Sailing - Athletes fed up with Rio water-quality complaints

2016 Rio Olympics - Sailing- Preliminary - Sailing training - Marina de Gloria - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 06/08/2016. Tom Burton (AUS) of Australia trains in the Laser Men sailing class. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Despite reports of dangerous levels of pollution in Rio's Guanabara Bay and concerns that floating garbage could damage or slow competitors' boats, sailors at the 2016 Olympics are showing little or no fear of getting into the water.

After the first day of racing in the Olympic Regatta on Monday athletes drenched and dripping after hours of racing scoffed at questions about their safety and risks to their health from studies showing high levels of bacteria and viruses.