Anyone participating in any of the water events should. Why expose yourself to deadly bacteria and viruses just for a gold medal that everyone will forget about in a month. Completely not worth it.
They just told swimmers not to put their heads underwater or risk being violently ill....what a shit show... literally
Earning 10 mill a year does not guarantee a suite at the rio hilton http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/o...n/news-story/9c3c595ec187d07c175d76cdcf285f8a
ha, I'll try and connect the dots: 1., the gist of this thread's been about the current mess in Rio 2., you said you were looking forward to watching the bike races 3. in the spirit of this thread's "Rio mess" theme (zika, crime, pollution, etc.) I'm looking forward to watching the "chain snatching" events, thus "pega ladrão!" or "catch the thief!" - sorry for the obtuse retardedness..
The mosquitos in Brazil are as big as Blue Jays. I once saw a Brazilian mosquito pull a knife on a rat and take a piece of cheese away from him.
I'm reminded of the World Cup matches at Manaus, right by the rain forest. they were all over the players, too. Not mosquitos, though.
USA Womens Goalkeeper Hope Solo was booed and taunted with chants of Zika, Zika, by Brazilian fans during the USA's game with New Zealand. Hope made a photo of her wearing a mosquito net and dozens of cans of insect repellent. The Brazilians didn't get the joke. I thought it was funny. http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/watc...aming-zika-at-olympic-match-in-rio/vp-BBvghsL
They should have a mosquito mascot or something to kick off proceedings. The golf course is infested. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbe...f-summer-games/ar-BBve7Ku?ocid=ansmsnsports11 With many of the world's top golfers having already bowed out of this year's Olympic Games, those intrepid athletes brave enough to make the trip to Rio may be counting on an easier path to victory. While it's true that the likes of Jason Day, Jordan Speith and Dustin Johnson won't be a threat to the attending golfers' Olympic hopes this year, capybaras, mini crocodiles, monkeys, boa constrictors and other native wildlife will. The course that will host Olympic golf next Thursday is located in western Rio's Barra da Tijuca, an upscale neighborhood situated between two large lakes and on the edge of the Marapendi nature reserve. The course was constructed last year despite protests from environmental activists who feared the devastating effects of encroaching on the reserve that serves as a home to rare butterflies, pines and other species not found anywhere else on the planet, according to The Guardian. Because of its location, the course has become a new home for a host of Brazilian wildlife – including the capybara, the world's largest rodent that can weigh up to 150 pounds. "They chew down on the grass at night," Mark Johnson, director of international agronomy for the PGA Tour told the National Post. "There are about 30-40 of them inside the course perimeter, but they live here and we play golf here, we co-exist." Rio Olympics Being Plagued By Host of Issues The course is also home to three-toed sloths, monkeys, boa constrictors, owls and caimans (small crocodiles that can grow up to five feet in length), according to The Post. These critters are such frequent visitors that they've got their own local haunts – holes, 2, 3, 5 and 9. The abundance of ground-nesting owls on the course could also lead to problems: They burrow into the ground and create holes about 20 centimeters in diameter, which could certainly derail even the best of putts.
