Athletes participating in the water portion of the olympic games in Rio have been told to keep their mouths closed. For those of you who don’t remember, when Brazil bid to host the olympic games, the government promised to stem the foul waste in Guanabara Bay.
Since then, it’s been reported that shortages in funding have prevented them from fulfilling that promise, and the bacteria in the bay is actually getting worse.
To give you an idea of what the problem looks like the rivers flowing into the bay are pure sludge, and pipes have been installed in many of the houses, which take sewage from the home and drain it into the water. This means that olympic athletes will literally be swimming in human feces. According to scientists, the pathogens in the water can create rota viruses that can cause diarrhea and vomiting.
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Do I give a damn? No!
Don’t swim in filthy water, not worth it. These people had months to get ready, and they did nothing. And now these athletes are getting their possessions stolen, and probably catching serious infections.
This is disgusting. These athletes should refuse to swim!
They should just take their “participation” ribbon and go home rather than get flesh eating bacteria or some nasty bug!
Awful
Brazil should never have been picked to host the Olympics. Robberies in the Olympic Village, gun shot through a press tent, a German athlete out sailing came back to port during a gun battle, sewage and trash floating in the bay and the Australian swim coach pulled his team out of a pool over concerns about water quality. Not to mention that the Brazilian government spent millions of dollars on the Olympics while the poor around Rio are living in alums.