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(2 Jun 2016) Brazilian Olympic organisers have told the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that the risk of Zika infection will be dramatically reduced during the Rio de Janeiro Games in August. Rio organisers made their final presentation to the IOC executive board on Thursday ahead of the Games, which will take place during Brazil's winter. Rio Communications Director Mario Andrada e Silva said that 44 test events failed to produce a case of Zika virus in 15,000 participants and that the evidence does not support a case for calling off the games. Mark Adams, IOC Director of Communication, showed a graph submitted by the Rio organising committee, which appeared to suggest the games will see a large decrease in the number of mosquitoes carrying the virus. A group of 150 public health experts last week called for the games to be postponed or moved because of Zika, which has been linked to severe birth defects. But the World Health Organisation (WHO) said there was "no public health justification" for such a move. At the news conference Adams also commented on an investigation by French financial prosecutors into allegations of corruption in the Tokyo 2020 bid, saying the IOC has been in contact with French authorities from the beginning and was waiting for an outcome. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/fbdcf3a8e0dcfd4fd2f6d1fd6f1576a0 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork