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Rio’s Olympic Park reaches 99% completion
Brasilia:Construction work on Rio’s Olympic Park has reached 99 per cent completion as the Brasilian city finalises preparations for the Games slated to start on August 5.
Five of the nine venues at the park are ready: Arena Carioca 1 (basketball), Arena Carioca 2 (judo, wrestling), Arena Carioca 3 (taekwondo, fencing), Future Arena (handball) and the aquatic centre (swimming), the city government said in a statement on Wednesday.
The announcement comes just six days before Rio begins its one-month countdown until the Olympic opening ceremony at the Maracana stadium, Xinhua news agency reported.
Despite the advanced stage of construction at most venues, work is still being completed on the velodrome, a warm-up pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatic centre, two tennis courts and access ramps at Olympic Arena.
Media facilities and the Olympic Park hotel are ready.
A joint venture between the public and private sectors, Olympic Park has been built at a cost of 2.3 billion reais (around $710 million).
The Olympic Games will be staged from August 5 to 21. They will be followed by the Paralympic Games from September 7 to 18.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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