Deodoro is the poor cousin of Rio’s Olympic venues

RIO DE JANEIRO — At the Rio Olympics, thousands of world-class athletes are straining to do their utmost while millions watches on computers, cellphones and television. Here in the Deodoro Olympic Park, the men’s field hockey semifinal between Germany and Argentina felt more like a football game at a country fair. The pitch was shiny and […]

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