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2,571 439 July 27, 2016 at 11:27 AM in News CBS Interactive
Athletes at Rio Olympics 'will literally be swimming in human crap'


http://www.cbssports.com/olympics...uman-crap/


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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Zoe Moon
08-03-2016 at 08:38 PM.
08-03-2016 at 08:38 PM.
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Golfers? Might be because of the Zika, or the grass wasnt cut to their standards?
IIRC one of them cited the Zika concern, which is understandable since this is the height of the pro golf season and Zika could put them out for the rest of the season. And that would hurt their pocketbook but also their standing, and their standing determines which of the big tournaments they qualify for. The other two didn't give a reason, but we all know it's Zika.
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08-03-2016 at 10:10 PM.
08-03-2016 at 10:10 PM.
Just read that the officials lost the keys to the main stadium and had to call firefighters to open the gates. Lol.

Just wtf are they doing there in Rio?
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08-04-2016 at 05:08 AM.
08-04-2016 at 05:08 AM.
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Just read that the officials lost the keys to the main stadium and had to call firefighters to open the gates. Lol.

Just wtf are they doing there in Rio?
standin around by the gates waitin for the fire dept to show up?
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08-04-2016 at 08:44 AM.
08-04-2016 at 08:44 AM.
Maybe they can turn it into more of a treasure hunt.. find a foot, the missing laptops, keys to the gate and you win gold...
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Zoe Moon
08-04-2016 at 09:52 AM.
08-04-2016 at 09:52 AM.
Quote from stressedperson :
Just read that the officials lost the keys to the main stadium and had to call firefighters to open the gates. Lol.

Just wtf are they doing there in Rio?
Found out what happened to the money that should have gone to cleaning up the sewage problem. Giant art > stopping infectious diseases...

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JR installs larger than life sized athletes across rio de janeiro's urban landscape

http://www.designboom.com/art/jr-...8-03-2016/

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Maybe they can turn it into more of a treasure hunt.. find a foot, the missing laptops, keys to the gate and you win gold...
bulb Don't forget finding the Olympic Mascot... Oh that's right, they killed her [tmz.com]!
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08-04-2016 at 12:52 PM.
08-04-2016 at 12:52 PM.
Quote from Zoe Moon :
Found out what happened to the money that should have gone to cleaning up the sewage problem. Giant art > stopping infectious diseases...




bulb Don't forget finding the Olympic Mascot... Oh that's right, they killed her [tmz.com]!
They could have made it a Pokemon hunt for the Keys...would have been faster than the Fire Dept. to show up! Roll
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08-04-2016 at 07:21 PM.
08-04-2016 at 07:21 PM.
Quote from Zoe Moon :
Found out what happened to the money that should have gone to cleaning up the sewage problem. Giant art > stopping infectious diseases...




Don't forget finding the Olympic Mascot... Oh that's right, they killed her [tmz.com]!
Giant art is always more important than safety. Lol.
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08-05-2016 at 05:42 AM.
08-05-2016 at 05:42 AM.
The fierce five is on the today show
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08-05-2016 at 06:25 AM.
08-05-2016 at 06:25 AM.
The fierce five is on the today show !!!
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08-05-2016 at 12:42 PM.
08-05-2016 at 12:42 PM.
Quote from Schooby :
Maybe they can turn it into more of a treasure hunt.. find a foot, the missing laptops, keys to the gate and you win gold...
That's truly an Olympic level scavenger hunt!
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08-05-2016 at 04:53 PM.
08-05-2016 at 04:53 PM.
It's time
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Zoe Moon
08-05-2016 at 05:00 PM.
08-05-2016 at 05:00 PM.
This Olympic genius thought rape was on the menu at the Olympic Village. He's being held for trial on sexual assault charges until after the Olympics.


http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/06...arges.html
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08-05-2016 at 05:08 PM.
08-05-2016 at 05:08 PM.
Was disappointed to read that Pele won't be lighting the torch, he's been having health problems for some time now.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36987483
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08-05-2016 at 05:25 PM.
08-05-2016 at 05:25 PM.
This is a new and very disgusting twist on the old distract and rob ploy.

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On the evening of July 25th, well-known Chinese 110m hurdles athlete Shi Dongpeng arrived in Rio with a cameraman at around 10:30 p.m. They went to their hotel in to Rio to check in. Both felt exhausted after a long flight journey from China.


All of a sudden, a local man rushed to Shi Dongpeng. He seemed drunk, and threw up over Shi before running away. Shi Dongpeng went to the restroom to clean up, while the cameraman ran out of the hotel to try to catch the drunk.


One minute later, when the cameraman came back, his full set of equipment was gone.


The two watched the surveillance video, and realized it was all a careful designed crime. When the cameraman had run out of the hotel to catch the "drunk", his partner quickly entered the hotel and took his equipment.
http://www.aipsmedia.com/2016/07/...hina-theft
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08-05-2016 at 06:04 PM.
08-05-2016 at 06:04 PM.
the opening ceremony, garbage
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