Saturday, August 6, 2016

Paralympic Refugee Team

Athletes to compete as IPA team

http://m.bbc.com/sport/disability-sport/36985795

A team of refugee athletes will compete at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced.

The Independent Paralympic Athletes (IPA) Team will appear under the Paralympic flag and will parade first at the opening ceremony on 7 September.

The team will stay in the Athletes Village, with travel and other expenses covered by the IPC.

More, https://m.paralympic.org/news/refugees-compete-dedicated-team-rio-2016-paralympics

Friday, August 5, 2016

From USA Today Sports - August 5, 2016

Rio Olympics opening ceremony: How to watch, time, TV info



The Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will take place Friday, Aug. 5 in Rio's MaracanĂ£ Stadium. It will air on NBC at 7:30 p.m. ET on a one-hour tape delay.


Source: sports.inquirer.net