Rio de Janeiro Archives

Schedule and Courses Released for 2016 Olympics

October 29th, 2015

(October 29, 2015) – A provisional racing schedule has been released for the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition set to

October 16th, 2015

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (October 16, 2015) – Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic organizing committee ruled out conducting viral tests of

September 28th, 2015

Success at the 2016 Olympics will have as much to do with overcoming rivals as it will each athletes ability

September 10th, 2015

While it is no longer news that the quality of water for the sailors will be poor at the 2016

September 1st, 2015

London, England (September 1, 2015) – The water quality at the Olympic sailing venue in Rio de Janeiro is a

August 22nd, 2015

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (August 22, 2015) – The head of sailing’s governing body threatened Saturday to move all Olympic

August 12th, 2015

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (August 12, 2015) – Rio will stage a great Olympics, as long as it sorts out

August 9th, 2015

Quite likely the Olympic boat nearly every sailor has seen or sailed is the Laser. First introduced at the 1996

August 8th, 2015

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (August 8, 2015) – Yachts and fishing boats converged Saturday on Rio’s Guanabara Bay, the site

August 2nd, 2015

Sewage pollution has long been a problem for Rio de Janeiro, and officials promised they would use the 2016 Summer