Fatal path collapse puts Rio's Olympic readiness in spotlight

At the flame-lighting in the ruins of ancient Olympia, Brazil’s sport minister Ricardo Leyser tried to assure the world about the troubled Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Hours later on Thursday back in Rio, a 50-metre (150-feet) section of a bike path built high above the sea — opened just three months ago as a legacy project for the games — crashed into the water below, with at least two dead.

It’s another black mark for Rio. And it comes on a day rich with Olympic ritual, and also in a week when Olympic sports federations said they were concerned about the work remaining, with the games opening in 14 weeks.