Rio Olympics has been in the news since the day athletes landed up in the city. The fire broke out in the basement car park of the Olympic Village apartments where Australian athletes had taken shelter, and since then there have been few incidents one after the other.
The buildup to Rio 2016 has been beset by political, economic and health crises. Poverty in Brazil, Zica Virus, lack of good hospitals and schools, This raised a question: is Brazil safe for tourists and athletes who arrived from more than 200 countries to participate in the games.
Incidents of robbery which is a common site on Brazilian roads became a headache for the innocent civilians and tourists in Rio Olympics 2016. Videos have gone viral showing young boys Sometimes in groups or sometimes solo snatch Earphones, cash, handbags, backpacks, iPhones and jewelry and disappear on bikes or cycles.
Questions were even raised about the security even before the games began, now the host nation is responsible for the safety of athletes and tourists in Rio. It is really a site that is not worth watching, the organising committee needs take action quickly for the safety of the people.