Pressure on Nuzman?
Rio 2016 tells Around the Ringsspeculation thatthe IOC has asked Brazilian Olympic Committee president Carlos Arthur Nuzman to give up his NOC duties so he can focus on the Games is entirely off base.
Brazilian journalist Juca Kfouri wrote Wednesday on his blog for the web portal UOL that there are concerns Nuzman may not be able to handle the demands of both roles as work for the 2016 Olympics heats up.
"There is no sense in those arguments," a Rio 2016 spokesman now tells ATR.
"Nuzman is totally committed to his reelection campaign. He has support from the national sport federations and there is no IOC positioning contrary to it."
Candidates reportedly have until April 1 to declare their candidacy for the NOC post. Elections will take place in October.
Kfouri speculated that Marcos Vinicius, sports executive superintendent for the Brazilian Olympic Committee, is a leading candidate to replace Nuzman, who has led the NOC for 16 years. Another potential candidate is Ari Graca, head of Brazil’s volleyball federation.
Danish NOC Awards IOC Trophy
The Danish National Olympic Committee, DIF, awarded the IOC Trophy to a project supporting wounded Danish veterans.
The "Sports for Soldiers" program is a joint venture between the Danish Military Sports Federation and the Danish Olympic and Paralympic Committees.
According to a statement from the DIF, 200 Danish soldiers have been seriously injured in battle primarily in Afghanistan. For about one third of these, sport "could very well be a way to regain physical and mental health and to reestablish themselves in society."
DIFPresident Niels Nygaard and Danish IOC member Prince Frederick presented the IOC Trophy and a check to General Erik Darre and Karl Vilhelm Nielsen, Presidents of the Danish Military Sports Federation and the Danish Paralympic Committee.
DOSB Funds Museum Upgrades
Museum ofLondon Docklands will enjoy an upgrade courtesy of the Germany Olympic Sports Confederation.
The renovations will come in exchange for serving as German House during the 2012 Games, according to Museums Journal.
Expected improvements include the provision of water and power to areas of the buildings now without them as well as other infrastructural changes.
The museum is due to close to the public ahead of the Games as its premises transform into an epicenter of all things German for the duration of the London Olympics.
Written by Ed Hula III.
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