Officials who reviewed work on a television tower in the Olympic park and digging work at the Olympic village shut down operations at those and two other sites. They did not say exactly what the problems entailed or how serious they were.
“We have no intention of hampering the event,” Robson Leite, the ministry’s regional superintendent, told reporters. “We just want the safety of the population, the workers and all those who will visit Rio.”
The Olympic Park, where 16 sports will take place at nine venues, was declared open last month but final touches to the tennis courts and sponsors’ areas are still being made. The games open on 5 August.
