article_snippet: Athletes have complained of the stench while practising at the sailing venue in the city, with sailors saying Athletes have had to dodge everything from dead animals and discarded sofas to plastic bags.
article_snippet: Several Olympic sailors have complained it is the dirtiest place Several Olympic sailors have ever trained or competed in.
article_snippet: Nick Thompson, one of Britain's top sailors, said recently: 'Water quality is my biggest personal concern.
article_snippet: And Stephen Park, British Sailing Team's manager, said recently: 'Several Olympic sailors are on various supplements to mitigate against it, but British Sailing Team's can't do anything about the water quality'.
article_snippet: Sailors will have to navigate the polluted waters, which are littered with garbage and dead animals .
highlights_snippet: Athletes complain of condition of venues set to host sailing and swimming .
  