By Andrew Downie RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's inability to clean the waters where Olympic sailing events will take place next year is a lost opportunity for the city but it will not affect the smooth running of the races, mayor Eduardo Paes said. On the eve of Tuesday's events to mark the 500-day countdown to the starting gun in August 2016, Paes admitted the Guanabara Bay will not be as clean as authorities had promised. "I think it is a lost opportunity, yes," he told Sportv in an interview. De-polluting the Guanabara Bay is something we should have done." "It's a shame that the Olympics were not the reason or the motive, as in Sydney, to resolve the issue once and for all." However, Paes said he did not believe the dirty waters would pose a risk for sailors.
Water won't be clean, but sailing will go ahead: Mayor
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