Translation of blog piece for BBC Russian
In exactly a year’s time, the world’s biggest sporting event – the Olympics – will kick off in Brazil’s Marvellous City, in what is South America’s first chance to host the unrivalled celebration of sport.
Despite Brazil’s experience in hosting major sporting events, the numbers for Rio 2016 are still daunting:
Nearly 11,000 athletics from 205 National Olympic Committees will be taking part in 19 days of competitions in 33 venues across four city clusters.
Ben Tavener 