Tag: Guanabara Bay pollution

• Saturday, July 30th 2016 - 08:15 UTC

  “Keep mouths closed” aquatic athletes competing at Rio Olympics have been told

  

  Aquatic athletes competing in the forthcoming Rio Olympics Games have been advised to keep their mouths shut while competing because they will “literally be swimming in human crap” and could pick up heavy duty illnesses from the contaminated water.

• Monday, June 13th 2016 - 15:45 UTC

  US and Brazil studies confirm the presence of the “super bacteria” in Rio beaches and lagoons

  

  Scientists have found dangerous drug-resistant “super bacteria” off beaches in Rio de Janeiro that will host Olympic swimming events and in a lagoon where rowing and canoe athletes will compete when the Games start on August 5.

• Thursday, January 28th 2016 - 06:28 UTC

  Guanabara Bay pollution at the heart of Olympics sailing competition controversy

  

  The former CEO of World Sailing says he was fired for pushing to get rid of polluted Guanabara Bay as the sailing venue for this year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Peter Sowrey tried to change the venue, or at least have a “B plan” but says “I was told to gag myself on the subject.”