The torch relay for the Rio Olympic Games has been a sport of its own — a contact sport.
The torch began its trip around Brazil in early May. And it has not been an entirely smooth journey.
When nonathletic people of all ages try something outside their comfort zone, like running with a torch for a few hundred yards, things can go wrong. There are also enough people who object to the Brazilian government’s spending money on the Games — and enough general pranksters — that disruptions have occurred, despite heavy security.http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/sports/olympics/olympic-torch-relay-fails-and-crashes.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
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