Next years series will see two games played in Brisbane

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- With the Rio de Janeiro Olympics set to open, worried IOC members grilled top organizing officials about traffic jams, water pollution, security, and the absence of signage that gives the games its own distinct look.International Olympic President Thomas Bach also turned up the pressure Wednesday by talking straight to organizing committee president Carlos Nuzman and CEO Sidney Levy, who tried to soothe almost 100 IOC members.Its delivery time, Bach said. Here we go now. It really starts. We are very confident we will celebrate great games here in Rio and the world will be surprised to see what will happen here.Bach also cautioned: All praise is premature now. ... Its too early to celebrate.Prince Albert of Monaco asked about Rios severe water pollution, which soils Olympic venues for sailing, rowing, canoeing, triathlon and open-water swimming. Rio treats about half of its raw sewage, dumping the rest into the waters surrounding the area of 12 million people.The media has said a lot about the preparations of these games, and they say a lot about the levels of pollution, Albert said. How worried should we be?Rio spokesman Mario Andrada repeated assurances that bacterial pollution levels fall within World Health Organization guidelines. However, organizers have been criticized for the astronomical viral levels in the waters, and for not testing for this kind of pollution.Then theres surface debris.We do have a few problems with the floating garbage, Andrada acknowledged, explaining plans to use a dozen garbage collection boats in the sailing venue. Rio is also using barricades to block the flow of garbage from streams, and helicopters to spot garbage flows.Swiss IOC member Denis Oswald asked about traffic jams in the run-up to the games, which open Friday.Those whove had the opportunity to get to some of the venues have had lots of difficulties, Oswald said.Rio official Leo Gryner said there were some constraints getting the Olympic lane system to work. The lanes are to help get athletes and officials around town quickly. He said city officials were making changes.They are making the flow quicker and making sure all the athletes get to training and competition on time, Gyrner said.Rio commercial officer Renato Ciuchini was asked why there was so little signage -- signs that give the games it distinct look and help direct fans to venues. It was suggested the number installed only reached 15 percent.We are very confident the supplier will now install everything, but I believe a few will be installed a bit late, Ciuchini said. IOC officials said Christophe Dubi, the Olympic Games executive director, was holding an emergency meeting with the supplier.IOC member Alex Gilady asked Levy about his three largest worries. Levy listed transportation, security -- despite a force of 85,000 police and soldiers -- and finances.He said transportation was going well between the two largest venue clusters -- the Olympic Park and the northern cluster of Deodoro. He said that comprised 75 percent of the trips. The problem area was in urban Rio around Copacabana Beach and the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon where rowing takes place.Its a real challenge, Levy said.He also acknowledged the operating budget is under stress. That is a budget of 7.4 billion reals ($2.3 billion) for operating the games themselves, but not for building venues and roads.Rio organizers have been getting cash advances from the IOC but still maintain their budget is balanced. 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A State of Origin match will be played in Perth for the first time in 2019.The second game of the series will shift to the citys new stadium, marking a move by the NRL to play only one match in Sydney and Queensland.Next years series will see two games played in Brisbane and one in Sydney, however one match will return to Melbourne in 2018 ahead of the Perth trip in 2019.Taking Origin to new venues has huge benefits for the game, NRL CEO Todd Greenberg said.It grows the game in other markets and showcases our premium product to a new audience.We saw Melbourne embrace State of Origin in 2015 and we expect Perth to do the same in 2019.The match could be played in front of up to 60,000 people, with the new Burswood Stadium scheduled to be opened in 2018.It will also come after the city hosts its first rugby league Test match later this year, with Australia and New Zealand set to do baattle at nib Stadium in October.ddddddddddddWest Australian premier Colin Barnett has confirmed his government paid an undisclosed amount to win the rights to the Origin match.The move marks the first time a State of Origin match has been taken off the east coast of Australia, with the exception of the 1987 exhibition match in Los Angeles.Despite the news of a match moving away from Brisbane, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk appeared to support the idea.Of course, were lobbying very hard to make sure that we get a (NRL) grand final here in Queensland, Palaszczuk said.But State of Origin, its a great game, and its any wonder that other states are vying for those rights and Im quite sure theres many Queenslanders in Perth who will enjoy the game. 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