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>> reporter: on the lake four years ago where the world's best rowers raced to glory, a new dream is just beginning. this is angola's first ever rowing team to qualify for the olympic games. >> to know olympic champions were made here. it is a great honor for us. we hold ourselves to high standards to honor the olympic spirit. >> reporter: in october 2015, andre mathias for the men's lightweight rowing. >> no one associates rowing is and angola.
Make sure on the decision they've taken. they've made the different decision levels and decision by the i cass arbitrator is also putting that forward. then it's up to the panel to see if they accept it for each individual athlete. >> they have the first full faith that suggest will support that, this is the problem in the lead up to the games. the recent "new york times" article has a warning for aquatic answers. health experts have a bit of advice for the people competing in rio de janeiro picture postcard water. next month, keep your mouth closed, he says. one american rower who's hoping up...
Ioc will look at each and every banned athletes' case before coming to a decision. the games will begin on friday. while the ioc says it has full faith that brazil will host a successful bid, "the new york times" article has a warning about aquatic athletes. they say, quote, health experts in brazil have a word of advice for the sailors. keep your mouth closed. one-mile-an-hour rower, megan kelman, wants to move past that advice. she told the gaurian newspaper, quote, at this point there are issues with the water quality. it is known that athletes are going to be at risk for illness. it is kno...