gotosy Posted February 5, 2016 Author Report Posted February 5, 2016 http://www.brasil2016.gov.br/pt-br/galeria-de-fotos/parque-olimpico-da-barra-vila-dos-atletas-e-campo-de-golfe-janeiro-de-2016 Quote
Cauê Posted February 5, 2016 Report Posted February 5, 2016 Beautiful, but it needs more green. It looks like a desert. The new 'Mauá Square', the heart of the new port area, too. The Mauá Square is amazing and the new museums are fabulous, but it needs more green. Rio is a very hot city. Quote
JMarkSnow2012 Posted February 5, 2016 Report Posted February 5, 2016 Beautiful, but it needs more green. It looks like a desert. The new 'Mauá Square', the heart of the new port area, too. The Mauá Square is amazing and the new museums are fabulous, but it needs more green. Rio is a very hot city. Just look at all those areas of bare soil round the venues in the Olympic park photos. I'm pretty certain that most of them will look very green indeed by August. Quote
Cauê Posted February 6, 2016 Report Posted February 6, 2016 Just look at all those areas of bare soil round the venues in the Olympic park photos. I'm pretty certain that most of them will look very green indeed by August. I can see small green 'islands', only. Quote
gotosy Posted February 12, 2016 Author Report Posted February 12, 2016 Maria Lenk Arena (Diving, Synchronised Swimming and Water Polo) http://www.brasil2016.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/parque-aquatico-maria-lenk-e-apresentado-apos-obras-de-adequacao-para-o-rio-2016 Quote
paul Posted February 14, 2016 Report Posted February 14, 2016 Maria Lenk Arena (Diving, Synchronised Swimming and Water Polo) Is that some sort of branding? It looks like the plastic that comes on shiny surfaces of new appliances to protect the finish. Hopefully Rio can afford to paint and repair the building before it's televised, or cover it all with branding so you don't see the worn out parts. Quote
TeamBlakeUSA Posted February 21, 2016 Report Posted February 21, 2016 The A Great Swimming Venue. Quote
gotosy Posted February 24, 2016 Author Report Posted February 24, 2016 http://www.brasil2016.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/estadio-aquatico-recebe-fachada-e-piscina-principal-comeca-a-ser-preenchida-1 Quote
cslopes54 Posted February 24, 2016 Report Posted February 24, 2016 Does anyone know the concept behind this Swimming venue? I'm getting a little bit of Asian art + portuguese porcelain painting Quote
gotosy Posted February 24, 2016 Author Report Posted February 24, 2016 ^^^ Brazilian Artist’s Famous Work Will Adorn Olympic Aquatics Venue Quote
Cauê Posted February 25, 2016 Report Posted February 25, 2016 Maria Lenk Arena Carioca 1 Arenas Cariocas 1, 2 and 3 (It will be the Olympic Training Center after the Games) 1 Quote
gotosy Posted March 1, 2016 Author Report Posted March 1, 2016 http://www.brasil2016.gov.br/pt-br/galeria-de-fotos/estadio-olimpico-de-esportes-aquaticos-fevereiro-de-2016 Quote
TorchbearerSydney Posted March 3, 2016 Report Posted March 3, 2016 Nice venues...but tooooo much paving! Quote
paul Posted March 3, 2016 Report Posted March 3, 2016 I think there is a lot more grass and green planned like in the picture. Quote
Cauê Posted March 3, 2016 Report Posted March 3, 2016 I agree. This is the future? No trees? Olympic Park is like a desert Quote
gotosy Posted March 4, 2016 Author Report Posted March 4, 2016 Velodrome https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=pt&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=pt-BR&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fgloboesporte.globo.com%2Folimpiadas%2Fnoticia%2F2016%2F03%2Fobra-mais-atrasada-das-olimpiadas-velodromo-recebe-pista-nesta-sexta.html&edit-text=&act=url Quote
adrianme17 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Posted March 4, 2016 Christ alive - they've got a way to go - when are the test events? 1 Quote
gotosy Posted March 4, 2016 Author Report Posted March 4, 2016 a quote from the article The installation of the track is under the responsibility of the Rio 2016 Committee and Schurmann German company. It is expected to be completed on April 15, two weeks before the test event. the cycling test event is scheduled to 30 apr to 1 may http://www.aquecerio.com/en/track-cycling/ Quote
gotosy Posted March 7, 2016 Author Report Posted March 7, 2016 Rio 2016 venue for taekwondo, fencing and Paralympic judo unveiled in Olympic Park Carioca Arena 3, which will become a sport-focused high school, inaugurated to celebrate six months until the Paralympic Game http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/rio-2016-venue-for-taekwondo-fencing-and-paralympic-judo-unveiled-in-olympic-park Quote
paul Posted March 7, 2016 Report Posted March 7, 2016 Can anyone get their hands on any plans for "Look-of-Games" in the park or city? Quote
Rob2012 Posted March 7, 2016 Report Posted March 7, 2016 Christ alive - they've got a way to go - when are the test events? April 29th. It's already been postponed once. It was meant to be on March 18th (Track Cycling Test Events in Rio postponed due to unlaid track). Even so, they're worried about meeting the deadline for the new date. This from two days ago... Brian Cookson, the head of world cycling, has admitted it will be a "challenge" to hold a test event at the Rio Olympic velodrome ahead of this summer's Games.Construction of the building was hit by several delays and the wood of the track only started being laid in the past couple of days. The planned Olympic test event had to be postponed from this month to the weekend of April 29-May 1, but given that the track needs time to set, there is still no guarantee those dates can be kept. peaking at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in London, Cookson said: "I have been assured this week that the track will be ready. We know that the carpenters are out there on site with wood, hammers and nails and they are about to start working. "You have to be assured when you're putting in Siberian timber that the conditions in there are absolutely perfect. The air conditioning needs to be in place and operational, and the moisture control and the dampness need to be under control because the last thing we want when the track is built is the timber going in and warping and bending. "It would be very regrettable if there was not a test event. Ultimately, it is possible to go to an Olympic Games without a test event, but that makes it less than ideal for everybody. "There is no Plan B. There is a not another usable velodrome in Brazil so far as I'm aware and there has to be an Olympic velodrome." More @ http://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/21686/10192630/rio-olympic-velodrome-is-still-a-challenge-says-ucis-brian-cookson Quote
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