IOC chief predicts spectacular Rio Games despite crisis

By Brian Homewood LAUSANNE (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Tuesday that the Rio de Janeiro Olympics would be "spectacular" and a "great success" despite a political and economic crisis gripping the host nation. Bach's comments came after Rio's Olympic chief Carlos Nuzman brushed aside complaints over power failures and other problems revealed during a gymnastics test event. Brazil President Dilma Rousseff suffered a humiliating loss in a crucial im