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Olympic athletes advised to keep their mouths closed in Rio’s waters

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Experts have warned athletes of the health hazards of going into the waters at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Added on the 29/07/2016 10:45:54 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media

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