Sports federations taking part at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics sharply criticized the Brazilian government on Tuesday over what they said were delays in venue construction and a lack of support as the country struggles to prepare for the Games. Organizers of the first Olympics in South America have been urged to speed up and the International Olympic Committee has asked for better cooperation between the government and the Games Organizers to crank up the speed of preparations. "I have to share with you a lot of concerns as a member of the coordination commission for Rio 2016," Francesco Ricci Bitti, who heads the association of summer Olympic international federations (ASOIF), told its members at a conference in Belek, Turkey. "We are satisfied with our relations with the (Rio 2016 Olympics) organizing committee but the support of the government is late and not sufficient. More...