Opem water swimming platform sinks at Rio

Practice for the open water swimming competition at Fort Copacabana has been cancelled after the starting platform sank.

The platform was wrecked on Saturday because of weather conditions, two days before the 10-kilometre women's race.

According to Mario Andrada, spokesman for Rio 2016, it broke into three pieces.

Officials are working to recover the structure on Copacabana beach, where it was found.

There was no immediate word if the starting point for the race would be changed.