The IOC will invest $600,000 to support a United Nations Women project seeking to improve the lives of young women in Brazil through sport. The "One Win Leads to Another" initiative will initially help 2,500 girls aged 12-14 in 50 schools across the state of Rio de Janeiro, with the hope that the model will be rolled out nationally and internationally. The project, which will be delivered in partnership with the Brazilian Olympic Committee, will use a series of sports programs to build young women’s leadership skills and improve their ability to influence decisions that impact their lives. The whitewater rapids that will challenge the world’s best canoeists during the Rio Games flowed through the course in Deodoro Olympic Park for the first time on Tuesday. The Whitewater Stadium, which will host the canoe slalom events next year, was officially unveiled by Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes at an event for the media. Paes: "This sporting facility was perhaps the biggest challenge of the Olympic Games and today we can confirm that it has been delivered." The course, which uses a series of pumps and man-made obstacles to simulate a natural river, will be put to the test by top-level canoeists at the Rio 2016 test event between Nov. 26 and 29, when about 250 athletes from 40 countries are expected to compete. While the course itself is complete, work continues on the surrounding features, with the city government saying the venue is 85% finished. Temporary seating for 8,424 people will be installed before the Games (Rio 2016).
