RIO DE JANEIRO Herren Nike Air Max 97 Silber Weiß Rot Kaufen , Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- "The second biggest event in Rio this year is over. Now it's time to get ready for the biggest."

This is a message sent by Rio Olympics organizers after the 2016 Rio Carnival lowered its curtain on Saturday.

With less than six months until the Rio Olympics begin, the city embraces Olympics in street parties and Olympians past and present join the parades at the Sambodromo, the home of Rio Carnival.

"Feeling this energy, it makes you excited, the Games are here!" The words of Brazilian volleyball player Gabi Guimaraes on February 7 at the Sambodromo. She said the celebrations were just "a glimpse" of what is to come in August 2016 when Rio hosts the first Olympic Games in South America.

At the Sambodromo - which will host the archery and marathon finish during the Games - the Rio 2016 spirit was in full effect as mascots Vinicius and Tom got the celebrations up and running.

As it is the year of the first Latin American Olympics, the Rio Olympics are also the favorite theme of the samba schools. The Uniao da Ilha samba school has chosen an Olympics theme for its dancers and floats.

The samba school presented the theme "Olympic in nature. Everyone is meeting in Rio" in February 7 evening Herren Nike Air Max 97 Schwarz Schweiz , the first day of the special group carnival competition. Their procession included dancers clad in ancient Greek-style costumes, a large depiction of the famous Christ the Redeemer statue and athletes from cyclists to acrobatic wheelchair competitors.

During its parade, sport and samba combined from beginning to end. Vanderlei Cordeira de Lima, who won the Pierre de Coubertin medal after finishing third in the Athens 2004 marathon despite being attacked by a spectator while leading, led the way, carrying a replica of the Rio Olympic torch.

The final float was packed with Brazilian Olympic medalists Herren Nike Air Max 97 OG GS Schwarz Günstig , such as volleyball players Giba, Giovane and Jaque Silva, and swimmer Ricardo Prado, as well as current athletes, including synchronized swimming duet Duda and Luisa, and volleyball player Gabi Damen Nike Air Max 97 Rosa Weiß Schweiz , with everyone signing the samba school's lyrics.

After the carnival, Rio 2016 will stage a further 22 test events to warm up the city for the sporting extravaganza.

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee evaluation commission is accessing the city's bid for the 2022 Winter Games.

Beijing is now in a two-city race to host the games with Almaty, Kazakhstan, following the withdrawal of a number of potential bidders. The IOC will select the host city on July 31 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Following is an analysis of the strong points about Beijing's bid:

EXPERIENCES

Beijing has vast experiences in hosting major international events Damen Nike Air Max 97 GS Rosa Weiß Reduziert , including the Summer Olympics. The near flawless organization of the 2008 Summer Games should convince IOC members that awarding the Winter Games to the Chinese capital city is a safe choice.

FACILITIES

Beijing boasts of a number of first-class venues, some of which would be used for the Winter Games if Beijing wins the bid. The "Water Cube" aquatics center and the National Indoor Stadium are planned for hosting the competitions of ice sports, including figure skating, speed skating, ice hockey and curling.

PUBLIC SUPPORT

According to an opinion poll conducted last year by Ipsos, a global market research company Online Herren Nike Air Max 97 Schwarz Gold , 94.8 percent of the Chinese people, including 91.8 percent in Beijing and 99.5 percent in Zhangjiakou, support the 2022 bid. The enormous enthusiasm and expectations of the Chinese people should be a key factor in the IOC vote.

LEGACY

The bid has offered China a good opportunity to promote the development of winter sports in the country and spread their popularity. It is estimated that over 300 million Chinese would be involved in winter sports if Beijing wins the right to host the 2022 Winter Games.

Holding the games would also provide greater impetus for reducing Beijing's air pollution.

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for rejection of what he termed as a " bad" nuclear deal with Iran, insisting such an accord would allow the Islamic republic to develop nuclear bombs.

"We are better off" without a bad deal with Iran, the hawkish Israeli leader told a joint session of U.S. Congress Kaufen Herren Nike Air Max 97 Schwarz Weiß , in a move that will further strain his often tense relationship with the Obama administration.

He claimed that a final negotiated deal will make "major concessions" to Iran by leaving it with "a vast nuclear infrastructure" and providing it with "a short break-out time to the bomb," as well as by lifting all the restrictions on its nuclear program in about a decade.

"That's why this deal is so bad," he said. "It doesn't block Iran's path to the bomb, it paves Iran's path to the bomb."

As Netanyahu was speaking, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was having another round of talks with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad-Javad Zarif in Switzerland, their second within days nike vapormax flyknit kaufen , as part of the intensifying efforts by the so-called P5+1 group of the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China plus Germany to map out the outlines of a comprehensive deal by the end of March and the final pact at the end of June.

Netanyahu told U.S. lawmakers that under the potential deal, " not a single nuclear facility would be demolished nike air vapormax kaufen , thousands of centrifuges used to enrich uranium would be left spinning," and " thousands more would be temporarily disconnected, but not destroyed."

"Because Iran's nuclear program would be left largely intact, Iran's break-out time would be very short -- about a year by U.S. assessment, even shorter by Israel's," he said.

Break-out time is the time taken to enrich enough weapons-grade uranium or plutonium for a nuclear weapon.

The Israeli leader has called for dismantling Iran's uranium enrichment program un.