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muriel_volestrangler

(101,320 posts) Thu Apr 21, 2016, 12:53 PM Apr 2016

Two Dead After Rio 2016 Olympic Legacy Cycle Path Collapses

Source: Bloomberg

Two people have died after a 50-meter section of a recently completed cycle path built as part of Rio de Janeiro’s preparations to host the 2016 summer Olympics collapsed.

The 44.7 million reais ($12.7 million) cycle path, which only opened in mid-January, was hit by a strong wave before it collapsed while five people were taking a ride on Thursday, a public holiday in Brazil. Emergency services are at the scene, said a spokeswoman for Rio’s City Hall.

The two people were found dead after falling into the sea, the spokeswoman said. The tragedy highlights concerns over Rio’s readiness for the games that begin Aug. 5. Earlier this week, a group representing summer Olympic sports federations said they were dismayed by the amount of work left to do before the start of the event.

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-21/two-dead-after-rio-2016-olympic-legacy-cycle-path-collapses

This doesn't look good for the standard of construction for the games' infrastructure.

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Two Dead After Rio 2016 Olympic Legacy Cycle Path Collapses (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 OP

Looks like the Olympic Games may devolve into the Survivor Games. Akicita Apr 2016 #1

The world should write off Greece's debt and host the Olympics there permanently MowCowWhoHow III Apr 2016 #2

Sounds good to me. Eugene Apr 2016 #4

But, but ... aggiesal Apr 2016 #5

The flaw in your plan is it makes sense MidwestTech Apr 2016 #11

I think it's a good idea for the summer games. What about the winter? Coventina Apr 2016 #24

Unsure MowCowWhoHow III Apr 2016 #27

No, the winter games are a modern invention. Coventina Apr 2016 #28

Good idea. n/t tabasco Apr 2016 #26

Isn't the water for the swimming leftyladyfrommo Apr 2016 #3

Most of the swimming events should be indoors, in clean pools. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #6

and nasty viruses you can't treat with antibiotics nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #16

Sailing - The open water area for the sailing competitions is basically an open sewer Brother Buzz Apr 2016 #7

So what killed them? ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2016 #8

I don't think any sailors have died -yet Brother Buzz Apr 2016 #9

No deaths, but a lot of them are getting sick Tempest Apr 2016 #12

That's what I'm talking about! Brother Buzz Apr 2016 #13

Looks like it's a long way down, landing on concrete? - the fall probably killed them Baclava Apr 2016 #10

That's some scary stuff. NWCorona Apr 2016 #17

Can you imagine just riding along... and suddenly the road gives out from under you? Baclava Apr 2016 #18

The real scary thing is that this was built for the Olympics NWCorona Apr 2016 #19

I enjoy the summer games - I hope Brazil has it's shit together Baclava Apr 2016 #20

Looking at the height of the roadway above the concrete, stairs and footpath ... Nihil Apr 2016 #21

Right wingers, Inc. will be quick to claim that climate change had nothing to do with... AxionExcel Apr 2016 #22

Probably bad concrete or the whistler162 Apr 2016 #23

Polluted doesnt even come near to how dangerous the water really is........ Old Vet Apr 2016 #25

Was there less than 2 months ago. sinkingfeeling Apr 2016 #14

Yikes! My cousin's son is the H.C. of the men's U.S. volleyball team .. vkkv Apr 2016 #15

Akicita

(1,196 posts)

1. Looks like the Olympic Games may devolve into the Survivor Games.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 01:12 PM

Apr 2016

MowCowWhoHow III

(2,103 posts)

2. The world should write off Greece's debt and host the Olympics there permanently

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 01:14 PM

Apr 2016

Same goes for the World Cup, throw the UK a few £££s to bedazzle some stadiums and host it there permanently.

It'd be a net gain in money/time/lives pretty quickly.

Eugene

(61,899 posts)

4. Sounds good to me.

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 01:58 PM

Apr 2016

I second that motion.

aggiesal

(8,916 posts)

5. But, but ...

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 02:24 PM

Apr 2016

FIFA and the OC won't make any money.

MidwestTech

(170 posts)

11. The flaw in your plan is it makes sense

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 03:18 PM

Apr 2016

and it would accomplish some GOOD

everyone knows that the olympics aren't about that!
at least not now a days.

and don't get me started on FIFA

Coventina

(27,121 posts)

24. I think it's a good idea for the summer games. What about the winter?

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 23, 2016, 11:55 AM

Apr 2016

Should those have a permanent home as well?

MowCowWhoHow III

(2,103 posts)

27. Unsure

Reply to Coventina (Reply #24)

Sat Apr 23, 2016, 12:25 PM

Apr 2016

If (1) or (2) can be answered, then there, with the caveat that it could realistically support a winter games for the next 100 years climatically.

(1) Does the winter olympics have an historic home?
(2) Where do the majority of the winter sports competed for originate from?

Coventina

(27,121 posts)

28. No, the winter games are a modern invention.

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Reply #27)

Sat Apr 23, 2016, 12:28 PM

Apr 2016

Most of the sports originate from Scandinavia & northern Europe.

I'd support a permanent home in a climate-suitable place, but that might be a bigger fight, since there's no "obvious" choice, like Greece for the Summer games.

tabasco

(22,974 posts)

26. Good idea. n/t

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 23, 2016, 12:17 PM

Apr 2016

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)

3. Isn't the water for the swimming

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 01:36 PM

Apr 2016

Competition polluted as well? I wouldn't want to swim 8n that water.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,344 posts)

6. Most of the swimming events should be indoors, in clean pools.

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 02:38 PM

Apr 2016

Maybe the swimming leg of a triathlon is in the polluted bay, not sure.

Yeah, swim the bay, then go on a series of Cipro pills. Even then, there could be nasties in the water that antibiotics won't touch. Parasites, etc.

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

16. and nasty viruses you can't treat with antibiotics nt

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 05:26 PM

Apr 2016

Brother Buzz

(36,440 posts)

7. Sailing - The open water area for the sailing competitions is basically an open sewer

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 02:42 PM

Apr 2016

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

8. So what killed them?

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 02:45 PM

Apr 2016

The wave, the fall, collapsing pieces falling on them or the water?

Brother Buzz

(36,440 posts)

9. I don't think any sailors have died -yet

Reply to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 02:54 PM

Apr 2016

But there could be a whole host of nasties in that open sewer.

Tempest

(14,591 posts)

12. No deaths, but a lot of them are getting sick

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 04:14 PM

Apr 2016

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/10/2016-olympics-13-us-rowers-fall-ill-after-competing-at-polluted-venue

Brother Buzz

(36,440 posts)

13. That's what I'm talking about!

Reply to Tempest (Reply #12)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 04:30 PM

Apr 2016

Admittedly, I'm focused of the sailing events, my bailiwick, but a sewer is still a sewer. Yuck!

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

10. Looks like it's a long way down, landing on concrete? - the fall probably killed them

Reply to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 02:56 PM

Apr 2016

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

17. That's some scary stuff.

Reply to Baclava (Reply #10)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 05:36 PM

Apr 2016

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

18. Can you imagine just riding along... and suddenly the road gives out from under you?

Reply to NWCorona (Reply #17)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 08:12 PM

Apr 2016

And you plunge to your death? That's right out of those old Faces of Death videos

That shit isn't supposed to happen.

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

19. The real scary thing is that this was built for the Olympics

Reply to Baclava (Reply #18)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 08:35 PM

Apr 2016

And was nowhere near capacity. It doesn't speak well for anything else they built for the games.

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

20. I enjoy the summer games - I hope Brazil has it's shit together

Reply to NWCorona (Reply #19)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 09:44 PM

Apr 2016

They pulled off the The World Cup event pretty well....but this is a bit bigger

Nihil

(13,508 posts)

21. Looking at the height of the roadway above the concrete, stairs and footpath ...

Reply to Baclava (Reply #10)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 08:10 AM

Apr 2016

> hit by a strong wave

... that must have been one *Hell* of a "strong wave" to take out those pillars?

(Or a really shitty job with the concrete pillars ...)

AxionExcel

(755 posts)

22. Right wingers, Inc. will be quick to claim that climate change had nothing to do with...

Reply to Baclava (Reply #10)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 08:27 AM

Apr 2016

...the yuuge unanticipated WAVE which so weakened the track. As usual, they will be spouting bullshit.

Rest in peace, cyclers...

whistler162

(11,155 posts)

23. Probably bad concrete or the

Reply to Baclava (Reply #10)

Sat Apr 23, 2016, 11:52 AM

Apr 2016

support wasn't sunk into the ground far enough.

Old Vet

(2,001 posts)

25. Polluted doesnt even come near to how dangerous the water really is........

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 23, 2016, 12:10 PM

Apr 2016

I was reading that every swimmer will in fact, even completely suited up, be in direct contact with some of the most vile infections. Stemming from years and years of raw sewage draining into the exact spot where events will be held.

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)

14. Was there less than 2 months ago.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 05:17 PM

Apr 2016

vkkv

(3,384 posts)

15. Yikes! My cousin's son is the H.C. of the men's U.S. volleyball team ..

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 05:21 PM

Apr 2016

This is just scary news.. There were doubts about Brazil long before this..

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