{"id":215594,"date":"2016-08-02T19:16:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T02:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=215594"},"modified":"2016-08-02T19:16:27","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T02:16:27","slug":"rio-olympic-pool-evacuated-earlier-due-to-suspicious-object","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rio-olympic-pool-evacuated-earlier-due-to-suspicious-object\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Olympic Pool Evacuated Earlier In The Day Due To Suspicious Object"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just days before competition is slated to begin in Rio de Janeiro, the host city continues to experience issues with some of the facilities. On Tuesday, August 2nd Australia News.com<\/a>\u00a0reported that the pool had to be evacuated after a suspicious object was found on the pool deck.<\/p>\n

It was determined later that the box was either an electrician’s toolbox or an misplaced backpack.<\/p>\n

Several journalists who are already in Rio took to Twitter to keep everyone posted as to the events unfolding.<\/p>\n

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Rio's Aquatics Centre evacuated after suspicious package found just 90 minutes before Aussies due to train. pic.twitter.com\/2Jq76O89IN<\/a><\/p>\n
— Alex Hart (@alexhart7) August 2, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n