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Rio de Janeiro, Jul 20 (EFE).- A few days before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games begin, the Olympic Park inaugurated five years ago for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 event is still the target of criticism.The Olympic facilities that were the pride of the city five years ago and that cost more than 40 billion reais (about $7.6 billion at the current exchange rate) are today abandoned, degrading and haunted by corruption scandals.Several of its pavilions are now "white elephants," while the fate of the velodrome, the Olympic swimming pools and two of the Rio arenas has yet to be defined. (Camera: JANAÍNA QUINET/ANTONIO LACERDA).SHOT LIST: ABANDONED OLYMPIC VENUES IN IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. INCLUDES FOOTAGE TAKEN WITH A DRONE OF ABANDONED RIO OLYMPIC VENUES.
Japan is asking residents to donate their old smartphones to make new medals for Tokyo 2020. Why? The tech capital has 19% of the Earth's gold hidden inside gadgets.
Members of the Great Britain Olympic Team held a press conference at Heathrow, London, on Tuesday after returning from the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Team GB finished second in the overall medal standing, winning 67 medals in total; 27 golds, 23 silvers and 17 bronzes.
The 'Beloved Leader' of North Korea made a star-studded appearance on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, waving a mini flag of the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea and taking selfies with astounded tourists. The leader, who came especially for the Olympic Games, had quite a bit to say about politics.
Rio's port district was completely renovated for the Olympics, and its benefits will be felt long after the games are gone.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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