体坛英语资讯：World Military Games spurs Rio more work for 2016 Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 16 -- For Yang Lilu, chef de Mission of the Chinese delegation to the fifth Military World Games, it's a lot of confusion about the exact events to be staged in the next few days in Rio de Janeiro, the host city of 2016 Olympics and 2017 FIFA World Cup.

"The organizers just can't tell us exactly what the definite sports will be set up for the military games, then how could I arrange our squad and how could I say we're ready for this Games," said Yang after he attended the Games briefing from the new CISM President Hamad Kalkaba Malboum.

Competition program that Xinhua reporter obtained on Friday marked clearly that the equestrian competition is set to be staged at National Equestrian Center on July 19-24, but the event got disappeared one day later on the website.

The tournament has received huge support from senior figures in the Brazilian government including the Secretary of State for Tourism, Sport and Recreation Marcia Lins.

That's what the sports portal insidethegames.biz reported, but it seemed the top official's concern had not worked out well.

In the media working room of the Joao Havelange Stadium, where the opening ceremony took place on Saturday, the wireless network service becomes a luxury and cell phone signal is much less stable, all of which makes you feel you're working in a basement.

The Main Press Center of the Games is not quite on course either. The internet service was not fully ready on Friday evening with working staff on their way of trying and adjusting. Sometimes it's not easy to find a fluent English speaker around when you're in trouble. The competition program and opening ceremony program are mainly available in Portuguese version, even to obvious foreign faces.

What made matters worse is you're timely reminded of the security concern in Rio de Janeiro.

The parking lot of Brazilian Rio's local airport Santos Dumont was closed on Thursday after an anonymous tip that a bomb was hidden in a car in the area.

Rio police's bomb squad officers swept the parking lot for hours, with the aid of sniffer dogs, but did not find any explosives.

It was the second bomb threat in Rio on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the bomb squad detonated an explosive device which has been left in the vicinities of a technical school in the Tijuca neighborhood.

The police said that the device was a homemade bomb, with an aluminum body, and could have caused injuries to people in a 15-meter radius.

It's three years away from the World Cup finals and much longer from the Rio Olympics. Also it's far away for Rio's organizers to be ready for the two most prestigious sports stage.

No matter how frustrated you get, you just can't say you are angry. Brazilians' ethusiasm and passion permeate all round you and a lot of thumps-up at the same time.