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Study: Rio waterways still dangerously filthy

Tuesday, 02 August 2016 4:17 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 02 August 2016 4:18 PM ]

A worker collects floating garbage at the newly renovated Marina da Gloria which will host the sailing competitions during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 7, 2016. (AFP)

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has played down concerns about water pollution in Rio, insisting that the city’s waterways will be safe for athletes and visitors.

Bach’s comments come in the wake of a 16-month-long study commissioned by The Associated Press that said the waterways of Rio are as filthy as ever.

The study said Rio’s waterways were contaminated with raw human sewage containing dangerous viruses and bacteria which put some 1,400 athletes as well as tourists at risk of getting sick.

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