Neymar to lead Brazil's Operation Olympic Medals

25 April 2016 - 14:56
By Rosa SULLEIRO, Yann BERNAL

Football superstar Neymar will lead Brazil's charge for gold medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as the country seeks to forget its political and economic blues. The country of 200 million people faces a nervous 100-day countdown to the start of the Games where it is counting on winning about 30 medals.

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