The new aquatics centre being built for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will experience none of the problems faced by organisers of this year’s Rio de Janeiro Games, the International swimming federation (FINA) president said.

The swimming pool in Rio was plagued by construction delays, and made headlines around the world after the water turned a shade of green during the Games.

Many athletes in various competitions at the Olympics also complained that the pool had a foul smell.

“I visited the place where they are beginning to build the new swimming pool and it will have all the requirements for an excellent championship be-cause the last condition in Rio was different,” FINA president Julio Cesar Maglione told the Kyodo news agency earlier this week.

“We are sure that it will be fine here.”

Olympic organisers in Tokyo are building the pool near the existing Tatsumi International Swimming Centre and are mulling over whether the venue should seat 15,000 or 20,000 spectators.

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