Rio Olympics 2016: Mayor offers kangaroo in athlete's village for Australians
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[b]Rio Olympics 2016: Mayor offers kangaroo in athlete's village for Australians[/b]
Via [url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympics/rio-2016/olympics-australia/rio-olympics-2016-mayor-offers-kangaroo-in-athletes-village-for-australians-20160724-gqct15.html]Sydney Mourney Herald[/url]
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[quote]"I almost feel like putting a kangaroo in front of their building to make them feel at home," Eduardo Paes quipped on Sunday, less than two weeks out from the Olympic Games' opening ceremony.
But the situation is no laughing matter for Australian team officials, who on Sunday night confirmed that no Australian athletes would be moving into the village due to serious health and safety concerns.
Among the problems outlined by AOC chef de mission Kitty Chiller were serious electrical and sanitary problems, including blocked toilets, exposed wiring and water running down the walls of some apartments.
"For over a week now, AOC staff have been working long hours to get our section of the village ready for our athletes," Chiller said.
"Problems include blocked toilets, leaking pipes, exposed wiring, darkened stairwells where no lighting has been installed and dirty floors in need of a massive clean.
"In operations areas, water has come through the ceiling resulting in large puddles on the floor around cabling and wiring.[/quote]
Well, that was very... impolite of him.
[editline]25th July 2016[/editline]
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