BRASILIA£¬ Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's interim President Michel Temer called the Rio 2016 Olympic Games "an absolute success" in an article published on Tuesday.
In the article in the O Globo daily£¬ Temer thanked all those responsible for organizing the event£¬ saying that the "workers£¬ volunteers and residents of Rio had resolved each detail to receive the biggest sports competition in the world."
"Brazil has seen an extraordinary achievement and this work is that of the Brazilian people£¬" he said.
He praised the "exceptional" sports venues£¬ where 27 world records and 92 Olympic records were broken£¬ while Brazil won 19 gold medals£¬ the best result in its history.
Temer spoke of some of the main victories by Brazilian athletes such as the first gold medal scored by the men's football team "on the sacred grass of the Maracana£¬" and the third gold for the men's volleyball team£¬ setting "an example for various generations of Brazilians."
He vowed that the spirit of unity which sets an example for Brazil to work together would not be lost.
"We will maintain the important projects at the Ministry of Sports and maintain our sports policy to become an Olympic power in the future£¬" he affirmed.
According to Temer£¬ foreign visitors were also impressed with 98.7 percent reporting that the Games had met their expectations and 87 percent had stated they wanted to come back to Brazil.
Temer said Brazil would use the success of the Olympics to face its economic and political challenges.
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Cheap Superme x Nike Air Max 98 Black Gold UK , July 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma is to team up with the United Nations (UN) trade and development agency head Mukhisa Kituyi in co-hosting meetings in East Africa to promote entrepreneurship and small business among young people.
Ma is the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, China's e-commerce giant. Ma is also special advisor of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) for youth entrepreneurship and small businesses.
He will land in Africa for the first time later this month on his new mission, UNCTAD said in a statement on Wednesday.
UNCTAD Secretary-General Kituyi and Ma are to share entrepreneurial insights with African youth and small businesses during a visit to the region between July 19 and 21 that will include stopovers in Kenya and Rwanda.
The UN agency said the goal of the tour was to "empower young African young entrepreneurs and small businesses."
Ma was appointed UNCTAD special advisor in 2016.
The first meeting will take place at the University of Nairobi where Ma and Kituyi will hold a "conversation" with 500 young business leaders to be followed by a meeting with the local press.
On July 21, they will talk to young people in the Rwandan capital of Kigali before meeting with political leaders.
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Japan¡¯s Kei Nishikori became the first Asian man to reach a Grand Slam final when he swept past seven-time major winner Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open semifinals on Saturday.
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His victory over Wimbledon champion Djokovic will go down as one of the sport¡¯s greatest shocks.
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The top seed was also looking to make his third Grand Slam final of 2014.
In contrast, prior to Saturday, the 24-year-old Nishikori¡¯s best effort had been a run to the quarterfinals of the 2012 Australian Open.
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¡°It was tough conditions, it was a little heavy and humid but I guess I love to play long matches.¡±
Nishikori said that the key was to forget about the one-sided second set.
¡°He started to play much better, very consistent and more aggressive. I tried to forget about the second set and tried to concentrate again.¡±
The Florida-based star also praised the work of coach Michael Chang, a Grand Slam winner with the French Open title in 1989.
¡°He¡¯s been helping me a lot. We¡¯ve been working well so that¡¯s why I¡¯m here.¡±
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Djokovic, playing in his 17th semifinal of the last 18 Grand Slam events, admitted Nishikori was the better player.
¡°He played some great tennis. I congratulate him for the effort. He was the better player today,¡± said the Serb.
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