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Bad. Sadly, the Deodoro venue will be remembered less fondly than the champions it hosted. A two- train commute from the sands of Copacabana and Ipanema, it felt neither particularly Brazilian nor particularly Olympic. Situated on a military base and 3.
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Deodoro required a long parade past countless soldiers and camouflaged 4x. It was a necessary security precaution but the sight of tanks and machine guns doesn't encourage the kind of lighthearted frivolity one expects from a day at the Olympics. And that's without mentioning the stray bullet that found its way into the park.
It's perhaps no surprise that Deodoro has been cut from the Paralympic program. Another blot on Rio's report card is the amount of empty seats at a number of Olympic venues.
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It's been suggested that locals have been priced out of attending events - - understandable given Brazil's economic woes - - and that these were seats corporate sponsors weren't able to fill. Whatever the reason, it seems inexcusable that the Olympic Stadium wasn't packed out when Bolt ran into history and clinched the . But it's hard to stay in the Olympic spirit when, every which way you turn, is the sight of a soldier brandishing a large rifle.
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It also created a sense that, while the city was warm and hospitable throughout, the real Rio was hiding somewhere out of view - - for better or for worse. It made for a very clean and sanitized experience, if not entirely authentic. The ugliest spectacle, however, has been saved until last. The sideshow created by Ryan Lochte and his fellow swimmers overshadowed three days of actual sport and led to tensions between the US and their Brazilian hosts.
While its possible to debate the rights and wrongs of what may or may not have happened, the real shame is that Lochte took the media spotlight away from athletes who don't occupy center stage as frequently as he does. The whole episode will also linger in the memory for as long as any other moment from these Olympics, which is the real tragedy.