Fruity start to the Olympics with Google’s fresh doodle

New Delhi, August 5: Rio Olympics 2016 starts today and Google kicks off the fun and excitement of the Olympic season with its Olympic special doodle – 2016 Doodle Fruit Games. The fun doodle features a fruit game where the participants are various fruits making a dash for the finish line. Google’s Rio Olympic special doodle features a

“Today marks the season opener of the 2016 Doodle Fruit Games! For the next couple of weeks, we’ll journey to an otherwise unassuming fruit stand in Rio, where produce from all over the market competes for the title of freshest fruit. ” read Google’s official blog.

“The Games are off to a rollicking start! Strawberry takes an early lead but Watermelon’s on a roll. Over to Coconut and what a jump! What a dunk! Passed by Lemon, going…going….ooh, frozen fruit. To Pineapple where a sweet return earns a prickly reception. Things are getting juicy!, ” chirped the commentary on the fruity dash and sprints.

Google has also taken the initiative a notch further and added a mobile game ‘Fruit Games’ available for both iOS and Android based devices.

Through the search app users can also learn about the events schedule, medal counts, and athlete information.