July 13-19, 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Team USA Blogs from RIO

Blog Two by Natalie Grainger
The Opening Ceremony – Energy!

Friday 13th could be seen as a bit of an unlucky day to many, but this day for us here in Brazil, held an amazing experience for us. The opening ceremony for the XV Pan American Games was scheduled for this evening, and the word on the street was that it was going to be an awesome show – and we weren’t disappointed! read more

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Michelle Quibell sends some thoughts from Rio. Michelle is one of 7 current and former Yale Student-Athletes competing in Rio.

After getting to Washington, checking in, receiving the USA gear from United States Olympic Committee and Boast apparel and familiarizing ourselves with the rules and procedures, the US squash team embarked on our travels and arrived into Rio de Janeiro on Monday for the Pan American Games (Natalie joined on Wed and Latasha arrives on July 15th). read more

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