2016 Rio Olympics - Judo - Final - Women -48 kg Bronze Medal Contests - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 06/08/2016. Otgontsetseg Galbadrakh (KAZ) of Kazakhstan and Dayaris Mestre Alvarez (CUB) of Cuba react. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Rio Olympic Games got off to a shambolic and nervous start on Saturday, with organisers apologising to angry fans kept waiting for hours at security checkpoints to enter venues while, outside, shootings and bomb scares kept visitors on edge.
Athletes competed in front of empty stands early on the first day of full competition as spectators complained of missing their events while queuing for security clearance.
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