RIO DE JANEIRO - The Rio Olympic sailing in five key points:Olympic sailing is grabbing international headlines in Rio because of the massive pollution+ Olympic sailing is grabbing international headlines in Rio because of the massive pollution. Only half of greater Rio has treated sewage and the other half dumps into Guanabara Bay, which hosts sailors and windsurfers. + A lot of sailors are happy to be in Guanabara Bay because they will be competing right in the heart of Rio. + Ben Ainslie, Britain's star from the London Olympics has moved on to bigger things. Competitors battle each other around a series of buoys but they are also battling the wind, which is typically -- but not necessarily -- light in Guanabara Bay during the southern hemisphere winter.

Source: Bangkok Post July 22, 2016 04:41 UTC