The Olympic games in Brazil start in about seven weeks. The state government that includes Rio de Janeiro has declared a “financial disaster,” reportedly enabling the state to funnel funds to the troubled games. Rio is also at the center of the world’s Zika plague, causing many athletes to refuse to attend. Russia’s track teams have been banned from competing at the Olympics, due to a previous doping sanction. Two world boxing federations have forbidden its members from attending the Olympics. Many of the biggest NBA stars are refusing to compete on another U.S. “dream team.”