Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee president, said the Games in Rio were "iconic" on the eve of the closing ceremony.
国际奥委会主席托马斯·巴赫在里约奥运会闭幕式上表示，里约奥运具有“标志性”。
"It is an iconic Olympic Games, a Games in the middle of reality. It's been organized in a city where there are social problems, not in a bubble in 16 days Olympic Games somehow being
isolated. And by seeing this, by facing this, to put sport into perspective. On the one hand to see what sport can do, but also understand their limitations."
Bach said that Rio has shown that the Games do not necessarily have to be held in a country with a high GDP.
Rio was awarded the right to host the first Olympics in South America in 2009 when Brazil had a booming economy. But the country is now in political crisis and its worst economic recession since the 1930s.
Preparation for the Games had been
marred by construction delays and financial
constraints. The hosts
deployed about 85,000 security forces to safeguard the Games as crime rates had raised amid social instability.
The Olympic chief acknowledged the hosts' efforts, saying the Brazilian authorities have addressed concerns like security appropriately.
相关单词：isolated
isolated解释：adj.与世隔绝的
isolated例句：
His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
相关单词：marred
marred解释：adj. 被损毁, 污损的
marred例句：
The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨，把比赛给搅了。
Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。
相关单词：constraints
constraints解释：强制( constraint的名词复数 )； 限制； 约束
constraints例句：
Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
相关单词：deployed
deployed解释：（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用
deployed例句：
Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
