Many teams are already in Brazil but are attending private training camps and may not need to move into the village for another few days. Australia have refused to move in until major improvements are made, describing the accommodation as unlivable, but organisers are promising five-star facilities.
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“Athletes that are arriving in the Village and whose accommodation is not finished will be placed in the best available accommodation in other buildings”. There are swimming pools, a gym, …
Flooding “We did a stress test on Saturday, turned on the taps and flushed the toilets, and water came flooding down the walls”, Mr Tancred said.
“We will evaluate this situation with International Olympic Committee and Rio 2016 after the Games”, Chief of Mission Maurits Hendriks, said in a statement issued on Sunday night.
“The possibility that travelers returning from the Olympics may spread Zika has become a polemic issue that has led to athletes dropping out of the event, and without evidence, undue stigmatization of Brazil”, said Ko, chairman of the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the School of Public Health.
Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes, after harshly criticizing Chiller on Sunday, has acknowledged that Australia had the worst prepared building in the vast complex that contains seven swimming pools, tennis courts and a dining area to serve 60,000 meals daily. “The important thing is that everything will be resolved before the Games, without disturbing the athletes”.
‘It looks absolutely fantastic. It is projected that the Olympic Games could draw as many as 500,000 visitors to Rio, where it is now winter and mosquito activity has subsided. Around 28 percent of Olympic tickets have yet to be sold.
“The mayor and I have a date on Wednesday and I believe there will be a ceremonial handing over of the keys”. “I nearly feel like putting a kangaroo to jump up and down in front of their building”.
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Chiller said she would reassess the situation this week. Australia paid the cost of initial cleaning out of their own pocket and have not yet been told if they will be reimbursed.
