(ATR) The IOC Executive Board will hold its final meeting ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics from Saturday, July 30 to Monday, Aug. 1.
The meeting will mark the second time in the course of the week that the executives will convene to talk about the issues facing the Olympic Movement and final preparations for the Rio Games. The EB met on Sunday, July 24 to determine whether all Russian athletes should be banned from the upcoming Olympics due to the results of investigations into widespread doping systems within Russia’s national federations.
The IOC did not follow the lead of the International Athletics Federation and chose against a blanket ban of Russian athletes from the Olympics. The IOC delegated the task of allowing Russian athletes to the International Federations.
The three-day meeting will precede the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro held immediately before the start of the Rio Games on Aug. 5.
The Around the Rings team will arrive in Rio on Tuesday, July 26 to bring you the latest news and updates from the Rio Olympics.
Rio 2016 Torch Relay Entering Final Stretch
Torchbearers will be making their way across the waters of the Canal de Sao Sebastiao today heading to the state of Ilha Bela.
Trailing back to Brazil’s Metropolitan Region, Suzano will be their first stop while passing through the cities of Magi Das Cruzes and Jacarei before reaching their final destination of the day, the Parque Roberto Burle Marx Park in Sao Jose Dos Campos on Tuesday.
The journey across southern Brazil continues as the flame passes through six other cities before heading to Resende on Thursday in the state of Rio De Janeiro.
On Friday, the relay will head toward the municipality of Petropolis, also known as the Imperial City.
Throughout the weekend the relay will have celebrations in the mountainous region of Nova Friburgo and back to the coast of Rio De Janeiro in Macae.
The relay will make its final stop at the Olympic Cauldron at the Maracana Stadium to begin the 2016 Summer Olympics on Aug. 5. The Rio Games run from Aug. 5 to Aug. 21.
PGA Championship Tees Off in New Jersey
The final major tournament of the PGA Tour season will get underway Thursday, July 28 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. More than 150 golfers will take to the course to try and bring home some of the $10 million of prize money up for grabs.
The tournament marks the second time the PGA Championship is taking place at Baltusrol and the ninth major to be played at the course overall.
This year’s event has been moved from its normal date in August to accommodate the addition of the Olympic golf tournament taking place in Rio de Janeiro from Aug. 11-14. The tournament is now being held from July 28-31.
2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Open Practice Session
The McAuley Aquatic Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology will be hosting the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Open Practice on July 30.
The 45 swimmers and their coaches who will be representing the USA in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, along with members of the 1996 Diving Team from the Atlanta Olympics will be in attendance.
Around the Rings will be on the scene covering the event.
Written by Kevin Nutley and Courtney Colquitt
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