RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The World Rowing Federation (FISA) gave a thumbs-up to Rio de Janeiro's much questioned water quality on Tuesday, with a report saying incidences of illness were much lower at the recent world junior championships than in previous years.
The FISA sports medicine commission surveyed the 54 national federations who took part in the August event at the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, the same inner city lagoon where Olympic rowing events will be held next year.
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