Australia boycott Rio athletes village, ‘not safe, not ready’ – IOTW Report

Australia boycott Rio athletes village, ‘not safe, not ready’

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – The Australian Olympic team will not move into the athletes village in Rio after it was condemned as “not safe or ready” by the country’s chef de mission on Sunday.

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Team chief Kitty Chiller said problems include blocked toilets, leaking pipes, exposed wiring, darkened stairwells where no lighting has been installed and dirty floors in need of a massive clean.

She claimed that water has come through the ceiling resulting in large puddles on the floor around cabling and wiring.   MORE

4 Comments on Australia boycott Rio athletes village, ‘not safe, not ready’

  1. I said this the other day, but it bears repeating – this Olympics is going to be the biggest failure ever – and NBC is promoting the hell out of it. I think they’re going to lose their shirt on it. Nobody I know has any interest in watching, even though they’ve watched past Olympics.

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