#RioProblems are becoming a trend

By Aaron Stern, CBC Sports

It is no secret that there has been plenty of discussion and controversy surrounding the conditions in Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games. This familiar theme was seen during the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi where the trend #SochiProblems took Twitter by storm documenting the issues encountered by fans, media, and athletes.  Ladies and gentlemen, we are now proud to bring to you this year's new trend; #RioProblems. 

Exhibit A: The cafeterias in Rio have served some food options that definitely do not fall into the category of "mainstream things that most people eat." For example, unless you are familiar with the mayo and banana sandwich, this is pretty unconventional:

It's not a good sign when lights need to be accompanied by buckets, but this was the only option as some Grade A leakage started to spread throughout the Faulty Towers.

Would you prefer leaking lights or no lights at all? Take your pick on Rio's hit game show "What Would You Rather" as the leaking may not have affected this room but the power went out.

When Andrew Wittenburg was told he would be covering the Olympics, he probably didn't have "exploding toilet pipes" as a sight that he was hoping to see:

Regardless of the complaints, it's clearly not all that bad down in Rio as the Canadian Olympians seem to be having a great time so far:

If you come across any #RioProblems, tweet us @CBCOlympics!