with the games of the 31st Olympiad
underway from August 5th to the 21st of
2016 the eyes of the world were on Rio
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five crucial facts you should know about
the 2016 Rio Olympics
games are an extraordinary undertaking
and there are still questions about if
Rio is up to the task
number five what's the biggest issue
affecting the Rio games if you go go and
be safe and when you come home
use your pellet so you don't infect it
if there is so much concerned about all
this concerns regarding the Zika virus
present in Brazil have taken plenty of
headlines in the build-up to the games a
mosquito-borne virus that is currently
untreatable and cannot be vaccinated
against Zika provokes symptoms similar
to dengue fever and can cause severe
birth defects in children the threat of
the virus has led many high-profile
athletes to pull out of the games and
reports suggest that international
ticket sales have been down health
experts worldwide had warned against
travel to Rio fearing that the Olympics
could spark a global health crisis
Canadian professor Emir at Iran even
suggested that the game should be
postponed or relocated now imagine the
effect of sending a half million people
into Rio some of them get infected some
go home this is not a risk we should
take however according to some analysts
the threat level doesn't match the hype
The Guardian reports a study carried out
at the Yale School of Public Health that
estimates that quote between just 3 and
37 visitors to Brazil would be infected
this summer despite over half a million
foreign tourists expected even so
evidence of the health problem has been
seen during the games workers have been
spraying mosquito repellents around the
athletes village and venues and the team
from South Korea turned heads during the
opening ceremony on August 5th 2016 with
a Zika
proof uniform number four how are the
ticket sales in part because of Zika but
also as a result of other problems
reports suggest that ticket sales are
disappointing with hours to go before
the beginning of the games over 1
million tickets remain unsold according
to Reuters with over 20% of the 6 point
1 million allocated still available
ticket sales opened in early 2015 with
initial projections suggesting that over
7.5 million would be sold that figure
was subsequently lowered but organizers
are anxious that the revised target will
also be missed by comparison Reuters
reports that 7 million tickets and over
80% of allocation had been sold a month
before the London 2012 games we've sold
more tickets at a quicker rate than any
event in history and 95 percent of
tickets were snapped up ahead of Beijing
in 2008 while an estimated 500,000 of
the unsold tickets are for football
matches many of which are staged in
cities outside of Rio an apparent lack
of interest has heaped pressure onto
Brazilian officials since being awarded
the games in 2009 the country has
suffered its worst recession in decades
we've got to save now just spend on food
and the basic says this woman official
figures say Rio 2016 has cost 12 billion
- hosts cash which residents say could
have been better spent if the games fail
to bring in the crowds then the apparent
waste of money could become even clearer
number 3 what is the biggest issue
affecting athletes this is an
embarrassment for Rio right now athletes
are showing up expecting the competition
to be brutal not the living quarters
sinan baja de azúcar Rios Olympic
Village is the largest in history with
3604 apartments for as many as 18,000
people including over 10,000 athletes as
well as all the usual amenities there's
a florist his in her salons and a fast
food restaurant
some athletes have compared their
temporary home to a college campus
however the village has also had its
fair share of controversy in the run-up
to the games the organizing committee
revealed that more
half of the buildings hadn't passed
safety tests multiple reports of gas
leaks flooding mold and even a small
fire led to widespread concerns the
Australian team even relocated
temporarily complaints also began to
circulate on social media under the
hashtag IOC luxury lodging as athletes
posted photos of disappointing or
unfinished accommodation while reviews
haven't been all bad
critics have again pointed to Brazil's
financial instability as reason for the
problems a 20% fall in the housing
market in the last 12 months has made it
difficult for construction company o
debasht to complete the work number two
what are the pollution levels like in
Rio loading debris seen across Rio's
waterways is evidence of the water
pollution problem that the city still
has when it was awarded the games in
2009 only around 15 percent of sewage
was being treated those steps have been
made to better that figure it's still
reported that as much as 50 percent of
Rio's water is unsanitary a particular
problem for athletes who compete in the
water including open water swimmers
conditions could have adverse effects on
health and performance further reports
suggest that air quality is an even
greater concern as Rio has consistently
fallen short of World Health
Organization standards with the majority
of problems caused by exhaust fumes for
more than 2.7 million vehicles in the
city for w-h-o committee member Paulo
Sal Jeeva Rio definitely cannot claim
quote Olympic air and in fact the
ongoing problems were dressed as part of
the opening ceremony which carried a
clear environmental message during the
athletes parade every single competitor
carried a seed and cartridge of soil to
be planted as part of a new forest in
Rio's radical Park number 1 will the Rio
2016 games be judged a success it's
hoped that the athletes forest will come
to symbolize a long-term Olympic legacy
in Rio
after a successful games however critics
continue to point to the city's various
problems as reason why a summer of sport
will do little to improve living
conditions
temporary fixes such as fences blocking
polluted rivers from sports venues will
likely be removed once the athletes
leave town and apartments in the Olympic
Village are set to be sold off to the
already wealthy there's also been some
evidence of Rio social problems during
the games themselves with reports of
violent crime witnessed by traveling
spectators and a high security alert
during the men's road race on day one
when a controlled explosion was carried
out on a suspicious package
Amnesty International also raises
concerns about Rio's increasingly
violent security forces present
throughout the games all things
considered the success of the Rio
Olympics seems to be hinging on two
things
safety and security during the event and
a continued effort to improve the city's
problems once the eyes of the world have
looked away in the end the ones who will
pay for this will be the residents did
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