Sports42 FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2016

Most Olympics use one poster, Rio goes with collection of 13

RIO DE JANEIRO: Most Olympics have only to highlight the variations in a country of roots that we have.” The Colombian artist is Olga Amaral. one official poster. The Rio de Janeiro 200 million that is made up former African The posters - mostly in hues of bright Brazilians include the street artist Kobra, the Games will have 13, a collection meant to slaves, native peoples, Europeans from yellow, green, red and blue - focus on some painter Juarez Machado and artist-architect showcase the diversity of Latin America’s Portugal and across Europe, Japanese - and of Rio’s classic images: a muscled runner on Gringo Cardia. largest country. The collection, composed mixtures of many more. Copacabana Beach, a dark-skinned youth in Camurati said the posters will remain in by 12 Brazilian artists and a Colombian, “It’s really hard for us in Brazil to choose a Rio favela - or slum - and motifs tied to the museum until July 22. They go then to went on display on Tuesday at the Museum one artist to represent the Olympic Games, fish, nature and the sea. Deodoro in northern Rio, the second-largest of Tomorrow, the modernist ship-like build- or represent the official posters,” Camurati Others show off the Olympics images - cluster of Olympic venues. After that, they’ll ing designed by Spanish architect Santiago said at the unveiling. “The important thing the five rings and the torch. Several are pure find permanent homes in area schools. Calatrava and set in Rio’s renovated port for us and the Olympic Games is to show abstractions playing with swirls of colors. “What we have here is a collection,” area. Brazil as it is, with the colors, with the One looks at the varied grids of sports Camurati said. “One for each taste. One for Carla Camurati, director of culture for the brightness, with the beauty of the mixture fields, and another is merely white specks each person. One for each part of the coun- Rio Olympics, said the posters were meant of people that we have here; the mixture of sprayed across a black background. try.” —AP

SYDNEY: In this June 1, 2016, photo the Australia women’s rugby sevens team poses with their world champions trophy in . The Australian women’s team, a mix-and-match ensemble of athletes from other sports, enters the Olympic sevens tournament as world champions, a rare achievement in a series previously ruled by New Zealand. — AP Doping crackdowns Waratahs mindful of chasing a step in the right bonus point to seal playoff spot direction: Felix WELLINGTON: The New South Wales Waratahs have looked the most danger- hours after the Waratahs’ game. LOS ANGELES: The crackdown on athletes caught up in recent Waratahs face the ultimate dilemma in ous of the five Australian teams in Super They were, however, taking nothing doping scandals is a step in the right direction for the sport, their final clash of the reg- Rugby this season, with their players for granted. “If we don’t turn up espe- Allyson Felix says, but the American sprinter is still worried it ular season against the Auckland Blues looking to put team mates into space by cially this weekend it could be the end will not be a level playing field at next month’s Rio Olympics. at Eden Park, knowing they not only off-loading in the tackle. of it for us,” prop Scott Sio told the The 30-year-old qualified for her fourth Olympics earlier this need to win, but win well to ensure That approach had paid some divi- ’ website. month but will not be gunning for a 200-400 metres double themselves of advancing to the playoffs. dends for the 2014 champions, notably “We’re going to have to make sure after finishing fourth over the shorter distance at the U.S. trials The problem, however, is if they play a 45-25 victory over the Waikato Chiefs that our execution across the board is in Oregon. the game chasing the bonus point, they before the June international break, good.” While the New Zealand sides Athletics has been under the spotlight due to a doping could well end up on the wrong end of a though flyhalf was aware have already sealed their playoffs spots, scandal that saw Russia banned from competing in the sport at big defeat, as the ACT Brumbies found they needed to be more effective. the fact they play each other this week- the Rio Games after a World Anti-Doping Agency report uncov- out last week in Auckland. “There’s a couple of times we’ve end will ultimately determine their final ered ststematic abuse in the country. “To go there with a mindset that probably let teams off the hook by play- finishing places. Kenya’s team were also in danger of missing Rio before their we’re just going to play helter-skelter ing that sort of style,” Foley told The Crusaders host the Hurricanes in government passed legislation that complied with anti-doping rugby would be foolish,” Waratahs reporters. “But it’s something we’ve Christchurch in the early game on codes. “The number of scandals we see now just shows the real coach Daryl Gibson told reporters in been persisting with and it’s something Saturday before the Chiefs travel to issues that are there in sports,” Felix told reporters in Beverley Sydney yesterday. we’re not going to shy away from.” Dunedin for their clash against the Hills. “I would say that my confidence isn’t high to think that “Our first priority is to win the game Foley, however, was well aware that Highlanders. there are not real issues. and then search for that bonus point.” if they did not get their defensive pat- The table-topping Lions have already “I would hope that the playing field is more level (but) it is The message should resonate. The tern and structures right they could suf- sealed the African group and have rest- very hard to deal with as a clean athlete. “You are going to the Waratahs are second in the Australian fer the same fate as the Brumbies, who ed several players for their trip to biggest race of your life and you hope that that is a clean race. conference, locked on 39 points, the lost 40-15 against the Blues last week. Buenos Aires, which could backfire if But can you say that you are a 100 percent that you are sure? same as the Brumbies, who face the last- “I think the Blues can really feed off they don’t secure a win against the “I don’t think that you can say that.” Felix said athletics was placed Western Force in on the crowd atmosphere, especially when Jaguares. Any one of the four New working hard to clean up the sport. “It is hard ... but I hope we Saturday. Only one of the two sides will they play an attractive style of rugby,” Zealand sides could overtake them as are moving in the right direction,” she added. “I think that advance to the quarter-finals as the win- he added. “That’s where we’ve talked top qualifier and secure home advan- exposing athletes that are happening now is I think is a step in ner of the Australian conference with about our defensive systems and our tage for the final. The (39) hold the right direction.” Felix, who won the 200 at the London the Waikato Chiefs (51), Canterbury structures in nullifying their attacking the advantage for the wildcard from the Games in 2012, had been attempting to do a 200-400 double Crusaders (50), Otago Highlanders (48) threats and in that regard you take away African group as they face the last- at Rio but battled an ankle injury in the leadup to the trials in and Wellington Hurricanes (48) having the crowd.” placed Sunwolves, though they could Oregon. The injury had affected her conditioning and she locked up four of the five places avail- The Brumbies will have the luxury of still be overtaken by the Bulls (37), who failed to qualify for the 200 by 0.01 seconds.— Reuters able to the Australasian group. knowing exactly what they need to do are away to the Cheetahs in Despite Gibson’s reservations, the when they face the Force about 24 Bloemfontein. — Reuters