First green water. **w stinging chlorine. Athletes struggle in Rio pools
 

First green water. **w stinging chlorine. Athletes struggle in Rio pools
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It turns out the murky green water was just the start of athletes' woes at the Rio aquatics center.

**w the water athletes' have to contend with eye-stinging amounts of chlorine saturating the pool, according to several competitors' accounts.

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Team USA men's water polo captain Tony Azevedo and Hungary's Gergo Zalanki have both complained of burning eyes and poor vision in the water since officials tried to address the color issue, as has Australia's Richie Campbell.

“I could barely open my eyes for the final quarter,” Azevedo said after his team beat France on Wednesday. “This is the Olympic Games and they are putting so much chlorine in the water that people can’t see. You can’t have that.” Read more...

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