One years ago today, all eyes around the world were on the ‘cidade maravilhosa’. Relive the first Olympic Games in South America with these photo galleries;
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A few photos of the Lillehammer 2016 Winter YOG which drew to a close last Sunday: (source / more photos: www.yogphotos.com)
A view over the Lysga?rdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena at the beginning of the opening ceremony for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lillehammer Norway, 12 February 2016. Photo: Jon Buckle for YIS/IOC Handout image supplied by YIS/IOCThe Norwegian Flag and the Olympic Flag fly over Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena as the flame of the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games gets delivered to the cauldron by Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway during the Opening Ceremony, Lillehammer, Norway, 12 February 2016. Photo: Jon Buckle for YIS/IOC Handout image supplied by YIS/IOCTyler Tardi, Mary Fay and Sterling Middleton CAN in action during the Gold Medal Game of the Curling Mixed Team Finals at the Lillehammer Curling Hall during the Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lillehammer Norway, 17 February 2016. Photo: Thomas Lovelock for YIS/IOC Handout image supplied by YIS/IOCSign in the town centre of Lillehammer ahead of the Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lillehammer Norway, 09 February 2016. Photo: Jed Leicester for YIS/IOC Handout image supplied by YIS/IOCA view of Hamar Olympic Hall, venue for Speed Skating events of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, captured on 11 February 2016. The venue was built as the Speed Skating rink for the Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympic Games and designed to resemble an upturned Viking ship. Photo: Jed Leicester for YIS/IOC Handout image supplied by YIS/IOC