RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " The head inspector for the IOC says she's confident the trouble-plagued Rio de Janeiro Olympics are "ready to welcome the world" with the games opening in just under four weeks. El Moutawakel was in Rio over the weekend, taking her last look at Olympic venues. Human Rights Watch said in a recent statement that police have killed 645 people in Rio so far this year. She called the venues "stunning" and pointed out that Rio has hosted 44 test events to prepare for South America's first Olympics. She said Rio organizers were working "to minimize the risk to visitors" from the Zika epidemic and said the IOC was following the guidelines of the World Health Organization.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 11, 2016 17:26 UTC