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More Bad News For The Aussies - The Water Polo Team Are Now Ill!

More Bad News For The Aussies - The Water Polo Team Are Now Ill!

Can it get any worse for the Aussies?

Jonny Whitfield

Jonny Whitfield

More bad news for the Australian Olympians - four of the women's water polo team have been stung by a stomach illness.

Ironically, the team is nicknamed 'The Stingers', but it's roles reversed this time round as they endure yet more suffering before the Rio games commence on Friday. The illness was picked up when the squad were in Rome ahead of their arrival in Rio, and four members of the 13-strong squad were immediately quarantined upon arrival.

The Aussies have already suffered a lot since their arrival in Rio. The group arrived three days late after urgent repairs were needed on the athletes' village, before a fire in the basement forced an evacuation - during which a laptop and Zika-protective gear were stolen.

Poor Aussies. Didn't like their Rio digs, robbed during fire and now water polo team has gastro enteritis.

And now the women's water polo team has been hit by a stomach illness - let's hope they can recover in time for the games!

(H/T The Guardian)

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Topics: olympics, Australia