The 12 artistic gymnastics athletes will be the first Brazilian delegation members to enter the Pan American Village this Wednesday, the 4th, at approximately 11 a.m. Brazilian Olympic Committee press officers will escort the athletes to the International Zone, where they will meet the press. In addition to the gymnastics team, the diving team will also enter the Village on the evening of the 4th. The baseball, soccer, field hockey, and rowing teams will also enter the Village on the 5th.

Brazil will be housed in buildings 15 (Santo Domingo), 16 (Cali), and 17 (Caracas), occupying 100 apartments, 400 rooms, and 800 beds in the Village. The Brazilian Delegation to the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007 will consist of 659 athletes, 373 men and 286 women, in addition to 297 officials, including 60 medical staff and 15 horse grooms, totaling 956 members. This is the largest Brazilian delegation in Brazilian sporting history. Previously, the largest number was at the Santo Domingo 2003 Pan American Games, when the delegation consisted of 721 members, including 479 athletes.

ATTENTION: Only journalists accredited for the Rio 2007 Pan American Games will have access to the International Zone of the Pan American Village.

DATE OF ARRIVAL OF BRAZILIAN ATHLETES AT THE PAN AMERICAN VILLAGE:

04/07 - Artistic Gymnastics (M/F) and Diving (M/F)\ 05/07 - Baseball (M), Soccer (M/F), Hockey (M/F), Speed ​​Skating (M/F) and Rowing (M/F)\ 06/07 - BMX Cycling, Track (M/F) and Open Water Swimming (M/F)\ 07/07 - Fencing (M/F), Handball (M) and Swimming (M/F)\ 08/07 - Badminton (M/F), Weightlifting (M/F), Squash (M/F) and Clay Pigeon and Bullet Shooting (M/F)\ 09/07 - Bowling (M/F), Mountain Biking (M/F) and Taekwondo (M/F)\ 10/07 - Water Polo (F)\ 11/07 - Handball (F), Eventing (M/F) and Judo (M/F)\ 12/07 - Boxing (M), Water Polo (M), Triathlon (M/F), Volleyball (F)\ 13/07 - Time Trial Cycling (M/F) and Tennis (F)\ 17/07 - Archery (M/F)\ 18/07 - Basketball (F), Road Cycling (M/F), Water Skiing (M/F), Rhythmic Gymnastics (F), Trampoline Gymnastics (M/F) and Figure Skating (M/F)\ 19/07 - Modern Pentathlon (M/F) and Table Tennis (M/F)\ 20/07 - Athletics (M/F), Bowling (M/F), Canoe Sprint (M/F), Futsal (M), Karate (M/F), Wrestling (M/F), Swimming Synchronized (F), Speed ​​Skating (M/F), Softball (F) and Tennis (M)\ 22/07 - Basketball (M) and Volleyball (M)\

Outside the Village:

12/07 - Beach Volleyball (M/F) - Leme Palace Hotel\ 14/07 - Sailing (M/F) - Hotel Glória\

Source: COB Press Office