Rio Municipal Government Releases Video Showing Progress Of Olympic Park

The Rio Municipal Government released an "updated version of its video mixing footage of construction work" at Barra Olympic Park -- "the heart of the Rio 2016 Games -- with computer-generated images of how the site will look at the time of the Games," according to Jay Forte of the RIO TIMES. When compared with the "previous version of the video, released over six months ago in January, the video highlights the progress being made" to prepare the Olympic Park for hosting the majority of the competitions next year. Venues such as the three Carioca Arenas, the Rio Olympic Velodrome, the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, the Olympic Tennis Centre and the Live Site have "developed significantly, allowing viewers to get a feel for how they will be during the Games." With an area of 1.18 million square meters, Barra Olympic Park will host 16 Olympic sports and nine Paralympic sports, along with the Main Press Centre and the Int'l Broadcast Centre (RIO TIMES, 7/8).