The leader of the Australian Olympic delegation said its athletes would not be checking into the Olympic because of gas, electricity and plumbing problems – describing the village as unfit for occupancy.
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“We are confident that our accommodation is ready to receive athletes and will be to the highest standards within the village”, said the spokesman, Scott Field.
Veteran hockey star Fergus Kavanagh admits problems in the athletes’ village could affect performances at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics but has put his trust in the Australian Olympic Committee to shield athletes from any issues. Tancred said 10 of the 31 buildings were determined to be inhabitable. “I nearly feel like putting a kangaroo to jump up and down in front of their building”.
Rio authorities are insistent that everything will be fixed to everyone’s liking by the beginning of the Olympic Games.
Blocked toilets, risky wiring and other problems in Rio’s Olympic Village will be resolved by the end of the week, Brazilian organisers said on Monday (Jul 25) as new reports emerged of embarrassing glitches.
The litany of grievances from Australia, which moved members of its delegation into nearby hotels, revived concern over Brazil’s readiness to host a major sporting event in the midst of its worst recession in decades and a deep political crisis. “We had a huge team of plumbers in here, they’ve done diagnostic testing on every pipe in every apartment in every bathroom on all our 14 floors”, Chiller told ABC News, according to The Guardian.
Carlos Arthur Nuzman, the president of the Organising Committee of Olympic Games Rio 2016, said criticisms and problems encountered in the lead-up to an Olympic Games were “natural”.
With the Games set to begin on August 5, American and British sports officials expressed confidence the Brazilians can make needed fixes.
The Australian Olympic team found the Athletes’ Village they were supposed to move into on Sunday unsuitable.
“Water has come through the ceiling resulting in large puddles on the floor around cabling and wiring”.
“Every village has teething problems, it’s very hard to suddenly have 20,000 people in a confined space such as an Olympic Village”.
With the Rio Olympics less than two weeks away, it’s natural to get excited about the Games and the athletes who will participate.
The Dutch team said their own staff had resolved numerous issues that beset their building, but they threatened to seek financial compensation for their work.
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“It’s important to understand the low degree of risk posed by the Olympics in the scheme of many other factors contributing to global Zika virus spread”, said Joseph Lewnard, a doctoral candidate at the public health school and the paper’s lead author.
