Here’s this week’s update on sports around the world
OLYMPICS
SOCCER
The U.S. Women’s National Team may boycott the Olympics if they don’t feel that pay negotiations are progressing sufficiently. Read more and watch an interview of USWNT’s Becky Sauerbrunn here.
#USWNT considering Olympic boycott while celebs support #equalplayequalpayhttps://t.co/q6IllPg8wD pic.twitter.com/7n5nok4dl2
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) April 11, 2016
SWIMMING
Australia’s Cate Campbell has announced that she has injured herself…napping. That’s right, she said, “I’m an aggressive napper.” Read this entertaining story here.
GOLF
The golf gold medalists of this year’s Olympics will also earn an exempt status into the 2017 majors championships! Learn more about the golf in the Olympics here.
MOUNTAIN BIKING
The 2016 Africa Mountain Bike Championships just wrapped in South Africa. Rwanda’s Nathan Byukusenge was the champion, proving again that he’s one of the best on the continent. Look for him to represent one of the Olympics newest sports this year.
This video about Nathan isn’t in English but gives a good glimpse into Nathan’s life and training in Rwanda.
CELEBRATION PAVILIONS
The first country pavilion has been unveiled for the Rio Olympics games.
Henning Larsen Designs Sail-Inspired Denmark Pavilion for the 2016 #SummerOl… https://t.co/i4E7g8kogC #Achitecture pic.twitter.com/8RPikWR9GN
— Zesty Architecture (@zesty_arch) April 4, 2016
