03-08-2015 05:13 via news.yahoo.com

Brazil's only Olympic worry? Getting enough medals: minister

Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's sports minister, George Hilton, says he has only one real concern a year before Rio hosts the 2016 Olympics: the medal haul. In an interview in the capital Brasilia, Hilton told AFP that the focus is on Brazil getting an unprecedented slot in the top 10 rankings for Olympic medals. Rio's preparations for the Summer Games, the first to be held in South America, are going flawlessly thanks to the experience the country gained in hosting last year's footbal
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