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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil - Rio 2016 Unveils Official Slogan for Olympic and Paralympic Games Tuesday June 14,2016

The Rio 2016 organising committee revealed the official slogan for the first Olympic and Paralympic Games in South America -- "A new world" -- while also unveiling the medals, 52 days from the start of the quadrennial extravaganza.





President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach delivers a speech as the slogan of the Rio 2016 "A new world" is shown on the screen at the unveiling ceremony held at the Future Arena in the Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 14, 2016.

Along with the Olympic torch, the medals and the mascots, the slogan plays a major part in creating the unique identity of each Olympic Games.

For Rio 2016, the core values of the slogan and the manifesto are unity, respect for diversity and the will for change

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