Beijing hosts largest ever Brazilian team

Date added: 5th August, 2008 at 15:57 (view all articles from August, 2008)

Categories: Economy

The largest-ever Brazilian Olympic delegation is currently on its way to the host city Beijing.

Some 277 athletes from the South American country are participating in the sporting spectacle, which gets underway this week, reports Xinhua.

This includes divers, table tennis players, rowers and canoeists, while others are specialising in martial arts such as taekwondo.

The average age of the Olympic team is 26 years old, although the youngest member is just 16.

Brazil is among the countries hoping to host the event in 2016, which means the Beijing Games could be a valuable opportunity for it to state its case.

According to Brazzil Mag, tourism authorities from the country have arrived in China to stage a number of promotional events.

These have been designed to help bolster its bid, although Casa Brazil hopes this will also boost tourism in the South American nation, as well as trade with China.

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