FIFA World Cup: From the sidelines
Rio De Janeiro: The fever of FIFA World Cup has finally gripped the world and apart from matches some other events are hogging the lime light. india TV brings some of them.No. 3 is my
HOT RUNNING
It's hot in Manaus. It's humid in Manaus. And on Sunday, it was race day in Manaus.
About 1,000 runners competed in a dual 5 kilometer-10 kilometer road race in the jungle city, jogging through the high temperatures of the late morning, with most wearing yellow or green T-shirts made for the event.
The race, the 22nd Corrida Rustica, finishes at a marine base on the outskirts of town and celebrates a June 11, 1865, naval battle victory over Paraguay.
And the racers, many of them military personnel, certainly got a feel for the service with a naval band in white uniforms playing music as runners crossed the finish line and collected their medals.
The only thing better than a medal around the neck for the finishers was perhaps a cup full of cold water
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RIVALS COMPETING
Mexico and Brazil did not wait until Tuesday, when they face each other in a Group A match, and took their rivalry to the social networks.
The Brazilian federation challenged its Mexican counterpart to see which country arrives with the most followers for the day of the game.
"Congratulations for yesterday, (at)miseleccionmx! What about a game here on Twitter? Let's see who gets to the match with more followers..." the CBF posted Saturday night.
The Mexican federation quickly accepted, and the game is on.
The loser will donate a team jersey signed by the players to a charity of the winner*s choice.
"The bet is on against Brazil on Twitter, let's see who gets the most followers, even there we want to win," wrote the Mexican manager, Miguel Herrera.
The battle is a close one. Brazil had 1,615,061 followers, while Mexico had 1,665,931.