“This was a worrying and intolerable incident”, Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrada told a news conference, adding that organizers were striving to improve security.
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American Gabby Douglas is the defending Olympic champion, but will be on the sidelines Thursday.
Michaelson said Artur Zhol, a broadcaster from Belarus, suffered cuts to his hand from the glass and Kaan Korkmaz, an Olympic volunteer from Turkey, had a gash on his arm.
In a statement, the Olympics Organizing Committee said it was seeking new surveillance footage and other evidence that would indicate the bus was shot at.
“Very close in succession, pop pop, you could hear the report of a weapon in addition to the impact on the glass”, she told reporters.
The incident raises more concerns about security at the Rio de Janeiro Games.
Some reports said it was shot at, but others said stones had been thrown.
O Globo, the Rio daily newspaper, said passengers reported a noise that sounded like gunshots, but said authorities attributed the damage to rocks.
ROWING AT RISK: Twenty-two races, including the first two medal races, were postponed in the regatta but worldwide rowing federation director Matt Smith said there’s still room on the schedule without having to resort to drastic measures – even if competition is also called off Thursday.
One US journalist later stated her belief that the bus came under fire from a handgun.
The driver went on, escorted by the police auto, “and the broken windows began to give way further”.
Serbia guard Ana Dabovic reaches in and fouls United States guard Sue Bird (6) during the first half of a women’s basketball game at the Youth Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.
But if the bad weather continues into Friday, then things start getting complicated, says Matt Smith, executive director of FISA, the global rowing federation.
The Rio statement says when the driver checked his mirror, he found journalists lying on the floor.
Some 66,000 Brazilian police and national guard troops, along with 22,000 soldiers, have been deployed to provide security for the Games. He did “precisely the opposite of what he should have done, which was to put the gas on and floor it”, and instead slowed down.
It’s do or die for host nation Brazil when the men take on Denmark at 10 p.m. The team has had two disappointing draws and fans are booing them – and superstar Neymar – when they take the field.
All eyes will be on Japan’s Kohei Uchimura as the men’s individual all-around gymnastics final takes place on Wednesday.
Svitolina stunned No. 1-seeded and defending gold medalist Serena Williams in straight sets Tuesday.
A journalist sits in a shuttle bus en route to the Whitewater Stadium, a venue for the canoe and kayak slalom events, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016.
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Water quality has been a major issue surrounding the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but in the ocean and lagoons, not pools. Dutch teammate Ellen van Dijk is also a strong contender.
