Overview

• The commission opened its visit at Parque Olímpico da Barra, touring Maria Lenk Aquatics, the Isabel Salgado educational gym, the Olympic Museum, the Velodrome, Arena Carioca 1 and the Farmasi Arena.
• Review sessions included the Brazilian Olympic Committee’s training base, with detailed looks at the Artistic Gymnastics center and the High Performance center, featuring an on-site presentation by Olympic medalist Jade Barbosa.
• COB president Marco La Porta joined Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes and Niterói mayor Rodrigo Neves in accompanying the evaluators throughout the first day.
• The bid proposes staging 18 sports across 11 existing venues at the Olympic Park, with a demonstration of legacy mobility links such as the BRT to Estação Jardim Oceânico.
• Site visits continue across five competition zones, with organizers saying a summary of findings will be presented Friday in Niterói ahead of Panam Sports’ October 10 host announcement in Santiago, Chile.