IOC still concerned about Rio water pollution

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach adresses the media during a press conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 8, 2015. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

LAUSANNE (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is still concerned about the water pollution in Rio de Janeiro barely one year before it hosts the Olympic Games, its president Thomas Bach said on Monday.

Rio de Janeiro had originally pledged to reduce pollution in the notoriously fetid Guanabara Bay by 80 percent but officials confirmed in March that the target will not be reached.