Brazilian pre-Olympic rowers Evaldo Mathias Becker and Piedro Tuchtenhagen help load a boat used to rescue flood victims in Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil May 10, 2024.REUTERS/Adriano Machado
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) -Less than three months from the Olympic Games in Paris, Brazilian athletes from the devastated southern state of Rio Grande do Sul are giving up their dreams to compete and staying at home to help with the rescue of victims of the severe floods.
Rowers Evaldo Becker and Piedro Tuchtenhagen, due to compete in the qualifying phase for the Olympic Games in the lightweight double sculls category, decided to drop their sporting quest and join volunteers saving stranded neighbors, finding them shelter and distributing aid.
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