Watching Oslo DL right now, how are all the stands and stadiums always so full all over Europe for this "regular season" meets, and we can't even fill Hayward for the World Championships. What's up with that? Seriously wondering what the US should do different to bring in crowds like Europe for track.
Bislett only holds ~15000 spectators. Use a small enough stadium and it will probably looked filled.
Oh really? Not counting the Olympic trials, what American city do you think would attract 15,000 spectators to a track meet? The answer is none of them.
In the U.S, running is primarily a participation sport. NYRR draws 5 to 10k runners a few times a month, not to mention the big 25k runner Halfs and the 50k Marathon. At the club runner level, people know the pros but mid packers are oblivious.
Bislett only holds ~15000 spectators. Use a small enough stadium and it will probably looked filled.
Oh really? Not counting the Olympic trials, what American city do you think would attract 15,000 spectators to a track meet? The answer is none of them.
Icahn Stadium where the NYC Grand Prix is being held holds 5K. I doubt it will come close to selling out.
Watching Oslo DL right now, how are all the stands and stadiums always so full all over Europe for this "regular season" meets, and we can't even fill Hayward for the World Championships. What's up with that? Seriously wondering what the US should do different to bring in crowds like Europe for track.
Hold the event in Hawaii and offer free airfare and 7 days lodging to anyone who agrees to attend the entire meet.
The fact there was a TV show about the Ingebrigstens in Norway tells you everything you need to know about why a stadium is packed there but we can't pack a stadium for worlds in the US
Ask this question again when there's a Grant Fisher TV show.
The fact there was a TV show about the Ingebrigstens in Norway tells you everything you need to know about why a stadium is packed there but we can't pack a stadium for worlds in the US
Ask this question again when there's a Grant Fisher TV show.
In fairness, Grant did have a Podcast for a bit.😉😂
Americans refer real competitions like pro wrestling.
As of this writing, AEW has distributed over 65,000 tickets (61,346 paid) for its Wembley Stadium debut at AEW All In, with a live gate of over $7.7 million. Meanwhile, AEW’s Canada debut for Forbidden Door is nearly sold out with almost 13,000 tickets sold. But despite its history-making live gate for All In, and strong advances in new markets internationally, ticket sales have been stagnant domestically.
AEW ticket sales have struggled in the states. Despite historic success overseas for AEW All In, AEW Double or nothing has been stuck at around 70% capacity.
T&F has always been a high school meet with no pro money. MLB and NFL Minimum is $750,000/year, NBCA minimum is $950,0000/yr, DL pays only $5,000 for a win. T&F has parents and siblings and coaches as fan. No chubbies, no beer crowd.
Europeans just don't have access to the exciting sports on offer in the US. Why would anyone want to watch an interminable 13 minute track race when you could spend three hours watching commercials broken up by fat guys giving each other brain damage? Or spend a whole evening eating sugary grease-sticks while some dudes hit a ball with a stick and fail to run around a square? Track doesn't even feature the cultural phenomenon that is the parking lot truck picnic. Just face it, American sports are far too dynamic and eventful for anyone to have the attention span to handle a full T&F meet.
Watching Oslo DL right now, how are all the stands and stadiums always so full all over Europe for this "regular season" meets, and we can't even fill Hayward for the World Championships. What's up with that? Seriously wondering what the US should do different to bring in crowds like Europe for track.
Bislett only holds ~15000 spectators. Use a small enough stadium and it will probably looked filled.
Oh really? Not counting the Olympic trials, what American city do you think would attract 15,000 spectators to a track meet? The answer is none of them.
Yet another thread on the US and track UNpopularity. let’s put this to rest already. The US has never considered track a popular sport to watch and never will. No one is going to turn on their tv let alone actually show up in person to watch a bunch of people they have no clue who they are run around in circles. Simple. Only track rats and family like us do that. And it’s Not that many and not for long.
Watching Oslo DL right now, how are all the stands and stadiums always so full all over Europe for this "regular season" meets, and we can't even fill Hayward for the World Championships. What's up with that? Seriously wondering what the US should do different to bring in crowds like Europe for track.
Bislett only holds ~15000 spectators. Use a small enough stadium and it will probably looked filled.
Yet another thread on the US and track UNpopularity. let’s put this to rest already. The US has never considered track a popular sport to watch and never will. No one is going to turn on their tv let alone actually show up in person to watch a bunch of people they have no clue who they are run around in circles. Simple. Only track rats and family like us do that. And it’s Not that many and not for long.
Now somebody is going to reply that track meets sold out in the 1950s and 60s and Jim Ryun was on the cover of Sports Illustrated 7 times.
I stopped going to professional track meets when they started limiting the distance races. They use to have the 1500, 5000, and the 10,000 on one meet. Now it's either the 3,000 or just a 5000.
The track audience is nothing compared to pro cycling. The TdF starts July 1. It will have over 3 million fans watch it in person, and additional many millions on worldwide broadcasts.
