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Bogut rips Rio facilities, fixes shower curtain to avoid 'flood'

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Add Andrew Bogut to the list of Australians left unimpressed by the lodging facilities in Rio de Janeiro.

The Australian center even started his own ironic hashtag campaign, #IOCLuxuryLodging, to keep his followers updated on the conditions of the Olympic village, which has already caused Australians plenty of headaches since their arrival last week.

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The first installment included a picture of Bogut assembling a shower curtain:

"Putting together a shower curtain so we can shower and not flood the place," the Dallas Mavericks' center said in a tweet late Monday night.

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Bogut, who recently returned to action Sunday during Australia's win over China after undergoing knee surgery, also highlighted a slight problem with the sleeping situation, but quickly offered his own solution:

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"At #IOCLuxuryLodging we believe a bed is not vital for sleep," he said. "Fine tuned athletes can sleep standing up."

While some adjustments and quick-fix solutions were required in his room, Bogut and others shouldn't have a problem with the visual instructions for proper etiquette when going to the washroom.

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