A stadium in Brazil that was expected to hold some of the main events of the 2016 Olympics has been closed indefinitely because of problems with its roof.
Rio de Janeiro's Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium, which was scheduled to host athletics at the 2016 games, will have to undergo roof repairs, the city's mayor said.
The stadium, completed less than six years ago, is currently the city's main football venue while the Maracana is rebuilt for this year's Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup.
Although the Joao Havelange stadium was due to host the athletics in 2016, the opening and closing ceremonies will both take place at the Maracana.
The upgrade of the Maracana is also behind schedule, however.
Rio's mayor Eduardo Paes told a news conference: "Today, they informed me that the roof has structural problems.
"I asked if this represented a risk for spectators and they told me it did, depending on the wind speed and temperature.
"On that basis, I immediately decided to close the stadium until we had more details."
Mr Paes added: "It's simply not acceptable that a stadium which was inaugurated such a short time ago now has to face this sort of situation."
The stadium was built for the 2007 Panamerican Games at a cost of 380 million reais (£125m) and opened just one month before the event.
Afterwards, it was leased to local football club Botafogo although it is frequently used by other teams.
The first event to be affected was Wednesday's Carioca championship match between Brazilian champions Fluminense and Macae.
It has not yet been announced what other effects the closure will have.
The England football team were due to play Brazil in Rio de Janeiro on June 2, but the FA said the stadium where that match was due to take place has not yet been confirmed.
The Maracana is due to re-open at the end of April, four months behind schedule.
The capacity of the Joao Havelange stadium was due to be increased from 46,000 to 60,000 ahead of the Olympics.
The stadium is named after Joao Havelange, the Brazilian former president of Fifa and later member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who has been accused of taking bribes while head of world football.
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