IOC leaders are set to review the final stages of preparations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics amid concerns over the Zika outbreak, delays in completing a key sports venue and challenges posed by Brazil's political and economic crisis.
Only two months out from the August 5 opening ceremony in Rio, Brazilian organisers were scheduled to deliver a report on Thursday to the International Olympic Committee executive board.
Organising committee head Carlos Nuzman will present the report to the board in Lausanne, with Rio mayor Eduardo Paes speaking by video conference from Brazil.
The IOC will also hear progress reports from organisers of the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
IOC President Thomas Bach plans to visit Brazil from June 14-16 to check on Rio's preparations. He will also meet in Brasilia with acting President Michel Temer, who took over last month after Dilma Rousseff was suspended pending a Senate impeachment trial.
The IOC has already sent experts to Brazil to work with the organisers. Christophe Dubi, the IOC's executive director of the Olympic Games, is in Rio. His predecessor Gilbert Felli has been the IOC's point man in Rio for the past two years.
Last week, a group of 150 scientists suggested the Olympics should be postponed or moved because of the Zika outbreak, which has been linked to severe birth defects. But the World Health Organization said there was no public health justification to call off the Olympics, and the IOC has repeatedly said the games will go ahead.
Brazil is also dealing with its worst recession since the 1930s, leading to the slashing of Olympic budgets.
While most venues are ready, the $US43 million ($A59.25 million) velodrome has faced serious construction delays. UCI President Brian Cookson said last week he remained very, very concerned about the venue, and the city announced on Monday it was changing contractors to take over the project.
Rio organisers have said there will be no time for a test event at the velodrome, but they are still planning a "training session" from June 25-27 - six weeks before the Games.
Water pollution remains a concern for Olympic sailing, rowing and open water swimming events.
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