Yesterday this was this, about the water in which some of the sports will be held:
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The Olympic waters in this city are more widely contaminated by sewage than previously known and pose a greater threat to athletes' health ahead of next year's games, according to new results from tests commissioned by The Associated Press.
Expanded analysis of Rio's waterways shows that high viral and in some cases bacterial counts are found not just along shorelines where raw sewage runs into waterbodies, but far offshore where athletes will compete in sailing, rowing and canoeing.
That means there is no dilution factor in the bay or lagoon where events will take place.
"It's going to increase the exposure of the people who come into contact with those waters," said Kristina Mena, a U.S. expert in waterborne viruses. "If we saw those levels here in the United States on beaches, officials would likely close those beaches.""
Today there's this story about the countries having to pay for air conditioning for their athletes while they're at the games:
"The 10,500 athletes at next year's Olympics will feel first-hand the deep budget cuts buffeting the Rio de Janeiro Games: They won't have air conditioning in their bedrooms unless someone pays for it.
Charging for air conditioning is part of what games organizers call finding "fat" and cutting it."
"Asked specifically about the need for AC in the bedrooms, Andrada replied: "We don't think it's going to be critical [to have air conditioning] there."
Though the games take place in the South American winter -- Aug. 5-21, 2016 -- it could still be hot. This year on Aug. 19 the temperature soared to 35.4 degrees Celsius (95.7 degrees Fahrenheit)."
If I were an Olympic athlete training for my life's dream of representing my country in the Olympics, I'd be so disappointed that this was what I had to look forward to.
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The Olympic waters in this city are more widely contaminated by sewage than previously known and pose a greater threat to athletes' health ahead of next year's games, according to new results from tests commissioned by The Associated Press.
Expanded analysis of Rio's waterways shows that high viral and in some cases bacterial counts are found not just along shorelines where raw sewage runs into waterbodies, but far offshore where athletes will compete in sailing, rowing and canoeing.
That means there is no dilution factor in the bay or lagoon where events will take place.
"It's going to increase the exposure of the people who come into contact with those waters," said Kristina Mena, a U.S. expert in waterborne viruses. "If we saw those levels here in the United States on beaches, officials would likely close those beaches.""
Today there's this story about the countries having to pay for air conditioning for their athletes while they're at the games:
"The 10,500 athletes at next year's Olympics will feel first-hand the deep budget cuts buffeting the Rio de Janeiro Games: They won't have air conditioning in their bedrooms unless someone pays for it.
Charging for air conditioning is part of what games organizers call finding "fat" and cutting it."
"Asked specifically about the need for AC in the bedrooms, Andrada replied: "We don't think it's going to be critical [to have air conditioning] there."
Though the games take place in the South American winter -- Aug. 5-21, 2016 -- it could still be hot. This year on Aug. 19 the temperature soared to 35.4 degrees Celsius (95.7 degrees Fahrenheit)."
If I were an Olympic athlete training for my life's dream of representing my country in the Olympics, I'd be so disappointed that this was what I had to look forward to.
