TSE Group Plc announced the signing of a new contract through its Sports Performance Division with the Brazilian Olympic Committee to specifically improve Brazil’s elite performance planning in the lead up to London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The company added that the contract will be headed by its Senior Consultant of the Sports Performance Division, Steve Roush, who will work with the Brazilian Olympic Committee and the national federations with the goal of improving the performance of athletes at the Olympic Games through the use of proven models of success. Continue Reading »
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Sponsor loyalty to Woods could be lucrative investment
Michael Buckner
Television ratings for golf may not collapse as dramatically as has been feared in the wake of the Tiger Woods scandals. Indeed, they may soar precisely because of it once the major tours launch this spring.
That is the view of Florida sports lawyer Michael Buckner.
He says: “The public’s fascination with reality-television, which uses our curiosity in celebrity and scandal, will fuel tremendous interest if and when Tiger comes back to golf. The first tournament (and, especially, the first major) Tiger competes in will have one of the largest ratings for a sporting event during the last few years. Continue Reading »Sponsor loyalty to Woods could be lucrative investment
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Brazilian Olympic Committee signs on with TSE Consulting
TSE Consulting has signed a new contract with the Brazilian Olympic Committee to improve Brazil’s elite performance planning in the lead up to the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The project is headed by Steve Roush, TSE Senior Consultant – Sports Performance. Steve joined TSE in February 2009, having just left his eight-year post as Chief of Sports Performance at the US Olympic Committee where he oversaw a period of record success for USA’s Olympians. Continue Reading »Brazilian Olympic Committee signs on with TSE Consulting
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IOC expects more than $2b for TV deal
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expects at least three networks to bid for the US television rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics and believes the winning offer will exceed the previous $US2 billion ($A2.18 billion) deal.
Richard Carrion, who negotiates the US rights for the IOC, told The Associated Press he has already received several expressions of interest and plans to make a deal sometime in 2010.
He says he expects “a minimum of three players”. Continue Reading »IOC expects more than $2b for TV deal
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Brazil to spend $530 million on security during 2016 Olympics
Brazil will spend some 900 million reals ($530 million) to assure security during the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, the country’s justice minister has said.
“We will expand investments in public security threefold, but we need even more [funds],” Tarso Genro said at a seminar on averting violence in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.
The minister said the money will be spent on police patrolling and establishing so-called “reconciliation police detachments” intended to maintain order in high-risk areas, particularly, in city’s slums – favelas.
Genro said such detachments have already been established in eight favelas, adding other 42 detachments should be set up in the city by 2016.
Rio, which faced stiff competition from Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo, is the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics.
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50 Strippers and a pound of blow
It’s doubtful Robin Williams will be invited to carry the torch for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. The actor/comedian proved Brazilians aren’t as laid back as the tourist brochures would lead us to believe.
Appearing on the “Late Show with David Letterman” Williams speculated Rio won the right to host the 2016 Games because it sent “50 strippers and a pound of blow” to compete with Chicago’s entourage that included President Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey. The comments have been played and replayed on Brazilian television.
Rio’s Olympic Committee responded by saying its lawyers are reviewing whether they can take legal action against Williams.
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Article about Tiger’s other side worth another look
So Tiger Woods, Rick Pitino and David Letterman are comparing scorecards, and . . .
There’s going to be no end to the jokes and speculation about the world’s greatest golfer. Particularly now that Us Weekly has a story out saying that Jaimee Grubbs, a cocktail waitress who appeared on the “Tool Academy” reality TV series, is claiming to have had a 31-month affair with Woods. (Photo by AP/VH1)
How bad are things for Tiger? Well, both John Daly and Charles Barkley have weighed in with damage-control advice, which is kind of like having Jack Kevorkian as your volunteer spin doctor. Continue Reading »Article about Tiger’s other side worth another look
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Rio Olympics Scam; Suspension from Semenya Case
Rio Police dismantled a scam operation involving Olympic construction projects on Wednesday
Police in Rio de Janeiro dismantled a group that targeted rigging bids for government construction projects for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.
Police arrested 12 individuals on corruption and conspiracy charges on Wednesday using raids with 120 officers. Police named the bust “Operation Monopoly.”
Falvio Porto, director of the Center for Combating Corruption and Money Laundering, said the alleged scammers reaped between $11.4 million and $55.4 since 2008 in colluding for government contracts. Twelve companies were involved in the scheme that overpriced government contracts by 10 to 20 percent. Continue Reading »Rio Olympics Scam; Suspension from Semenya Case
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Brazil to revamp venue offer
Brazil plans to revamp its hotel ratings system and refurbish 13 sports stadiums by 2014 in preparation for hosting the Fifa World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.
Venue developments will include the £250m refurbishment of Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã Soccer Stadium and the opening of a football museum.
“There will be a huge amount of hotel investment coming from international hotel chains,” said Brazil Tourist Office director Glauco Chris Fuzinatto.
The country is also introducing an international one-to-five-star hotel grading system.
Rio de Janeiro’s airport capacity will grow to 20 million a year by 2014.
Brazil’s conference and incentive business is expected to increase by at least 7% in each year leading up to the events.
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Brazil’s Olympic Run-Up
Brazil will host the World Cup, the world’s most popular sporting event, in 2014, and two years later the Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro. Both will be enormous challenges to Brazil’s organizational abilities.
Brazil has long been a candidate to host the World Cup, last held there in 1950, as well as the Olympic Games, never before held in South America. The fact that the Brazilian economy is strong and the country has fared relatively well during the financial crisis, combined with President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva’s charisma and the backing of very professional lobbying, has contributed to the success of its latest attempt to host the Olympics. The choice of Rio de Janeiro, one of the world’s most beautiful cities and the second-largest in Brazil, was widely expected. The fact that the budget of $11.6 billion was the largest of the four cities competing may also have contributed. Continue Reading »Brazil’s Olympic Run-Up
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