At the time Baines said: “This allows us to build long-term and sustainable relationships, which in turn enables our customers to benefit from unbeatable prices and quality.” I’m sure by the time that we get to the Games itself physical debris will not be an issue and hopefully at the end of the day, the water quality won’t come into play in terms of affecting anybody’s regattas.
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“I am doing what mayors before me promised but did not deliver”, he said.
Chief executive Liz Nicholl denied downplaying expectations of becoming the first nation in recent times to increase its medal count from a home Games.
Last year, Rio’s preparations were singled out as the “worst in 40 years” by Olympic Vice President John Coates. The current level is only about 50%, though, and is unlikely to improve significantly before the opening ceremony on 5 August 2016. An Associated Press study released last week showed dangerously high levels of viruses in all water-related venues.
Following the revelations, several national Olympic committees are carrying out their own water monitoring operations.
“If there is a problem, we will react”.
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Was it Brazil’s caipirinha cocktail or did the head of the global Olympic Committee skip a major news conference in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday because of jet lag?
“It’s an aspirational goal, and other host countries have all seen drop-offs”, she said.
“What is important is that we’ll have good conditions for the athletes where the competition is taking place”, Bach said in Rio de Janeiro, where he is marking the 12-month countdown to the world’s biggest sporting event. This, he said, was “a conflict of information” with the dire headlines about unhealthy water.
While the Olympic Park in the upscale neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca is 86 percent ready, the aquatics and hockey centers in the Western Zone neighborhood of Deodoro are just 32 percent and 51 percent complete, respectively.
This was little consolation to the residents of the nearby Vila Autódromo community, some of whom are being forcibly relocated to make way for the development.
“At this moment, when all of Brazil is stopped, the city of Rio is forging ahead”, said Paes, who is reported to have presidential ambitions.
“We are very happy with the numbers”, said Donovan Ferretti, the official in charge of ticket sales.
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“In exactly one year from now, the eyes of the entire world will be on Brazil“, Bach said.
