Rio Olympics organisers face pollution ‘challenges’ says IOC president

• Animal carcasses among rubbish spotted at 2016 sailing venue
• ‘We see progress but there is no time to lose’ insists Thomas Bach

Organisers of next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro face serious challenges over cleaning up the bay where the sailing competitions will be held, the IOC president Thomas Bach has admitted.

Sailors in Guanabara Bay have reported worrying amounts of rubbish and pollution, including discarded furniture and floating animal carcasses. The state government has already admitted it will not be able to meet its original target of reducing pollution in the bay by 80 per cent.

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