Representatives from the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee visit the training center in Belo Horizonte.
On Wednesday and Thursday, inspections were carried out at Mineirão stadium, the UNI-BH Faculty of Physical Education, Sesc Venda Nova, and the training centers of América, Atlético, and Cruzeiro; in addition to the infrastructure, information was gathered on the medical area, the accessibility of the training centers, waste management, and access to the locations by public transport.
Futnet - A delegation of technicians from the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee visited Belo Horizonte this week. For two days, the team inspected training centers that could be used by national teams during the Olympic football tournament.
On Wednesday and Thursday, inspections were carried out at Mineirão stadium, the UNI-BH Faculty of Physical Education, Sesc Venda Nova, and the training centers of América, Atlético, and Cruzeiro. In addition to the infrastructure, information was gathered regarding the medical area, the accessibility of the training centers, waste management, and access to the locations by public transportation.
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Belo Horizonte will be one of the host cities for football during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The tournament will be played in five other cities besides the capital: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador, Manaus, and Brasília. The confirmation of the host cities occurred in February, after a meeting of the Olympic Committee of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) in Zurich, Switzerland.
The only sport with competitions outside of Rio de Janeiro, football will spread the Olympic spirit throughout the country with 58 matches held in different regions. In total, 16 countries will compete in the men's tournament and 12 in the women's. The Mineirão stadium will host a total of ten games, which will be played on August 3, 6, 10 (in double rounds), 12, 13, 16 and 20.