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SNTV takes a look at the Olympic velodrome in Rio.
SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): Eduardo Paes, Rio de Janeiro Mayor:
"It was a few years of distrust with regard to our country's and our city's ability to deliver the Olympic installations but as we hand out the last key (venue) I would like to make it clear - especially to the foreign press that has every reason to have a certain mistrust about our country - that we are doing, when it comes to the Olympic installations the cheapest Olympic games in history and mostly with private funding."
SOUNDBITE (English): Christophe Dubi, IOC's Olympic Games Executive Director:
"What is amazing is the resilience of these people here because they faced a lot of hardship as I said in the speech here and they have overcome one after the other and including here for the velodrome, it was a massive, massive last minute effort."
SOUNDBITE (English): Gael Suter, Swiss Olympic rider:
"The track is great. I think it's going to be fast, it's not over yet but working is progressing well and I think there will be some great races in August."
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Rio Mayor opens Olympic Veledrome
Monday, June 27 2016Category:Others