WIC Nanjing is a sellout already and GST is a flop, WTF?

High hopes wrote:

track and field observer wrote:

How do we know GST is a flop?

Chances are the 1st slam will be successful in Jamaica, I've read some news they were rebuilding the track

Have they started selling tickets for the US slams?

I remember during the WCH period there were lots of complaints that the event was organized in a small city and should be in a big one instead, well they are doing this aren't they?

I hope they manage to deliver, it will be great for track & field if GST is successful and another major blow if it is not

I think it is too early to call it success or failure

No way it sells out in Jamaica, and probably not anywhere else, unless they give a lot of tickets away free. GST should have moved heaven and earth to get a European venue like London, Zurich, or Brussels. Guaranteed sell-out. The product would have looked great on TV even if the event ended up making a loss (which, I guess, is baked in for year one). Athletics only fills stadiums in Europe so one of the GSTs needed to be there. They dropped the ball on that and it will cost them sponsors

Yankee go F Your Own Self wrote:

High hopes wrote:

No way it sells out in Jamaica, and probably not anywhere else, unless they give a lot of tickets away free. GST should have moved heaven and earth to get a European venue like London, Zurich, or Brussels. Guaranteed sell-out. The product would have looked great on TV even if the event ended up making a loss (which, I guess, is baked in for year one). Athletics only fills stadiums in Europe so one of the GSTs needed to be there. They dropped the ball on that and it will cost them sponsors

London, Zurish, Brussels, Silesia refuse, Doha, Monaco, etc. refused to discuss with MJ. They have their ancient system since the Feudal Days of City and Village Athletics and MJ isn't welcomed nor wanted. They don't pay rent orr any money to staff. It's 100% volunteer staff, media, officials, etc.