5 Things that could disrupt Rio Olympics 2016

Locals disregard

The support from locals is one of the most important requirements for any sport event to succeed. However, in Brazil the sentiment seems to be extremely negative and locals have even taken to the street to protest against the hosting of Olympics. The following are some of the reasons for the locals’ angst

• Vast majority of planning including public transport system, greatly expanded rail network, fresh water throughout the city, sewers were all put on hold due to economic recession, while construction of stadia took place at the same time
• Tons of fake promises from government regarding infrastructure improvement and employment generation. Billions were invested in sporting sites only, which would be abandoned as soon as the games are over
• Lots of corruption in this process. While Brazil can benefit from a huge economic aspect, the locals are apprehensive about how the funds will be spent.
• Illegal dislocation of poor people from sites where the Olympic sites were to be built.
• The security forces haven’t been paid wages for quite some time.

All these are potential reasons for locals to disregard the events and make the stadia look empty thereby denying a good atmosphere.