Rio 2016: Track And Field Venue Closed Indefinitely

The stadium closure comes as an embarrassment to Brazil, which is desperately trying to prepare for both the Olympics and next year’s soccer World Cup. As well as sporting venues, there is significant investment in the city’s infrastructure, as the Independent reports. There is also a concerted attempt to clean up the city’s image, with the city’s crime-ridden favelas undergoing—controversially—a program known locally as “pacification”, accompanied by forced eviction from some areas to allow for Olympic construction (local human rights bodies estimate around 30,000 people have been evicted, the Independent reports).

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