RIO DE JANEIRO -- Olympic organizers in Rio de Janeiro are pushing back a test event in track cycling because the velodrome for the event is running behind schedule.
Organizers said Friday that the test, set for March 18-20, was being rescheduled for April 29-May 1. Organizers said the delay would not affect the event in the Olympics, which run Aug. 5-21.
Rio has faced very few delays building venues, despite getting off to a slow start.
However, it is beset with other problems, including deep cuts of about $500 million to keep the operating budget balanced. Domestic ticket sales have also been slow as the country wrestles with its worst recession since the 1930s.
President Dilma Rousseff is also fighting off impeachment charges, further taking some focus off South America's first Olympics.
