The headquarter of Rio 2016 Olympic Games Organising Committee is pictured in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 12, 2015. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Windsurfing Association's plan to store equipment in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2016 Olympics has been blown off course by exorbitant rental rates.
Hong Kong competitors are in Brazil for the second test event at the International Sailing Regatta in Marina da Gloria and with further meets at the Olympic venue scheduled ahead of the Games, the association had planned to store equipment there rather than ship it back home.
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