Construction of the Olympic beach volleyball stadium at Rio's Copacabana beach has been frozen due to an administrative oversight. Construction work on the stadium began several weeks ago but the structure suffered damage from high waves on Sunday. The stadium is due to stand 21m tall - the equivalent to a seven-story building - and cover 62,000m2 on the Copacabana beach, which is a protected area, while it will have a 12,0000 capacity. Rio has seen unusually low seasonal temperatures - it was just 8.6 degrees Celsius on Monday morning, the lowest temperature recorded this year, according to weather centre Alerta Rio. Several Olympic stadiums and arenas have been delayed, most notably the cycling velodrome which faces a race against time to be completed.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 14, 2016 19:52 UTC