013:This Monday morning, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Rio 2016™ Games, Nawal El Moutawakel, visited the new Rio 2016™ headquarters accompanied by the President of the Organising Committee for the Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games, Carlos Arthur Nuzman. In Rio for the Laureus World Sports Awards Ceremony, a prize considered the “Oscar of Sports”, Nawal visited the venue and greeted the Committee’s employees.
About the Organising Committee for the Rio 2016™ 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
Further information:
Organising Committee for the Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games
www.rio2016.com
Media Relations
[email protected]
Phone: 2016 5827 / 5826 / 5228
