A sudden windstorm burst through Olympic Park on Sunday morning, toppling bright red umbrellas and upending garbage cans, scattering bits of litter everywhere. In an uncommon sight for the Games, people could walk up to kiosks at Olympic Park and in the city to purchase same-day seats for an array of sports. “When we had the World Cup, that opening ceremony was very poor,” Eduardo Contani remembered while waiting in line at the tennis stadium snack bar. Brazilians abruptly exited halfway through the program when their team’s athletes finished competition at the tennis and fencing venues. “The things Brazilians are good at.”david.wharton@latimes.comNathan Fenno, Teddy Greenstein, Helene Elliott, Lisa Dillman, Stacy St. Clair and Kevin Baxter contributed to this report.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 08, 2016 01:44 UTC