Athletes, media, family, and friends began arriving in the days leading up to the game, nobody wanting to miss the promise of a spectacular opening ceremonies and the parade of nations. The American women’s soccer team made camp outside Rio at the end of July for several days of training and acclimating to the climate before the athletes checked into the Olympic Village. Their first match would take place on August 3rd, two days before the Games officially began. Judo would run during the first week of the Olympics, with the last medals handed out on the 10th, while soccer, or football as it was officially termed, was scheduled to run until the 19th. Solomon couldn’t wait to begin his Olympic experience and he checked into the Village early, meeting his Fijian teammates at a luncheon hosted by the Fiji Olympic Committee. Fifty-two athletes represented Fiji, the bulk of them either rugby or soccer players. The men’s soccer team and both men’s and women’s rugby teams qualified for the Games, as well as individual athletes in seven other sports.
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