British sailors ready ‘protection package’ for Rio
By Alexander Smith LONDON (Reuters) – Obsessive hand washing, mouthwashes, downing cola after races and popping garlic tablets are just some of the precautions Britain's Olympic sailing team will be taking for the Games in Rio. With the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay a concern and the Zika virus also a worry, the athletes are taking no chances as they seek to improve on Britain&039;s 2012 home tally of five medals and regain the advantage they lost to Australia. Giles Scott, who has taken over the men&039;s Finn single-handed class mantle from sailing&039;s most successful Olympian Ben Ainslie, said the focus is on getting as much time on the water as possible in Rio to help conquer the vagaries of complex tides, flukey winds and floating garbage.
