Day 77 - Olympic Torch Bulletin Board
News of the Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay Across Brazil. An
update on the day’s events.
AFTERNOON
This Monday (18), the Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay heads for Ribeirão Preto, stopping at Jaú, Araraquara and São Carlos.
In Jaú, sportive presentations of karate and capoeira, as well as cultural events, with orchestra and choir, cheered up the start of the relay in town. Renata Burgos was the one to open the 77th day of relay, a swimming athlete who represented Brazil on 4x100 metres category at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. “I’m relieving each moment of my participation at the Games, that unique feeling of realizing you are among the best in the world. Today is the same”, she said.
A kung-fu pro, Michele Abrano paid a special tribute to the Olympic flame, which she carried today. “I chose to practice martial arts for the personal growing and discipline it offers”, she said.
Classified for the competitions of the table tennis CM7 category at the Paralympic Games, Paulo Salmin promises a tough dispute at the Rio 2016 Games. “A lot of people know ‘ping-pong’, which is a hobby, a Sunday entertainment for families, but we take it very seriously, training 12 hours a day to present a high-level sport. Those who come to see it will know”, said the athlete, who has represented Brazil at the 2012 London Olympic Games. “It’s a crowning of our work and a preview of the competition”, he said.
With two participations at athletics relay contests in Olympic Games (4x100m in Sydney and 4x200m in Athens), Cláudio de Souza crossed the finished line one more time today, this time with the Olympic flame instead of a baton in his hands. “I consider this to be my third
In Araraquara, at the Arena da Fonte stadium, there were capoeira performances with groups from the county’s cultural workshops, the taiko from the Nipo-Brasileira Cultural Association, and the county’s artistic gymnastics group.
Alex Viana is a Paralympic swimming athlete who started at the sport with the help of an NGO from Araraquara. His performance was so good he was soon competing. “I’m happy and
anxious for the confirmation of my spot. But today I’m only celebrating this early participation at the Games”, he said, who waits for confirmation of his participation at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Lauro Charman always rode bikes. When he was invited to compete in para-cycling, he
became one of the best in the world. This year, he went to Belgium and was among the 20 best. “I’m happy because I’ll be participating at the Paralympic Games on four different contests and today I’m extremely proud for carrying the torch. My son was just recently born, less than one month ago, and this moment also goes for him”, he said.
Roseli Gustavo da Silva made part of the female national basketball team in the 1990’s, the sport’s golden age, and achieved the world championship and silver at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. “This emotion is very strong. It’s a joy of being here with my athletes, who I want inspire more every time. This torch will help me to form even more athletes”, she affirmed. Roberto de Macedo always liked horses, and at 11 years old, after much insisting, he got his father to buy him one so he could start training. The competitions came naturally, and after state and national titles, Roberto entered the national team and competed at the Sydney 2000
Olympic Games. “My passion for animals comes from early childhood and I keep competing at contests throughout Brazil. To be here as a torchbearer means to relight the Olympic flame inside me. For me, the Games have already started”, he said.
Osmar Volpe, ‘Pio’, was Palmeiras’ left back in the late 60’s. I went to play in Greece for
Palmeiras once and never imagined the Olympic flame could come to me. I’m very honored and happy, particularly for having my course at Arena da Fonte Luminosa stadium, representing all football athletes from Araraquara”, he said.
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Termos de Uso
Broadcasters Detentores de Direitos (RHBs): Os RHBs podem fazer a transmissão do Revezamento da
Tocha Olímpica no Brasil, de forma não exclusiva, de acordo com os termos de seus respectivos contratos firmados com o COI.
Broadcasters Não Detentores de Direitos (Non -RHBs): Os Non -RHBs podem fazer a transmissão do
Prior to the Olympic flame’s arrival at Arena da Fonte Luminosa in Araraquara, there was a performance by Nisho Wadaiko, with Japanese drums.
First Brazilian Olympic medalist in long jump, Maureen Maggi opened the relay in São Carlos. “The Olympic flame represents a mark, our preparation from the start to the finish of the
Olympic Games. For many people, the competition has already started and will only end when the cauldron is put off. I place the carrying of the Olympic torch as the third best moment in my life. The first was having Sophia, my daughter. The second, achieving the Olympic medal”, she affirmed.
Sports and science united in the Olympic flame’s passing through São Carlos with Vanderlei Bagnato, physics professor and researcher of USP (university). “This in an unique moment, in which we learn that only through the collective, from person to person, we manage to achieve a common goal”, he said.
In the final stage of classification for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, swimming athlete Henrique Nasser believes that the event represents a new stage for Brazilian Paralympic sports. “The visibility that this event brings allows is to show how Paralympic athletes are competitive and of high standards”, he said.
Cheered by the crowd that filled the bleachers of the São Carlos football stadium, former athlete Fábio Aurélio Rodrigues closed the passing of the Olympic flame through the city. The ceremony also had performances of rugby, artistic gymnastics and capoeira.Day 77 - Olympic Torch Bulletin Board
Revezamento da Tocha Olímpica no Brasil (com exceção das cerimônias de abertura e encerramento), de forma não exclusiva, pelo prazo máximo de 36 (trinta e seis) horas após o evento. Qualquer transmissão relacionada a este evento, deve ser realizada de forma estritamente jornalística, sem criar ou ser apresentada como um programa focado no Revezamento da Tocha Olímpica.
Nenhuma associação comercial / promocional será permitida na cobertura do Revezamento da Tocha Olímpica. Principalmente, a transmissão do Revezamento da Tocha Olímpica não poderá (i) ser patrocinado ou de
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Cerimônias de Abertura e Encerramento: A parte do revezamento que ocorrerá durante as cerimônias de
abertura e encerramento dos Jogos faz parte dos direitos exclusivos concedidos aos RHBs e qualquer transmissão pelos Non-RHBs deve ser realizada em observância às Novas Leis de Acesso do COI.
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Rights Holding Broadcasters (RHBs): RHBs may broadcast the Olympic torch relay in Brazil, on a
non-exclusive basis, in accordance with the terms of their respective media rights agreement with the IOC.
Non-Rights Holding Broadcasters (Non-RHBs): Non-RHBs may broadcast the Olympic torch relay in Brazil
(with the exclusion of the opening and closing ceremonies), on a non-exclusive basis, for a maximum of 36 hours after the event. Any such broadcast must be positioned as news only and not to create, or be positioned as, Olympic torch relay focused programming.
No commercial/promotional association is permitted with the coverage of the Olympic torch relay. In particular, broadcast of the Olympic torch relay may not (i) be sponsored or otherwise be associated in any way to give the impression that Non-RHBs and/or any unauthorized entities and/or products are linked to or associated to the Olympic torch relay, the Olympic Games, the IOC and/or the Olympic Movement and (ii) imply, suggest or represent Non-RHBs as being official rights holding broadcasters and/or partners of the Olympic torch relay, the Olympic Games, the IOC and/or the Olympic Movement.
Opening and Closing ceremonies: The part of the torch relay occurring during the opening and closing
ceremonies of the Games is part of the exclusive rights granted to RHBs and any broadcast by Non-RHBs must comply with the IOC News Access Rules.
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