As athletes and spectators gear up for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, security experts and professionals are also preparing. On April 13, the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) issued a report assessing the threat to the upcoming Olympic Torch Relay. Among other items, ABIN's report contained confirmation that a French Islamic State member named Maxime Hauchard was responsible for a November 2015 tweet threatening attacks in Brazil. Of the many risks discussed in ABIN's report, the revelation surrounding Hauchard's tweet garnered the most buzz and made international headlines discussing the Islamic State's threat to the Summer Games. Yet despite the heavy media coverage that this potential threat has attracted, several unrelated and more likely dangers to athletes and spectators lurk behind the upcoming Olympics.
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