It’s a month before the start of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and each day seemingly brings more disturbing news. Athletes are staying away because of Zika virus concerns, police are saying they won’t be able to protect tourists and a Reuters report says a drug-resistant “super bacteria” has been found Guanabara Bay. This is all on top of an Associated Press story from earlier this month that noted “bacteria from human sewage has in all of Rio’s Olympic and Paralympic water venues. They include the Guanabara Bay, the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, where the rowing competitions are to be held.” The good news for U.S. rowers is that they have sewage-proof suits.
U.S. rowing team will use sewage-proof suits at Rio Olympics
