Desenhos animados e brinquedos divertidos 61,761 views 10. On the bright side the zika vaccine may have caused the outbreak, but it was remarkably effective. Jaguar used as prop for olympics shot dead after torch. The olympic team mascot for brazil is a cartoon jaguar named ginga, and an image of the animal also appears on the emblem of the manaus. The poll is already open and you can vote for your choice from a shortlist of three pairs of names. What were the top 3 bestselling items at rio olympics. Nostalgia page for those who miss the only real mascot the 76ers ever had. Rio olympics jaguar mascot shot dead following torch. Aug 14, 2012 the london summer games showcased to the world, among other things, some odd olympic mascots. This mascot is a concoction of all brazilian animals, which came into being at the explosion of happiness after the announcement was made that rio will be the host country of the 2016 olympics.
A jaguar featured at an olympic torch ceremony has been shot dead by a soldier shortly after escaping from its handlers, following the event in the brazilian amazon city of manaus. A jaguar escaped after an olympic torch relay ceremony and was shot dead. The rio olympics mascot is totally bizarre, but olympics. After various selection phases, a multidisciplinary jury unanimously selected the final project in august. Amazon jaguar used in olympic torch event shot dead in. Aug 23, 2015 go behind the scenes of the 2016 rio olympic games and find out how official mascot and logo were created. A jaguar escaped after an olympic torch relay ceremony and. As tmz reveals, brazils olympic team mascot is a yellow jaguar, known as ginga. The olympic torch relay took a horrific turn when a brazilian soldier shot and killed a jaguar that had just been involved in the torch ceremony.
Jaguar shot after rio 2016 torch ceremony around the rings. Rio 2016 mascot vinicius origin, design and photos. The 2016 summer olympics and paralympic games will be held in rio, and earlier this week the rio 2016 committee unveiled the mascots for the summer games and paralympics. Amazon jaguar shot dead after olympic torch ceremony reuters. A mascot for the 2016 olympics in brazil has been shot dead after escaping its human captors monday. A maximum of 390 athletes were able to compete in the fifteen events across these games. Jul 21, 2016 for rio 2016, the fictional character has taken inspiration from the nations wildlife, flora and fauna. However, when an endangered jaguar the mascot of the brazilian team was shot dead by a soldier while accompanying the torch during yesterdays procession, the games was dealt yet another. However, the first official olympic mascot appeared in the 1972 summer olympics in munich. Rio 2016 wants the public to help name the mascots.
June 21, 2016 in a sad turn of events, a brazilian soldier shot and fatally wounded juma, the rio olympics jaguar mascot, following tuesdays torch ceremony. Great britain name shooting team for rio 2016 international. We guarantee that there will be no more such incidents at rio 2016, the committee added. Jul 14, 2016 after a chained photoop with the olympic torch done in an effort to tiein the ginga jaguar mascot of rio 2016 at the manaus military base in brazils northern amazon region, juma, the tranquilized jaguar became a bit much for the brazilian military to handle so they shot and killed her.
Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content. It was named schuss and it was a little man on skis, designed in an abstract form and painted in the colors of france. Birdo created rio 2016 olympic mascots cartoon brew. Jaguar used in olympic ceremony shot in brazil june 22, 2016 gmt sao paulo ap a jaguar used in an olympic torch relay ceremony was shot to death after it escaped its leash and tried to attack a soldier, the brazilian army said tuesday. Rio olympics mascot jaguar shot dead after torch ceremony. It was waldi, a dachshund dog, a popular breed in bavaria and it represented the. Because the real problem with the rio olympics is the ganglylooking, anthropomorphized. Brazil rio olympic 2016 paralympic plush mascot vinicius and. Jaguar mascot shot at brazilian olympic ceremony outdoor hub staff 06. According to the amazon military command, the killing aligned with safety procedure measures.
Nov 24, 2014 rio s 2016 olympic mascot looks like anderson varejao. The local games organizing committee obviously thought it would be cute to trot out an actual jaguar for a public eventan. Disneys liveaction version of the jungle book premiered on thursday night, and people from all over the world seemingly cant get enough of it. That yellow catlike creature is the olympic mascot, while that treebug hybrid is the paralympic games mascot. Olympic mascot jaguar shot dead while escaping after rio. The rio olympics mascot is totally bizarre, but olympics mascots are never normal. Olympic mascot was born out of the explosion of joy that happened when announcement of rio for hosting 2016 event came on 2 october 2009. Other leading names on the team include world indoor 60m hurdles champion omar mcleod, world shot put bronze medallist odayne richards and twotime olympic 200m champion veronica campbellbrown. Olympic jaguar shot dead after escaping handlers following torch. A cartoon smiling yellow jaguar known as ginga is the mascot of the brazilian olympic team. The mascots for the rio 2016 olympic and paralympic games have said oi. Nov 29, 2014 thankfully, the new mascots for the rio 2016 olympic and paralympic games look appealing and fun, perhaps because they were designed by an animation studio, specifically sao paulobased birdo. Juma the jaguar appeared in chains at a torch relay ceremony earlier that day in the city of manaus. Jun 22, 2016 olympic jaguar shot dead after escaping handlers following torch ceremony.
Jaguar shot dead after olympic torch event in brazil the. Which is your mostleast favourite see more ideas about olympic mascots, london summer and. Hats in general were huge sellers at the rio games, with every one that was branded with the olympics logo sold out at the main megastore by the closing ceremonies. Matt skelhon will head into his third paralympics as the most decorated shooter on the team, having won gold on his debut at beijing 2008 and added one silver and one.
A yellow cat with blue hands and a wacky attitude will be the official mascot for the 2016 summer. We guarantee that there will be no more such incidents at rio 2016. The tender process involved design, illustration, animation, and advertising firms exclusively from brazil, in order to ensure a brazilianflavoured design. Olympic mascot jaguar shot dead by brazilian soldier world. Company director beth lula revealed that the feline mascot, vinicius, was made to reflect.
Rio 2016 mascot vinicius origin, design and photos olympics. The rio olympic committee was set on making sure the rio mascot was the perfect embodiment of the countrys diverse culture and citizens. Aug 04, 2016 the rio olympics mascot is totally bizarre, but olympics mascots are never normal. The official mascots of the 2016 summer olympics and paralympics were. Army mascot jaguar is shot dead moments after olympic torch relay. Mens 2016 rio mascot vinicius sport quick dry short sleeves tshirt black us size m 6663512104662. The mascots are one of the most representative symbols of the games. The call for tenders for the creation of the rio 2016 mascots was launched in november 2012, and was aimed at brazilian companies and professionals in the fields of design, animation and illustration. Reuters reports that local organizing committee rio 2016 released a statement. Slovakias veronika vadovicova in r3 mixed 10m air rifle prone sh1, slovenias veselka pevec in r4, zhang in r6, and irans sareh javanmardidodmani in p4. Although it was tranquilized, it approached a soldier, who fired the fatal shot. The work peaked on the production of this short film that represents the moment when nature felt the happiness of the brazilian people as they found that rio would host the olympic and paralympic games in 2016, creating the mascots. Amazon jaguar shot dead after olympic torch ceremony.
There are few hype men as effective as a college football teams mascot, who can rile up. We guarantee that there will be no more such incidents at rio 2016, the. Olympic jaguar shot dead after escaping handlers following. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. While the two friends share mascot duties, vinicius is the official mascot of the rio 2016 olympics, while tom is actually the official sponsor of the paralympic games. This image goes against our beliefs and our values. Rio 2016 desenho mascotes brasil olimpiadas 2016 design mascot olympics rio 2016 duration. Rio 2016 brand director beth lula talks us through the process the organising committee. News jaguar, olympic mascot, shot dead after torch. Jaguar paraded at olympic torch ceremony shot dead. A supreme test of accuracy, shooting made its olympic debut at athens 1896, the first games of the modern era. Players can partake in games such as soccer, golf, volleyball, and boxing against the games artificial intelligence or with a friend on the same console. Olympic mascot is made from the mixture different animals in brazil. Juma, a 17yearold female jaguar, served as a mascot figure for the rio 2016 olympic games.
Brazil rio olympic 2016 paralympic plush mascot vinicius. Rio olympics jaguar mascot shot and killed during escape. A soldier shot juma, a chained jaguar that represented brazils. A jaguar featured at an olympic torch ceremony was shot dead by a soldier shortly after the event in the brazilian amazon city of manaus as the animal escaped from its handlers, an. Jaguar mascot shot at brazilian olympic ceremony youtube. The mascots were created by sao paulobased animation company birdo, which was selected by a national tender process that began in november 2012. See more ideas about rio 2016, rio olympics 2016 and olympics. For rio 2016, the fictional character has taken inspiration from the nations wildlife, flora and fauna.
Ginga, a jovial yellow jaguar, is the wellknown mascot for the brazilian olympic team. Brazil just shot and killed its own olympic mascot. At the rio 2016 paralympic games, kovalchuk became a backtoback champion after successfully defending his r5 mixed 10m air rifle sh2 title. What is even more incredible about this story is that his wife, olga, picked up a silver medal in p2 womens 10m air pistol sh1 making it a family affair and a fairytale ending for the ukrainian. Rios 2016 olympic mascot looks like anderson varejao for. Every olympic mascot, ranked by creepiness thrillist. The results from rio 2016 speak for themselves out of the six mixed competitions on the shooting schedule, women landed on five of the podiums including four gold medal winners. The 2016 summer paralympics the 15th summer paralympic games, were a major. When the olympics jaguar approached a soldier, he shot her. Tom main color is blue rio paralympic mascot toms design inspiration comes from the brazilian rainforest plants, which covered the representatives of brazils green and yellow leaves on his head, photosynthesis allows the leaves continue to grow and overcome obstacles, eventually scattered human nutrition. We ranked the olympic mascots from least creepy to most creepy, including the unsettling mascot from the 2016 rio summer games.
The event format was similar to 2012, although there were significant changes to the rules and guidelines of the. Olympic mascot jaguar shot dead while escaping after rio 2016. Mascot shoots himself in groin with tshirt gun, has to be wheeled off the field. Soon after the torch ceremony, the animal, named juma, escaped from its handlers. Contests that will add life to your basketball practice. We guarantee that the zombie outbreak is over and there will be no more such incidents at rio 2016. The first olympic mascot was born at the grenoble olympic games in 1968. Brazil hosted the 2014 world cup this summer, but the countrys not done with major international sporting events.
Aug 08, 2016 the bullet that flew through the media work room at rio 2016s equestrian venue on saturday was fired at a police blimp from one of the brazilian citys notorious favelas. Jul 30, 2016 while the two friends share mascot duties, vinicius is the official mascot of the rio 2016 olympics, while tom is actually the official sponsor of the paralympic games. We made a mistake in permitting the olympic torch, a symbol of peace and unity, to be exhibited alongside a chained wild animal, rio 2016 said in a statement. Book 2014 ipc shooting world championships suhl, germany olympic. Their purpose is to delight and engage the audience, particularly the children, said carlos arthur nuzman, president of the rio 2016 organising committee for the olympic and paralympic games. About rio 2016 photos videos news results mascot medals back to facebook twitter email linkedin instagram. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. He is ageless, and can stretch himself as long as he wants, run fast, climb, and do all sorts of things. The jaguar was killed on monday at a zoo attached to a military training center. Nov 24, 2014 rio 2016 wants the public to help name the mascots. Bolt leads jamaican team for rio 2016 olympic games news.
Combining the agility of cats, the sway of monkeys and the grace of birds made the olympic. Paralympic medallists will headline great britains 10member shooting rio 2016 team, which has been announced with three months to go until septembers paralympic games. Jaguar shot dead after olympic torch event in brazil the new. A jaguar is shot dead shortly after it was used in an olympic torch relay in the. A smiling yellow jaguar known as ginga is the mascot of the brazilian olympic team. Access official results for the athletics event shot put men at the rio 2016 summer games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances. Jun 21, 2016 june 21, 2016 in a sad turn of events, a brazilian soldier shot and fatally wounded juma, the rio olympics jaguar mascot, following tuesdays torch ceremony. Its a showcase for the triumph of the human spirit, opportunity for the worlds top athletes to have all the sex, and a possible looming health disaster of epic proportions. Olympic mascot jaguar shot dead by brazilian soldier. Pixabay the latest instalment of the olympic games is upon us, and we better get ready to receive all the goodies that come with it. The paralympic mascot is a unique mixture of the brazilian flora. The jaguar, which was standing near the torch lighters during the ceremony, was shot and killed by the brazilian army after it ran off and charged at an officer. A smiling jaguar known as ginga is the mascot for the brazilian. Meet the rio 2016 mascots international paralympic committee.
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