Rio Olympics: Leaks, electrical outages as teams arrive

So was Australian chef de mission Kitty Chiller.

After their preparation in Sao Paulo, the delegation will travel 430 km northeast to Rio, where they will stay in the Olympic Village during competition.

“Athletes that are arriving in the Village and whose accommodation is not finished will be placed in the best available accommodation in other buildings”.

With a record number of condoms allocated and air conditioners in every bedroom, Rio’s athletes village starts welcoming Olympians on Sunday.

Mario Andrada, a spokesman for the local organizing committee, on Sunday said organizers are aware of the problems with some rooms, particularly affecting teams from Australia, New Zealand and Brazil.

“We will screen them when they get back”.

“There are lights, beds, air conditioning, but we still lack a few details”, an unnamed official told Reuters.

She says they gave their section of the village a stress test on Saturday and came away convinced the units were uninhabitable.

Chiller listed the same problems, and added more.

Australian athletes and staff who traveled to Brazil early to train have been forced to find temporary hotel rooms due to the Village’s present condition. She said she hopes they can move into the village quickly, and sounded encouraged.

“I hope I can return to the Maracana and score the winning goal, help with a pass, or who knows… however it goes, we would be champions”, he said.

The USOC said Team USA will feature the most women to have ever competed for a single country at the Olympics. “Tinder in the Olympic Village is next level”, she said to US Weekly at the time.

The Australian Olympic Committee is refusing to check in its athletes, complaining about the gas, electricity and plumbing.

Representatives from National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have been invited to observe the test.

A total of 12 athletes will represent the Philippines in the Rio 2016 Olympics, which is set to run from August 5 to 21.

The latest catastrophe is in the Olympic village, where the toilets don’t flush and the walls might catch fire, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

“They have clearance. There is no real threat to the athletes, especially since none of them are pregnant”, said Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Ubial.

The 31-building compound contains tennis courts, soccer fields, seven swimming pools – with mountains and the sea as a backdrop – topped off by a massive dining-kitchen area that’s as large as three football fields.