as the world waited for the 2016 Summer
Olympics multiple concerns and
controversies took center stage welcome
to watchmojo.com down 10 crucial facts
you should know about the 2016 Olympic
Games in Rio de Janeiro
number 10 what is the current state of
the 2016 Summer Olympics the Olympic
Games are one of the most anticipated
events on the sporting calendar and in
2016 they were scheduled to take place
in Rio de Janeiro with the opening
ceremony set for August 5th
however as host city Rio is carrying a
massive weight of expectation and
tournament organisers have been under
constant scrutiny with just weeks to go
until the opening ceremony the outbreak
of the Zika virus
Brazil’s troubled economy health and
hygiene problems and mounting social
unrest in the country are all ongoing
concerns number 9 how will the Zika
virus affect the Olympics doctors are
warning that the games could spark a
quote full-blown public health disaster
thanks to the Zika virus which was first
recognized in Brazil in May 2015 the
virus which causes a dengue fever like
infection and has also been linked to
microcephaly a condition that sees
babies born with improperly developed
brains and dangerously small heads has
reached pandemic levels in parts of
Central and South America as a
mosquito-borne and sexually transmitted
condition experts are concerned that the
Olympics will fast-track zika’s
international spread according to
Canadian biologist Amir a Tehran with
about half a million foreign tourists
expected in Brazil in the summer of 2016
the game should be moved to another less
infected city at least if not postponed
entirely some will become infected
some will go home and that identic of
brain-damaged kids will go global faster
and farther number eight who is leading
Raziel brazil’s political climate is
increasingly tense
as president Juma Rousseff has been
suspended for allegedly doctoring
government accounts Brazil’s Senate
voted on May 12th 2016 to hold an
impeachment trial against the Rousseff
vice president Michel temer has stepped
into Rousseff’s role in the meantime
although there have been questions about
his spending in the past as well
Rousseff has since labeled the situation
as sabotage and an open conspiracy
suggesting that she has been ousted to
make way for an all-male government when
an elected president is suspended
because of an accusation of a crime I
haven’t been committed the name we give
is not impeachment it’s cool whatever
the outcome of the trial however it
seems unlikely that Rousseff will have
any further involvement with the
Olympics I will fight to survive not
just for my term in office but I will
fight because what I’m advocating and
defending is a democratic principle that
governs political place in Brazil number
seven in what state is Brazil’s economy
by 2014 Brazil had built the seventh
largest economy on the planet and was
tapped to become the next big
international market however since then
the nation’s finances have fallen
spectacularly and investors have all but
lost faith in the country incoming
president Taemin has already identified
the problem as his most pressing matter
quote Brazil lives today in the worst
economic crisis of our history he said
it is imperative that we rebuild the
fundamentals of Brazilian economy
however with the Olympics looming large
the country will still be mired in
uncertainty when Rio hosts the games
which have come to be viewed by some
resilience as a symbol of government
overspending number six what is the
Petrobras investigation an ongoing
corruption investigation centered on the
state-run oil firm Petrobras is another
issue overshadowing the gains as part of
the inquiry which was opened in 2014
allegations have also been made of fraud
price-fixing and bribery relating to
construction contracts for Olympic
venues Jumel Rousseff was on the board
of directors of Petrobras from 2003 to
thousand ten though she has consistently
denied any knowledge of the company’s
illegal workings I am positive that
Petrobras will be able to do so it will
be able to overcome all of its problems
by late April the probe planned to
scrutinize contracts for the Olympics in
November 2015
when Brazilian police investigated the
legitimacy of more than ten billion
dollars linked to the building of venues
number five are the venue’s ready for
the Olympics regardless of whether the
stadium’s were developed legally or not
time pressures have constantly dogged
Rios Olympic build in February 2016
construction workers protested against
the Olympic Committee overpay and warned
organizers that venues were in danger of
being unfinished when the games rolled
into town however although many
deadlines have been missed
Brazil is confident that real will be
ready for opening night and claims that
competition venues are finished the
country has garnered a reputation for
doing things at the last minute 2014’s
World Cup was similar but officials are
hoping that the builders will move out
just in time for the athletes to move in
number four how did the Brazilian people
feel about hosting the Olympics thanks
to Brazil’s problems the country is
currently experiencing severe social
unrest in a series of demonstrations
people have taken to the streets to
rally against the government and protest
the economic crisis yes the protesters
want to forcibly remove that president
and as Brazilians know well you don’t
want to remove something slowly and
methodically you want to do it quickly
all at once most commentators highlight
how the Olympics have almost been
forgotten such is the anger among
Brazilian people right now often the
games served to unify a nation to
celebrate it and to bolster its
international image we won the games to
be the turnaround moment we won the
games to be to bring good energy we are
we have been working for almost 10 years
for this moment to happen but so far
that is not the case in Rio in fact the
Olympics have come to represent
everything that the people are angry
about they’ve so far proven to be badly
organized and it’s
offensive and they’ve drawn
international attention to Brazil when
perhaps the nation would prefer the rest
of the world to be focusing elsewhere
number three while countries be excluded
from the Olympics the 2016 Summer
Olympics faces more than just a myriad
of external issues however there’s
mounting pressure within the sporting
world itself as authorities attempt to
install stricter anti-doping laws Russia
is not the only country currently being
investigated for drugs cheats but it is
the most high-profile the all Russia
Athletics Federation was suspended from
competition in November 2015 following
allegations that the country employs
sophisticated and systematic doping
methods the council unanimously agreed
that the Russian authorities need to
undertake further significant work
nations including the Ukraine Belarus
Ethiopia Morocco and Kenya are also
threatened with a ban as the world
anti-doping agency tries to make the
games as fair as possible it remains to
be seen if countries will be excluded
thanks to doping but in Russia’s case
the suspension must be lifted before
they can be represented in Rio number
two will the Olympics be widely attended
according to reports ticket sales have
not met expectations and organisers are
worried that the sporting spectacle
could see thousands of empty seats
according to Fortune only half of the
tickets had been sold by April 2016 the
city is said to be scrambling to sell
more but efforts are hindered by a lack
of local interest in the games and
international concerns over the Zika
virus the Brazilian press has reported
the tickets may even be given away to at
least give the impression that venues
are full brazil’s minister of sports
ricardo laser hasn’t given up hope
though quote there is a perception that
the brazilian population has not woken
up for the games
we need to sound an alert so that people
remember this event and go and buy
tickets he said number one will Rio be
able to host the Olympic Games the odds
seemed massively stacked against Rio
what might have been inspiring and
enjoyable games could become a nightmare
for the city and the nation the event
simply hasn’t captured the imagination
of local
residents and it can’t shake off health
and safety concerns
however if laser can generate excitement
the city could yet stage a successful
event Rio is well known for its party
atmosphere and the World Cup wasn’t the
all-out disaster that some had predicted
it would be perhaps the Olympics can
follow suit the political and economic
turmoil won’t disappear but organizers
will be hoping to prove that although
the games come at the wrong time they’re
still being held in the right place
did these facts get you thinking to vote
for which news story is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
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Olympics multiple concerns and
controversies took center stage welcome
to watchmojo.com down 10 crucial facts
you should know about the 2016 Olympic
Games in Rio de Janeiro
number 10 what is the current state of
the 2016 Summer Olympics the Olympic
Games are one of the most anticipated
events on the sporting calendar and in
2016 they were scheduled to take place
in Rio de Janeiro with the opening
ceremony set for August 5th
however as host city Rio is carrying a
massive weight of expectation and
tournament organisers have been under
constant scrutiny with just weeks to go
until the opening ceremony the outbreak
of the Zika virus
Brazil’s troubled economy health and
hygiene problems and mounting social
unrest in the country are all ongoing
concerns number 9 how will the Zika
virus affect the Olympics doctors are
warning that the games could spark a
quote full-blown public health disaster
thanks to the Zika virus which was first
recognized in Brazil in May 2015 the
virus which causes a dengue fever like
infection and has also been linked to
microcephaly a condition that sees
babies born with improperly developed
brains and dangerously small heads has
reached pandemic levels in parts of
Central and South America as a
mosquito-borne and sexually transmitted
condition experts are concerned that the
Olympics will fast-track zika’s
international spread according to
Canadian biologist Amir a Tehran with
about half a million foreign tourists
expected in Brazil in the summer of 2016
the game should be moved to another less
infected city at least if not postponed
entirely some will become infected
some will go home and that identic of
brain-damaged kids will go global faster
and farther number eight who is leading
Raziel brazil’s political climate is
increasingly tense
as president Juma Rousseff has been
suspended for allegedly doctoring
government accounts Brazil’s Senate
voted on May 12th 2016 to hold an
impeachment trial against the Rousseff
vice president Michel temer has stepped
into Rousseff’s role in the meantime
although there have been questions about
his spending in the past as well
Rousseff has since labeled the situation
as sabotage and an open conspiracy
suggesting that she has been ousted to
make way for an all-male government when
an elected president is suspended
because of an accusation of a crime I
haven’t been committed the name we give
is not impeachment it’s cool whatever
the outcome of the trial however it
seems unlikely that Rousseff will have
any further involvement with the
Olympics I will fight to survive not
just for my term in office but I will
fight because what I’m advocating and
defending is a democratic principle that
governs political place in Brazil number
seven in what state is Brazil’s economy
by 2014 Brazil had built the seventh
largest economy on the planet and was
tapped to become the next big
international market however since then
the nation’s finances have fallen
spectacularly and investors have all but
lost faith in the country incoming
president Taemin has already identified
the problem as his most pressing matter
quote Brazil lives today in the worst
economic crisis of our history he said
it is imperative that we rebuild the
fundamentals of Brazilian economy
however with the Olympics looming large
the country will still be mired in
uncertainty when Rio hosts the games
which have come to be viewed by some
resilience as a symbol of government
overspending number six what is the
Petrobras investigation an ongoing
corruption investigation centered on the
state-run oil firm Petrobras is another
issue overshadowing the gains as part of
the inquiry which was opened in 2014
allegations have also been made of fraud
price-fixing and bribery relating to
construction contracts for Olympic
venues Jumel Rousseff was on the board
of directors of Petrobras from 2003 to
thousand ten though she has consistently
denied any knowledge of the company’s
illegal workings I am positive that
Petrobras will be able to do so it will
be able to overcome all of its problems
by late April the probe planned to
scrutinize contracts for the Olympics in
November 2015
when Brazilian police investigated the
legitimacy of more than ten billion
dollars linked to the building of venues
number five are the venue’s ready for
the Olympics regardless of whether the
stadium’s were developed legally or not
time pressures have constantly dogged
Rios Olympic build in February 2016
construction workers protested against
the Olympic Committee overpay and warned
organizers that venues were in danger of
being unfinished when the games rolled
into town however although many
deadlines have been missed
Brazil is confident that real will be
ready for opening night and claims that
competition venues are finished the
country has garnered a reputation for
doing things at the last minute 2014’s
World Cup was similar but officials are
hoping that the builders will move out
just in time for the athletes to move in
number four how did the Brazilian people
feel about hosting the Olympics thanks
to Brazil’s problems the country is
currently experiencing severe social
unrest in a series of demonstrations
people have taken to the streets to
rally against the government and protest
the economic crisis yes the protesters
want to forcibly remove that president
and as Brazilians know well you don’t
want to remove something slowly and
methodically you want to do it quickly
all at once most commentators highlight
how the Olympics have almost been
forgotten such is the anger among
Brazilian people right now often the
games served to unify a nation to
celebrate it and to bolster its
international image we won the games to
be the turnaround moment we won the
games to be to bring good energy we are
we have been working for almost 10 years
for this moment to happen but so far
that is not the case in Rio in fact the
Olympics have come to represent
everything that the people are angry
about they’ve so far proven to be badly
organized and it’s
offensive and they’ve drawn
international attention to Brazil when
perhaps the nation would prefer the rest
of the world to be focusing elsewhere
number three while countries be excluded
from the Olympics the 2016 Summer
Olympics faces more than just a myriad
of external issues however there’s
mounting pressure within the sporting
world itself as authorities attempt to
install stricter anti-doping laws Russia
is not the only country currently being
investigated for drugs cheats but it is
the most high-profile the all Russia
Athletics Federation was suspended from
competition in November 2015 following
allegations that the country employs
sophisticated and systematic doping
methods the council unanimously agreed
that the Russian authorities need to
undertake further significant work
nations including the Ukraine Belarus
Ethiopia Morocco and Kenya are also
threatened with a ban as the world
anti-doping agency tries to make the
games as fair as possible it remains to
be seen if countries will be excluded
thanks to doping but in Russia’s case
the suspension must be lifted before
they can be represented in Rio number
two will the Olympics be widely attended
according to reports ticket sales have
not met expectations and organisers are
worried that the sporting spectacle
could see thousands of empty seats
according to Fortune only half of the
tickets had been sold by April 2016 the
city is said to be scrambling to sell
more but efforts are hindered by a lack
of local interest in the games and
international concerns over the Zika
virus the Brazilian press has reported
the tickets may even be given away to at
least give the impression that venues
are full brazil’s minister of sports
ricardo laser hasn’t given up hope
though quote there is a perception that
the brazilian population has not woken
up for the games
we need to sound an alert so that people
remember this event and go and buy
tickets he said number one will Rio be
able to host the Olympic Games the odds
seemed massively stacked against Rio
what might have been inspiring and
enjoyable games could become a nightmare
for the city and the nation the event
simply hasn’t captured the imagination
of local
residents and it can’t shake off health
and safety concerns
however if laser can generate excitement
the city could yet stage a successful
event Rio is well known for its party
atmosphere and the World Cup wasn’t the
all-out disaster that some had predicted
it would be perhaps the Olympics can
follow suit the political and economic
turmoil won’t disappear but organizers
will be hoping to prove that although
the games come at the wrong time they’re
still being held in the right place
did these facts get you thinking to vote
for which news story is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s published
every week
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