Embiid21 wrote:
they'll never do this because they can sell more tickets in the stadium with round 1, semi-final, and final.
baaaaaloney. Nobody is buying tickets to see the heats, unless there is an interesting final on the same day.
That has always been how they game it. OP should add 100 heats to axe list, because those are the worst - you get all the 11 flat guys from little island countries in heat after heat.
These are NOT EVEN REAL TRACK FANS for the most part. They are Olympics tourists, upper class and casual, they don't even care what they are seeing, they just enjoy being there. Makes them feel special.
Every single event should be the final. That will stop the thing from dragging on forever, and also make the rest of the season meaningful. Qualify by time only. No 3 entries per country, standards, just top 8 or 12 worldwide are in.