2016 Rio Olympics - Diving - Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 09/08/2016. General view of the Olympic diving pool (L) and the pool for the waterpolo and synchronized swimming (R) this afternoon. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Olympic organisers cancelled diving training on Friday morning and shut the pool in an attempt to restore the water to its original blue colour, three days after its emerald hue stirred concern among competitors.
The pool turned green on Tuesday, becoming the subject of numerous jokes and creating a headache for organisers. An adjacent pool used for water polo and synchronised swimming has also started to change colour.
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