2016 Rio Olympics Began With The Participation Of Afghan Athletes
MEP: Summer Olympics “Rio 2016” with the participation of Afghan athletes and Afghanistan war games officially began.
Rio Olympic opening ceremony was started a few hours ago in the city of Rio de Janeiro and the “Maracana” stadium.
Afghanistan’s sports convoy with three athletes also present in the running (Athletic light) and Judo.
The build-up to Rio 2016 has been played out against a deep recession and political protests in Brazil.
The Games, the first to be held in South America, have also been disrupted by concerns over the Russian doping scandal, the Zika virus and problems with the city’s security, infrastructure and venues.
France’s President Francois Hollande and Argentina’s Mauricio Macri were among a handful of state leaders in the VIP box with Brazil’s troubled interim leader Michel Temer.
Afghanistan will be represented by Tawfiq Bakhshi, Kemya Yousufi, and Abdul Wahab Zahiri who will compete in the field of 100 and 200 meters run game.
Meanwhile, Ruhollah Nikpa, Afghanistan’s only Olympic medalist, as guest participated in this round.
More than 10 thousand athletes in 28 sports courses represented at the tournament, the prize awarding 306 gold medals will be distributed to the most dedicated of the runners.
