RIO DE JANEIRO -- Apparently filthy water is nothing to make a stink about at the Olympics.All seemed well Saturday at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, a picturesque body of water not too far from the famed Copacabana Beach. Flanked by deep green mountains and gleaming white high rises, it looked to be the perfect spot for the worlds best rowers to chase Olympic gold.It didnt even smell that bad, though locals say there are many days the lagoon emanates odors usually associated with a toilet in bad need of plunging.This is a beautiful venue, Canadian rower Eric Woelfl said. How often do you get to row in a place with mountains, sun and a fantastic crowd? What more could we ask for as competitors?Uh, clean water might be nice. So would decontamination spray for the pair of Serbians who were last seen bobbing up and down in the water after becoming the first Olympians to capsize their boats in 12 years.Milos Vasic and Nenad Bedik picked the wrong Olympics to take a header. An Associated Press investigation over the last year showed 1.73 billion adenoviruses per liter in the lagoons water at one point, though by June the readings were down to 248 million adenoviruses.Levels like that would have authorities in the U.S. closing down beaches and lakes and taking emergency measures to protect the public health.Here in Rio they simply handed out bottles of hand sanitizer.We wash our mouths out with an anti-bacterial wash after rowing, and really try to prioritize our hygiene, said Australias Kim Brennan. We try to avoid any hand to mouth contact and try to avoid getting any of the water in our mouths.That was dicey duty on the opening day of the Olympics, when the winds picked up and water not only sprayed over competitors but filled boats so much that some thought they might sink.Rio is a dangerous city, something that anyone reading about these Olympics surely knows by now. Some spectators at the opening ceremony found that out Friday night when they came upon the body of a man who had been shot dead near Maracana Stadium, blood still coming from his wounds.There was also a bizarre incident Saturday at the Olympic Equestrian Center, where a military bullet pierced the roof of the media tent and landed on the floor in front of startled reporters.So maybe a little dirty water isnt so bad after all. Unless, of course, youre the one covered in it.I was greeted with a bottle of hand sanitizer on the dock. So, thats one thing, said Canadas Carling Zeeman, who rowed in a boat she said was filling with water.If the water at Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon was bad, at least no rowers noticed anything fishy floating around in it. That figures to change when sailing opens at nearby Guanabara Bay, where helicopters and roving trash-collection boats will be employed to spot and remove floating rubbish that often clogs the bay.Half of Rios sewage flows untreated into Guanabara, which you might think would give Olympic organizers pause. The fact it didnt is that the bay looks beautiful on television, with Sugarloaf Mountain and the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in the background.Thats the same reason rowers were dipping their oars in a lagoon where last year thousands of dead fish washed up on shores. Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon looks good to everyone but the horrified scientists who test its waters.Rowers are by nature a hardy bunch and this is the Olympics, so they werent complaining much. There was more grumbling about the fact they held the race with white caps on the lagoon than the chance they had to get violently ill by coming into contact with the very water they race on.Obviously, we were pretty much swimming in it today, so well find out soon enough whats in there, Brennan said.Listen to those running the sport, and Brennan and her fellow competitors should have no worries. Matt Smith, who heads FISA, the rowing federation, called the water swimming quality and suggested fears over getting sick from it were overblown.On the opening day of a very troubled Olympics there were at least two drenched Serbs hoping he is right.----Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlberg(at)ap.org or http://twitter.com/timdahlberg Air Max 90 Wholesale .C. United of Major League Soccer. United chose the defender in the second round of the 2013 MLS re-entry draft. Air Max 90 Cheap Wholesale . 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Phil Clarke brings you his top five Super League tries of the week Hodgson also made 47 tackles over the 80 minutes, second only to Shaun Fensom as the Green Machine closed the gap on leaders Brisbane and Melbourne to one point.Laurie Daley was the last Canberra player to win the Dally M Medal in 1995. Could Hodgson make history?Glass bottle thrown at Belmore Bulldogs captain James Graham speaks with referee Ashley Klein A week after the fracas that followed Salfords win at Huddersfield, Canberras win over Canterbury was overshadowed by an ugly incident where a fan threw a glass bottle towards the Raiders bench, narrowly missing players and smashing on an exercise bike.The glass bottle thrown is understood to be Wild Turkey Bourbon.Security at Belmore were quick to identify the persons involved and they were removed from the stadium. Sam Burgess made his return from injury alongside brothers George and Tom as the Rabbitohs beat Manly They cant get glass into that place unless youve snuck it in, said Bulldogs chief executive Raelene Castle.I can only assume that person has snuck it in. We believe we know who the person is.The Bulldogs have dealt with it very professionally and very well, added Raiders coach Ricky Stuart. Canterbury is a great club and they jumped on it quickly and we dont want those unruly fans in our game.Potential Grand Finalists? Highlights of Warrington win at Wigan last Friday Did we see this years Grand Final teams in action at the DW Stadium last Friday? 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The Australian half-back suffered a substantial grade-two hamstring tear against Wigan, with Stefan Ratchford expected to switch for scrum-half for Fridays Sky Live clash with St Helens.Wolves head coach Tony Smith said: Chris is going to be out for a while and, although its not a week-or-two injury, we wont know the length of time until he sees a leading expert in London (on Monday night) and finds out what his options are in terms of either repairing or rehabilitating it.Coach of the Easter period Wakefield beat Salford on Saturday to record their third successive victory Chris Chester was out of work for only three weeks following his departure from Hull KR and his capture looks a great bit of business by Wakefield.Having led the Wildcats to their first win at Headingley since 2007 on Easter Monday, Chesters men made it three wins on the bounce against Salford.Chester is getting the best of his players, in particular youngsters Max Jowitt and Tom Johnstone, with the latter scoring a hat-trick against the Red Devils to take his try tally to five in three games. Wakefield winger Tom Johnstone scored a hat-trick against Salford Wakefield sit ninth in the Super League table after claiming their fourth victory of the campaign, level on eight points with Salford. They face a tough test against Wigan on Sunday but Chester believes they can maintain their excellent form.Winning becomes a habit and we have to continue the good work that we are doing out on the training field, he said.We have a lot of confidence at the moment and we are not afraid of anybody.The Coal Train arrives Watch Dave Taylor inspire Catalans to victory over Widnes Man-mountain Dave Taylors performance for Catalans against Widnes was something special.The former NRL star scored one try and had a hand in a couple more as the Dragons continued their excellent run of form.Taylors 68th-minute try, when he scooped up a loose ball to score, was his fifth for Catalans since joining from Gold Coast Titans, but he boasts an impressive all-round game. The 27-year-old Queenslander tops Catalans offloading charts with 15, averages 8.52 metres per carry and over 19 tackles per game, and has also chipped in with three try assists.After a sluggish start to the season, Catalans are on a four-game winning streak. They also looked to have solved the away form that dogged them last year, claiming three victories on the road in 2016.Could this be the year of the Dragons? They face a testing trip to Hull KR on Thursday, live on Sky Sports. 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