Most POINTLESS Olympics ever? Blind eye to drugs, ZIKA no-shows, and now THIS
THE Rio Olympics could be the most pointless Games ever – with Russian athletes allowed to compete despite evidence of doping, while several stars refuse to travel over Zika virus fears.
The Rio Olympics could be the most pointless Games of all time
And now the Australian team has refused to move into the "unliveable" athletes' village, complaining of blocked toilets and leaking pipes at the £1billion facility.
Team GB is also facing uncomfortable living conditions, which could affect performance.
Kitty Chiller, the head of Australia's delegation, said: "Due to a variety of problems, no Australian team member will move into our allocated building.
"Our friends from Team GB, New Zealand and others are experiencing the same problems in their accommodation. We are pushing hard for a solution."
Rio's mayor Eduardo Paes shrugged off the crisis by saying: "I feel like putting a kangaroo in front of their building to make them feel at home."
The spineless IOC sparked a furious backlash by refusing to impose a blanket ban on the entire Russian contingent of 387 competitors for next month's Games.
Australia's team has refused to move into the athletes' village
The Olympics will be remembered for the bottling of the IOC
The move comes despite shocking revelations about the country's state-sponsored doping programme.
British heptathlete Kelly Sotherton, who competed at the 2004 and 2008 Games, said: "The Olympics of 2016 will be remembered in history for the bottling of the IOC."
Meanwhile the deadly Zika virus means some of the biggest names in sport, including world golf number one Jason Day, are choosing to stay away from Rio.
Stars including Usain Bolt will compete at the Games next month
No complete ban for Russia from the Rio Olympics
And it is feared crazed Islamic extremists could launch a terror attack on the two-week event, which starts on August 5.
The 'Brazil Caliphate' last week became the first group in South America to pledge allegiance to ISIS and leader Abu Bakr a-Baghdadi.
Brazilian officials have been forced to review security measures in the wake of this month's attack in Nice, in which 84 people were killed.