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'Pokemon Go' Won't Be Playable in Rio During 2016 Olympic Games

Here in the United States and in more than 30 other countries, the mobile craze that is Pokemon Go has captivated gamers all over the world as they try to catch and collect their favorite fictional creatures.

But for athletes and sporting fans who are making their way to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games beginning on August 5, their quest to "catch 'em all" will have to wait until they leave Brazil. The game is not playable in the country yet, per the Associated Press, via ESPN.com.

Joe Clarke, who will be canoeing for the British national team, showed what his character was looking at near some of the Olympic venues in Rio:

The game could have provided a new way for athletes to interact, per New Zealand soccer player Anna Green: "I wish I could run around in the [athletes'] village catching Pokemon.