2016 Rio Olympics - Water Polo - Preliminary - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A Australia v Japan - Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 10/08/2016. An International Swimming Federation (FINA) sign is seen in front of the Aquatics Centre pool where the water turned green. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Concerns over water quality at the Olympics have been swirling for months for sailors and rowers, but this week they moved into swimming pools, in the latest embarrassment for Games organisers.
Untreated sewage, the presence of dangerous bacteria, and garbage floating in Rio’s Guanabara Bay and lagoon waters have long unsettled many water-sport competitors at the Games.
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