Rio de Janeiro has a lot riding on 2016 Summer Olympics

LONDON (AP) — Olympic flag handed to mayor of Rio de Janeiro, site of 2016 Summer Games.RIO DE JANEIRO -- The snuffing out of the Olympic flame in London on Sunday marked a conclusion for most, but for 2016 host city Rio de Janeiro it kicked off four years of pregames jitters and a race against the clock to ready this notoriously laidLONDON (AP) — Olympic flag handed to mayor of Rio de Janeiro, site of 2016 Summer Games.And by the time I run in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, it will be at least my 10th marathon (gotta run in the Olympic qualifier, ya' know). And I gotta learn Portuguese by

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