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RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Construction work at Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympic Park complex has reached 92% completion, officials said on Friday.
The mountain bike and BMX courses are the only finished venues while the velodrome (70%) is the least advanced, according to a Rio de Janeiro city government release.
Eleven of the 16 venues are more than 90% complete.
Work is ongoing at the tennis centre (80%) and three Carioca Arenas (94%-97%), which are due to be delivered by the end of the year.
Arena da Juventude is the least advanced venue at Deodoro Park - the Games' second-largest sports cluster. The arena, which will host basketball and fencing, is 68% complete.
Construction of the athletes village is 97% ready while work at the main press center has reached 90%.
The Rio 2016 Games, to be held from September 5-21, will be the first Olympics in South America.
