RIO DE JANEIRO Logan Couture Jersey , Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Rio 2016 organizers are on track to "deliver an outstanding Olympic Games" next year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday.

The IOC coordination commission made its penultimate visit to Rio this week ahead of the first Olympics in South America.

As officials played down criticism of Rio's water quality, coordination commission chairperson Nawal El Moutawakel praised the success so far of Olympic test events.

"We have been delighted with the unity of spirit and mission that is driving Team Brazil to deliver a successful first wave of test events," said Moutawakel, the 400m hurdles champion at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games.

"We have already seen excellent volleyball, triathlon Joe Thornton Jersey , rowing and equestrian events, with more exciting sport to come over the next few weeks. This demonstrates the organizers' capacity to deliver outstanding Olympic Games next year.

"Work to deliver important infrastructure and social legacies like the venues, public transport improvements, and educational initiatives continues at full speed. I believe that people will speak of a Rio and a Brazil before the Games and a Rio and a Brazil after the Games."

The coordination commission spent three days inspecting Rio 2016 venues and meeting with local officials.

Moutawakel hailed "significant progress" at Barra Olympic Park and the Olympic golf course since her last visit in February.

Rio 2016 President Carlos Nuzman added: "This was the most important coordination commission (meeting) that we have had so far. I say this because of the advanced state of our preparations and the ever increasing integration between the IOC, Rio 2016 and our partners in the federal, state and city governments."

MARIA Sharapova set up an intriguing second-round clash with outspoken critic Eugenie Bouchard at the Madrid Open by seeing off Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 4-6 Evander Kane Jersey , 6-4, 6-0 yesterday.

A sparse crowd turned out to see the five-time grand slam winner begin her second tournament after completing a 15-month suspension for testing positive for banned substance meldonium and the Russian was made to work for the win by world No. 20 Lucic-Baroni, who took the first set.

Sharapova, winner of the tournament in 2014 and a semifinalist last week in the Stuttgart Grand Prix, regained composure to take the second before blitzing the tired Lucic-Baroni in the third without dropping a game.

Sharapova had 16 winners and only 10 unforced errors in her claycourt victory, her fourth since a controversial return to tennis. The Russian said it was “extremely important” to get the opening-round victory.

“The first match of a tournament is always one of the most difficult and it’s been a while since I played on this court San Jose Sharks T-Shirts ,” she said. “I was just so happy to be back out here, to have the opportunity to play against a really tough opponent and come out and be a winner in three sets.”

Sharapova will meet Bouchard, ranked 60, today in an eagerly anticipated game due to the Canadian’s fierce criticism of the WTA’s decision to allow the Russian to return to competitive tennis.

Bouchard, 23, labelled Sharapova a “cheater” in an interview in April and said the WTA was setting a bad example to youngsters in letting her back into the sport.

World No. 2 Angelique Kerber eased into round two with a 6-4 San Jose Sharks Hoodie , 6-2 win over Hungary’s Timea Babos.

The German is the top seed with world No. 1 Serena Williams absent because the 23-time grand slam champion is expecting her first child.

Sharapova’s conqueror in Stuttgart, Kristina Mladenovic — another fierce critic of the Russian — is also safely through when Ana Konjuh retired after Mladenovic levelled at one set all.

Eighth seed and 2015 finalist in Madrid, Svetlana Kuznetsova, cruised past Yaroslava Shvedova 6-4, 6-3 while China’s Wang Qiang beat Caroline Garcia of France 6-4, 6-3.

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