Gerardo Werthein, the president of the Argentine Olympic Committee, yesterday announced that part of the Argentine delegation for the upcoming Río Olympics won’t be staying in the Olympic Village due to the poor state of the accommodations. But 213 Argentine athletes are taking part in the Olympics, and that’s without taking into account coaching staff and COA officials. Since the delegation will now be using three floors, 144 athletes would be able to stay in the Village at the same time. The committee said it will move part of the delegation to apartments nearby the Village. We are renting nearby apartments and moving coaching staff and officials to have athletes stay in the town,” said Werthein.

Source: The Bubble July 26, 2016 13:41 UTC