Rio water quality on agenda as IOC leaves for Brazil


Rowers practice at Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 30, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The water quality for competitors at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will be on the agenda when the International Olympic Committee travels to Brazil for talks this week, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Monday.

Bach is leaving for the Brazilian city later in the day to attend celebrations marking the one year countdown to the Games on Aug. 5 and said pollution would be discussed with Rio 2016 officials.

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