Rio Olympics organisers suspect 'isolated' sabotage at athletes' village

Leaks, blocked toilets and electrical faults that have slowed teams from moving into the Rio Olympics Athletes' Village may have been caused by a few cases of sabotage, according to organisers.

Rio Olympics organisers suspect 'isolated' sabotage at athletes' village

Leaks, blocked toilets and electrical faults that have slowed teams from moving into the Rio Olympics Athletes' Village may have been caused by a few cases of sabotage, according to organisers.

"We are considering isolated cases, but we haven't seen enough to say it was an organised sabotage thing," Rio spokesman Mario Andrada said. He said the most likely cause was what he called "organisational problems".

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