it begins

25 July, 2016

The Sambodromo is finally open for training, and the first athletes and teams arrived today: Brazil, India, Malaysia and a lone archer from Belarus; Anton Prilepov. Especially good to see the home nation out there, looking comfortable and relaxed in the late afternoon sun. (Sunset is at 1730 here).

No other Olympic venue has quite such a dramatic skyline, taking in the spectacular Oscar Niemeyer arch, the Morro De Mineira favela, and Christo Redentor looking down on us all.

(It won’t be that exposed wood behind the targets for ranking or finals, a backdrop is going in this week. There’s a few little details still to go).

More tomorrow. Stay tuned.

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Deepika Kumari (note to media organisations – this image is © The Infinite Curve 2016 and you are NOT free to use it or edit it in any way)

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Indian women’s team (note to media organisations – this image is © The Infinite Curve 2016 and you are NOT free to use it or edit it in any way)

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Ana Marcelle Dos Santos

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Ana Marcelle Dos Santos

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Sarah Nikitin, Maria Canetta

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Bernado Oliveira

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Marcus D’Almeida

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