NBC News, 8/13/2012
LONDON — A few miles from London’s Olympic Stadium, partying Brazilians gathered Sunday night to watch the closing handover ceremony on giant screens — and to contemplate the work ahead of them before the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Organizers of Rio 2016 have been spreading their buzzwords of “passion” and “embrace” but after a London 2012 Games that has been praised for its smooth delivery and the triumphant sporting achievement of the host nation’s athletes, they are already under scrutiny.
Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, on Sunday urged Brazil to do everything it could to ensure a better performance in four years’ time after the country came 22nd in the medal standings with just three golds.
