Facial recognition for Olympics?
Olympic organizers may use facial recognition to manage guests By Mallory Locklear, From engadget They reportedly want to scan the faces of athletes, officials and journalists. Japan is looking for a different way to confirm the identity of the hundreds…
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FIFA to cut off cash flow to force football associations into transparency
Reuters From The Indian Express In more serious cases, FIFA can intervene or even suspend FAs. Soccer’s governing body FIFA is cutting off cash to national football associations that fail to meet basic standards of transparency as its new boss…
Rio Olympics 2016: Three more Irish officials investigated in ticket-scalping probe
By OSSIAN SHINE From Stuff Brazilian police raided Irish Olympic officials on the last day of the Rio Games on Sunday (Monday NZ Time), seizing passports, computers, mobile phones and unused tickets in a rapidly expanding investigation into allegations of an…
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Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt reaches men’s 200m final but Justin Gatlin out
From BBC Usain Bolt ran his fastest time of the season to win his Olympic 200m semi-final in 19.78 seconds as Justin Gatlin missed out on a place in the final. Jamaica’s Bolt has already won the 100m and is…
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Rio Olympics 2016: Elaine Thompson wins women’s 200m gold
From BBC Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson won Olympic gold in the 200m to complete a sprint double in Rio. Thompson, 24, clocked 21.78 seconds to beat Netherlands’ world champion Dafne Schippers by 0.13sec and add the 200m title to the gold…
Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt wins 100m gold, Justin Gatlin second, Andre de Grasse bronze
From BBC Jamaica’s Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to gold at Rio 2016. Bolt, 29, ran 9.81 seconds in his final Olympics to replicate his success at Beijing…
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The Editor Speaks: Olympics, Dancing, Jamaica, Feeling Alright
Was it divine guidance or just coincidence when Jamaica’s 54th Anniversary of Independence was almost the same day as the opening of the XXXI Olympic Games? Jamaica was one day later. It is Jamaica’s 14th appearance at the Summer Olympics…
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The Games are here. Play your part
From WALK FREE.ORG Last Friday (5), we witnessed the spectacular opening ceremony at the Rio Olympics 2016. The first Olympic and Paralympic Games ever held in South America will host over 15,000 competing athletes. Their amazing efforts have got them…
Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony best and worst dressed [Cayman Islands #2 BEST
By Jenna Clarke and Mary Ward From The Sydney Morning Herald The Olympic Ceremony: Where the sport is always great and the outfits resemble a Contiki tour. BEST DRESSED AUSTRALIA: As fresh as a lemon, lime and bitters on a…
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Rio-bound Cray rips national mark in Japan tilt
By Joey Villar From Philstar Global MANILA, Philippines – Fil-Am Eric Cray stepped up his buildup for the Rio Olympics, churning out a record-setting run in the Golden Grand Prix 2016 at the Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, Japan yesterday. The…
