Study: Rio Olympics Will Expose Athletes To Antibiotics-Resistant Super Bacteria

[Beta]

Opening ceremony would have me on edge as an athlete. That's a good chance to murder a lot of people

But like I said, I don't think a group would do something like that because of all the countries involved and the wrath from all of them would be something to avoid

 

[Chi-Town Bully]

I don't think Isis would give a fuck

 

[iron man1]

Yea cause the police aren't even being paid lol. That's why they're robbing dudes. Brazil seems to be hell on Earth right now

It's been hell on earth it's just now getting the attention due to the Olympics

 

[Young_Chitlin]

Athletes are arriving in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics, and have been greeted at the Athletes’ Village with gas leaks, power outages, and “a small fire.” The Australian Olympic Committee already declared the Village “uninhabitable”, and according to The Guardian, 19 of the 31 apartment towers (all of which are 17 stories tall) that comprise the Village have not passed safety tests. The list of problems is oddly reminiscent of Sochi:

Close to 10% of the competitors have already arrived in Brazil and many are housed in the village, though the shoddy conditions – which include flooded floors, broken elevators, mould and holes in the ceiling – have shocked some team managers, athletes and volunteers.

Stress tests were never completed on most of the buildings because of delays in the connection of gas and electric lines. An Olympics spokesperson tried to claim only five percent of the rooms were impacted; she later admitted that less than half of towers have been approved for occupation. In the meantime, the teams that have arrived are seeking other accommodations, and may ask to be reimbursed for their trouble:

The organisers promise to resolve the problems by Thursday, but in the interim the Australian team has decided to temporarily rehouse its athletes. The Dutch and Italian teams have also complained and hinted that there may be demands for compensation.

The towers cost a shade under $1 billion to construct, and the construction firm planned to sell the apartments after the Olympics concluded. However, the Brazilian economy is in the toilet (the Brazilian real has fallen 20 percent over the last year), and less than 10 percent of the apartments have been successfully pre-sold.

The Italian team has come up with a rather creative solution to their uncompleted rooms, and have contracted out workers on their own to finish up construction

 

[Young_Chitlin]

We already knew the Olympic athletes’ village in Rio was a mess, but now we’ve jumped from stories about uninhabitable rooms and failed safety inspections and into allegations of sabotage.

Diego Gusman, an Argentinian Olympics official in Rio, told La Nacion that he believes the rooms his athletes are staying in have been sabotaged. According to La Nacion, it is the state of the plumbing that has arched Gusman’s brow (via Google Translate):

“There were water leaks in the walls, ceiling were things done on the run and with poor quality materials, but we also believe that there was some sabotage because how do you explain if that would cement blocks within the plumbing? it’s a mess and failures are repeated throughout the Villa.”

La Nacion also reports that Gusman has reserved some housing outside of the village for his athletes to stay in, should their current accommodations not be fixed up in time for the games.

 

[Beta]

I don't think Isis would give a fuck

ISIS ain't dumb though they would get fired on until nothing left

 

[northside7]

this shit might cause a world outbreak if folks catch those diseases and bring them home

That's the plan.

 

[Ghostdenithegawd]

Have to seriously think about this causing a zombie outbreak

 

[313 wayz]

Nothing good is going to come from this bc this event should have been cancelled. After seeing how this Rio Olympic debacle went down, I wonder if requests by cities to be the Olympic host city have increased or decreased based upon previous requests.

 

[Young_Chitlin]

Chinese athlete caught gastrointestinal grift earlier this week after arriving in Rio de Janeiro to compete in the 110-meter hurdles event, got his luggage robbed

 

[Young_Chitlin]

Shame foreign athletes cant sue tf out of the Rio mayor and other government officials

 

[Young_Chitlin]

Olympic venues continue to demonstrate their shoddy, dangerous nature as tonight we learned the main ramp of the Olympic sailing venue at Marina da Glória was torn to pieces by wind and three-meter-high waves.

The photo above was taken five days ago. Here’s how the venue looked after today’s assault by the sea:
https://twitter.com/JornalOGlobo/status/759505204345577472?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

The waves also flooded an international broadcast center at Copacabana Beach...for the second time.

 

[its....JOHN B]

I remember once upon a time I wanted to visit Brazil...

 

[northside7]

4 days left.

 

[313 wayz]

Yo they just fired the firm that was responsible for security.....damn that's not good at all
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rio-ol...ligned-police-force-takes-over-221722153.html

Less than a week before the 2016 Rio Olympics are set to start, the Brazil Ministry of Justice terminated its contract with a private firm that was supposed to provide security for the games. The ministry cited “incompetence and irresponsibility” from the Rio de Janeiro-based firm Artel, and moved to strip them of their duties.

It’s not hard to see why the Ministry of Justice reacted so harshly. With only a few days left until the first venues are set to open, Artel admitted that they have only hired 500 security personnel.

They were supposed to hire 3,400.

These staff members were going to be responsible for screening visitors outside each Olympic venue. X-ray machines and body searches are now going to be handled by local police forces to secure areas that are expected to have tens of thousands of screaming fans.

The same local police that had this welcoming sign for tourists last month.

Police have voiced concerns over pay, and there have been open strikes in the lead-up to the Rio Olympics. 85,000 security forces in total are still expected to be present when the competition begins on Wednesday.

This is latest of many last minute gaffes that Brazil and Rio organizers have had to deal with. Repairs to the Olympic Village were just completed after some teams remarked that their accommodations were unlivable. Some officials from the host city have even alleged that a number of the problems were a result of sabotage by disgruntled workers.

Guanabara Bay has been deemed safe to compete in, but garbage can still be seen floating at the surface of the water. People outside of the competition have even volunteered to help clean up the bay for it to be competition ready.

Similar security firms, announced that it would be unable to hire the amount of qualified staff members needed in time for the games. Other armed forces were able to be hired to assist and the London games went off without a hitch.

The last minute nature of organization of these Olympics has been concerning to many. Especially in light of recent terrorist attacks, and the high propensity of street crime in Rio, one would have thought security would have been a higher priority to lock down at the Olympic venues.

The first events will be held at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 3.

 

[Chi-Town Bully]

What the hell have they been doing for the past year or so and now the same police force not being paid and now are robbing mf'ers are now in charge of security.

 

[Rubato Garcia]

Australian Olympic Delegation Robbed During Fire At Athletes' Village

Olympic athletes continue to be victimized by crime and poor facilities—simultaneously, it would seem, as the Australian delegation returned to their lodgings after a fire to discover they’d been robbed.

Computers and clothing turned up missing after Friday’s fire, which was investigated for arson. The Australian team initially refused to inhabit the athletes’ village owing to its being “uninhabitable,” though the team moved in Wednesday after being assured that “all defects” had been repaired—except that during the blaze, the delegation realized the building’s fire alarms were disconnected.

The athletes victimized by the theft have not been identified.
http://deadspin.com/australian-olympics-robbed-during-fire-at-athletes-vill-1784611860

 

[Young_Chitlin]

From incomplete athletes' accommodation to furious protests over government corruption and the Zika epidemic, the road to Rio 2016 has been beset with problems. But today, with less than six days to go before the Games open on August 5, locals (top and bottom left) told Daily Mail Online that visitors can expect a warm welcome - and that all will be ready. Local cariocas (inset), many decked out in the micro-bikinis for which the city is famous, appeared relaxed - with no sign of trouble. Tourists, apparently unfazed by the prospect of Zika, a virus that can cause birth defects, joined them on the beach, with many wearing t-shirts emblazoned with patriotic slogans or team kit. The Brazilian Government has vowed to ensure the safety of tourists attending the Games, and has deployed 85,000 soldiers to create a 'ring of steel' around the Games. On Copacabana Beach Sunday, the site for the Olympic beach volleyball tournament, hundreds of heavily armed police and soldiers could be seen on patrol. Not all were there to protect tourists, however, with a number staging a noisy protest over the lack of supplementary pay during the Games. But despite the cities' ongoing issues, locals appeared confident that the Games will go on without a hitch.

 

[mc317]

A bitch on a bike just broke her fuckin neck lmfao