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Rio Has Given Up On Clean Water For Olympics (go.com)
iONiUM writes: When bidding to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Jaineiro promised the International Olympics Committee that it would eliminate 80 percent of the sewage found in the city's notoriously filthy water, and would fully regenerate the lagoon in which rowing and kayaking events will be held. Now a few months from the start of the games, Rio has given up on keeping those promises. According to an article from Deadspin, "The U.S. will send 48 rowers to Rio, and they will be as forewarned and forearmed as the federation can make them, starting with squeeze bottles of hand sanitizer that will be distributed on the flight to Brazil. Hannafin says the athletes have been asked to get hepatitis A vaccinations and polio boosters and take the oral typhoid vaccine. Their oar handles will be bleached and their boats washed inside and out after each training session or competition. Gear will be laundered at a high enough temperature to kill microbes."
Shit Lagoon Rowing Competition! Who will get the gold!
Who will get the brown?
//TODO: Think of witty sig statement
Athletes don't really swim in Rio. They just go through the motions.
"The stupidity is on the part of the IOC "
No, they got their kickbacks I assure you. So the only people who lose are the athletes.
The IOC should get that money...laundered (at a high enough temperature to kill microbes).
YEAAAAHHHH!!!
"Well sure, we're up Shit Creek... but at least we have paddles!" -- overheard at Olympic rowing event
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
"Hey, is this where the water polo events are being held?"
"No, no, read sign, estupido! It say 'water polio'!"
Stop floating your turd.
I'd spend a year walking if I had to leave such a shit hole.
You have died of dysentery