Athletes happy with facilities at Rio Olympics

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, center, poses in athletes village between Nawal El Moutawakel, left, head of the IOC's evaluation commission, and Brazil's Olympic Committee President Carlos Nuzman in advance of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 1, 2016. REUTERS

All manner of stories have been written about the Rio Olympics ranging from the village not being ready, the fear of Zika virus and insecurity.

But it now seems most of the stories were exaggerated, or the organisers worked around the clock to ensure that almost everything was in place, after the international media raised the red flag on Rio’s preparedness for the games.