RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro is trying to convince the International Olympic Committee to allow changes in the project already approved for the 2016 Olympics, moving some sports venues and media facilities to the city’s port district.
Rio de Janeiro is revitalizing its waterfront and wants to use the Olympics infrastructure to help improve the currently underdeveloped area.
Officials are making Rio’s case beginning Tuesday in presentations to an 18-member IOC coordination commission visiting the city for the first time since Rio was elected host of the 2016 Games last October.
The Rio 2016 organizing committee will update the IOC members on the city’s progress so far, and city officials will ask the commission to evaluate the request for changes on the initial project.
