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July 27, 2016 at
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CBS Interactive
Athletes at Rio Olympics 'will literally be swimming in human crap'
http://www.cbssports.c
Seven years ago the Rio de Janeiro government promised to clean up the water before the 2016 Olympics.
Not only did they fail to clean it up -- it has actually gotten worse.
According to the New York Times, recent tests by government and independent scientists have found the city's waters to be full of diarrhea-causing rotaviruses and drug-resistant "super bacteria," among other pathogens.
This is the same water in which Olympians will sail, windsurf and -- yes -- swim starting on Aug. 5.
"Foreign athletes will literally be swimming in human crap, and they risk getting sick from all those microorganisms," local pediatrician Dr. Daniel Becker told the Times. "It's sad, but also worrisome."
http://www.cbssports.c
Seven years ago the Rio de Janeiro government promised to clean up the water before the 2016 Olympics.
Not only did they fail to clean it up -- it has actually gotten worse.
According to the New York Times, recent tests by government and independent scientists have found the city's waters to be full of diarrhea-causing rotaviruses and drug-resistant "super bacteria," among other pathogens.
This is the same water in which Olympians will sail, windsurf and -- yes -- swim starting on Aug. 5.
"Foreign athletes will literally be swimming in human crap, and they risk getting sick from all those microorganisms," local pediatrician Dr. Daniel Becker told the Times. "It's sad, but also worrisome."
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the baby ruth thread is the all inclusive 2016 Olympics thread.
http://www.today.com/slideshow/ol...w-54468078
https://slickdeals.net/f/8964935-baby-ruth?v=1
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http://time.com/4435148/how-watch-olympics-2016/
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/rio-a...-1.3011378
So where's the betting pool for the Olympics? You know, the one taking bets on which athlete will be the first to contract Hepatitis or something else from that yummy water.
Or the one taking bets on whether or not we'll see body parts wash up on shore live on TV during the volleyball tourney, as I think they already had a foot and hand wash up in that area.
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