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Rio
de Janeiro's 2016 Olympic preparations are in full swing with organisers having
rediscovered their dynamism after years of delays and the soccer World Cup
boosting their confidence, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday.
Branded
as the 'worst preparations ever by' International Olympic Committee Vice
President John Coates in April, work for the Rio Games was now much more
coordinated, said Bach, adding his colleague has since revised his statements.
"Rio
has made great progress in the last couple of months," Bach told Reuters
in an interview a day before his one-year anniversary since taking over the IOC
top job.
"You
have seen the mayor and governor taking more responsibility and showing great
dynamism and working closely with the organising committee."
Bach,
a German lawyer and former Olympic champion fencer, took over from Jacques
Rogge on Sept. 10, 2013 and was immediately thrown into the deep end, trying to
speed up preparations for the first summer Games under his watch.
Rio organizers and
government officials had until recently been criticized for failing to
coordinate work and responsibility efficiently, leading to years of delays in
almost every major project for the Games, including the Deodoro park which will
host several sports.
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