Belgians: Water made sailor sick

A Belgian woman who won a 2012 bronze medal has become sick, the first Olympic competitor to fall ill after sailing the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay.

Her coach said he believes Evi Van Acker contracted a severe intestinal infection while training in Rio de Janeiro in July.

“Evi caught a bacteria in early July that causes dysentery,” coach Wil Van Bladel said. “... The likelihood that she caught it here during contact with the water is very big.”