Not everything is perfect at the Olympic games.
News from the capital of the Summer Olympic games in 2016, shocking: the kidnapping of a new Zealand fighter JIU-jitsu, poor living conditions of athletes, and even the expense of a few thousand dollars for playing Pokemon Go. Find out the 15 most shocking stories about the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
16. Doctors say that athletes have to literally swim in the mud
Brazilian pediatrician Daniel Becker said, “Foreign athletes will literally bathe in human feces. They risk getting diseases.” Local fishermen are already accustomed to dirty from oil and trash fish. Well, athletes have to even rinse your mouth with bottled water.
15. The start of the competition began with embarrassment
The opening match of the women’s Olympic football tournament between the teams of Sweden and South Africa had to delay, due to the fact that officials have lost the keys to the gates of the Olympic stadium “Maracana”. Emergency workers had to break the door.
14. Australian team refused to live in the Olympic village
“The walls were leaking water, in some rooms there was a strong smell of gas and short-circuit in the wiring. We live in nearby hotels, because the village is unsafe and not ready”, – commented the head of the Australian delegation at the Olympic games in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, kitty Chiller. After a few days these problems have been eliminated and Australian athletes returned to the Olympic village.
13. The kidnapping of a new Zealand soldier
July 24 armed police in Brazil have kidnapped the champion in JIU-jitsu from New Zealand, dragging him into a car and forced to withdraw the equivalent of $ 600, a few ATMs in Rio de Janeiro. Jason Lee was stopped because he as a foreigner was driving without a passport. The police said that they arrested him if he did not pay them 2 thousand Brazilian reais (600 dollars).
12. The Zika Virus
Infection, despite all the measures taken, now rampant in South America, including in Brazil. This virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, also known as the Egyptian mosquito. Especially dangerous is this infection for pregnant women it can cause severe fetal malformations, including microcephaly. Infection in humans may resemble the common cold, but sometimes the malaise and elevated body temperature were added the following symptoms: a rash on the face and body, headache, pain in back and joints, conjunctivitis, chills, nausea and vomiting. The infection rapidly spread throughout the world, and tourists in Rio can only make the situation worse.
11. Media village built on a cemetery of slaves
A media village in Rio built on the site of the mass graves of slaves. A community of descendants of the people buried there who consider this land Holy, accused contractors in contempt of the memory of their ancestors.
10. Polluted air
Environmentalists celebrated this summer in Rio de Janeiro, a significant excess of the world health organization permissible level of air pollution. Even worse is the situation with air was only in Beijing where the Olympics took place in 2008.
9. The attack on reporters
Journalist Christine Ahern and her cameraman Glenn Australian “channel nine” was almost robbed by transvestites Brazilian on Copacabana beach. Journalists took up the cry which responded to the guards, but one of the attackers even managed to hit the operator of a heavy bag on the head.
8. The German sailor was infected with a dangerous bacteria
German yachtsman Eric Heil infected with a dangerous bacterium MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus staphylococcal) – during the pre-Olympic regatta, which was held in August 2015 in Rio de Janeiro. Inflamed spots then covered feet and even the nails of the athlete.
7. The contract with the security company was terminated less than a week before the Olympics
The Ministry of justice of Brazil has terminated the contract with the company, which was supposed to monitor safety during the Olympics just a week before the competition. The reason for this decision was that the company could only hire 500 people of 3400 staff people.
6. The organizers of the Olympic games believe that the Village was attacked by vandals
Faced with a wave of recriminations and discontent, the organizers began to assure the public that the shortcomings of the Olympic village due to the attack of the vandals. For Troubleshooting communications Director of the organizing Committee of the Games of Mario Andrada had to call 650 plumbers and electricians.
5. Brazilian police have greeted the tourists with a banner “Welcome to hell”
At the airport of Rio de Janeiro, the protesters and the police greeted arriving tourists with banner: “Welcome to hell. Police and firefighters are not paid a salary, and all those who come to Rio de Janeiro, will not be safe”.
4. Brazilian soldiers shot dead a Jaguar, participated in the Olympic torch relay
Jaguar got out of his cage and tried to attack one of the soldiers. First he was shot with a tranquilizer dart, and then used firearms. It is worth noting that the Jaguar is the official symbol of the Brazil national team at the Games in Rio de Janeiro.
3. Jason Day and Rory McIlroy didn’t come to Brazil because of the epidemic of zika virus
Famous golfers Jason Day and Rory McIlroy refused to participate in the Olympic games in Brazil because of the epidemic of zika virus. A serious blow to the reputation of Golf returning to the Olympics after 112 years.
2. The Japanese player spent on the game Pokemon Go 5 thousand dollars
Japanese gymnast Kohei of Uchimura so enthusiastic about the games in Rio, I accidentally spent 5 thousand dollars. It turns out that the athlete just forgot about roaming. Champion still managed to avoid payment. He contacted the company and explained the situation, and he has set a fixed tariff.
1. The U.S. team decided to stay on a cruise ship
No one doubts that such liner is much better and safer place to stay than the Olympic village in Rio. The berthing place of the ship’s bullet-proof fenced with a fence from the land and was guarded by several hundred police officers.
