Rio 2016 official downplays stolen London files

RIO DE JANEIRO: The president of the Rio 2016 Olympic organizing committee downplayed Thursday the theft of computer files by Brazilian officials relating to the organization of the 2012 London Olympics.

"The unauthorized copying of documents belonging to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games did not result in any grave security violation or compromise any personal data," Carlos Arthur Nuzman told a press conference, reading a letter sent by LOCOG head Paul Deighton.