Triathletes preparing for Rio 2016 swim in ‘unfit’ Copacabana waters
Channel: news all the world
Date: 2015-08-01

Triathletes preparing for 2016 Olympic Games swam in waters off Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, despite government warnings that water in the area was “unfit” for swimming. Rio’s environmental agency said the water, which has been declared unfit ten previous times this year, was unsafe based on the results a water test conducted on Monday.