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Sailing official threatens to move Rio Olympic events from polluted bay

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Rio 2016 Olympic sailing events could be moved from Guanabara Bay if action isn’t quickly taken to clean the bay, an International Sailing Federation official said, according to The Associated Press.

“If we have to race all the races outside the bay, if that’s what it comes to, to ensure a fair regatta, then that’s something we’re going to explore and could do,” ISAF head of competitions Alastair Fox said, according to the AP. “We are going to review the situation and make some more recommendations — demands is probably the right word — to make sure things are done.