Florida, USA – 19 October 2009

A quick update from us and a look around the amazing world of sport these past few weeks through the eyes of Why Sport Matters:

First Stop: Africa – We have finally set a date for our departure, and we are due to arrive in Cairo on 27th October. After months of research and preparations, we are very excited to get on the road. The schedule for Africa includes Egypt/Nigeria/Kenya/South Africa/Zambia/Angola, before heading to South America in January. See the current complete travel schedule HERE.

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Congrats to Rio – As part of the big Olympic Congress which just took place in Copenhagen, Rio beat out Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. That will surely be a great party. (Check out this video which gives a bit of the flavor of what’s to come). We look forward to getting to Brazil to see how it is impacting the country.

South Africa 2010 Qualifiers – What an amazing time to see who will make it to the World Cup finals in South Africa next summer. The excitement is definitely generating. There were so many incredible matches, including the USA qualifying in a nail-biter against Honduras. Watching Maradona do a front slide on the muddy field in Argentina makes you realise the depth of the passion for football. As you can see in our travel schedule, we don’t plan to miss the big show next year.

Golf and Rugby are Olympic Sports – Also at the Olympic Congress, the sports of golf and rugby sevens were voted onto the official Olympic sports programme, and are scheduled to be added to the summer Games in Rio. This decision should have a major impact for these sports across the globe.

New Olympics Website – You can check out the newly redesigned version of the Olympics website. A special congratulations to our good friends and colleagues at the IOC for all their hard work paying off.

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Looking forward to hitting the road and having you along for the ride!