The governing body of world sailing says it will start doing its own independent testing for viruses in Rio's Olympic waters after an Associated Press investigation showed a serious health risk to athletes competing in venues rife with raw sewage. ''We're going to find someone who can do the testing for us that can safely cover what we need to know from a virus perspective as well as the bacteria perspective,'' Peter Sowrey, chief executive of the International Sailing Federation, said. The sailing venue in Rio's Guanabara Bay is badly polluted, as is a separate venue for rowing and canoeing - the Rodrigo de Freitas lake - in central Rio.
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