Former Rio 2016 and Brazilian Olympic Committee President Carlos Arthur Nuzman has been sentenced to 30 years and 11 months in jail for buying votes for Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Oly… Read More

Saying Rio is ready to make history, President of 2016 games, Carlos Nuzman, promised to deliver a great experience turning dreams into reality. Saying Rio is ready to make history, Presiden… Read More

Former Namibian sprinter Frankie Fredericks has been placed under formal investigation in France in a probe into allegations of vote buying to win the 2016 Summer Olympics for Rio de Janeiro… Read More

Brazilian investigators said on Tuesday that politicians and the head of the national Olympic committee arranged a US$2 million bribe to bring the 2016 games to Rio de Janeiro, despite the c… Read More

RIO DE JANEIRO: Carlos Nuzman left prison on Friday after his arrest two weeks ago on eventual charges that he arranged bribes to land the Olympics he headed last year in Rio de Janeiro… Read More

The president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC), Carlos Arthur Nuzman, has been arrested on bribery charges relating to buying votes for the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Rea… Read More