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The Times’s Sports editor, Jason Stallman, is in Rio de Janeiro for the Summer Olympics, which are set to begin on Friday. In this podcast, he provides pregame insight into not-to-be missed events, the biggest pregame scandal, the big question of who will light the Olympic caldron, and more.
The hottest ticket in Rio? Mr. Stallman says for his money, it’s beach volleyball. “A sport Brazilians believe they invented. The beach volleyball venue is pretty spectacular — it’s literally on Copacabana Beach, a few steps from the ocean.