BP4ever wrote:
So what you're saying is that we should just expect the big oil countries to win every bid for every event for the rest of time?
+1. This is basically why we'll never see an interior African country host
Olympics a year away... who the heck picked Tokyo
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+1. This is basically why we'll never see an interior African country host -
Box of Palmolive wrote:
The Olympics are only about maximizing income for the IOC, sponsors, and broadcasting companies. The performance of the athletes is a distant second, especially for events few people really care about like the marathon and other distance events. That's why few events are held at the ideal time of day or ideal location for the athletes. Otherwise, the summer Olympics held in the southern hemisphere (Rio and Sydney) would be in their summer: December, January, and February.
Blame the US tv network who has the rights -
I've long felt that the Olympics--both winter and summer--should be held at permanent sites, ideally in Scandinavia. They would be the best chance for good weather, stable governments, decent transportation infrastructure (and, hell, Lillehammer hosted the winter games not that long ago, so facilities should be more or less in place)...
In addition, each member nation would contribute to the cost of the Games. Base it on number of athletes or GDP or something like that. Host nation would keep the revenue from ticket sales for facility maintenance.
I haven't completely thought it through, and I'm sure that there are bugs in this idea, but after years of seeing games held in horrible weather, lousy facilities, etc., it couldn't be any worse. -
I know that this is going to be hard for many of you to grasp, but weather conditions for distance runners ranks approximately 14,987,522nd on the organizers' list of priorities.
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Can't they have the Olympics somewhere like Melbourne. I'm sure it would do well there and the city is really strong. It will literally be winter there in the summer so you don't have to worry about heat. Melbourne has nice winters. It is cosmopolitan as fukk and you can get the best coffee in the world on any street. Anyway I'm looking forward to seeing Bekele destroy the field in Tokyo with the sun in the horizon with Mount Fuji and the red and white Eiffel tower building glistening above.
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You realize July and August is only summer for half the globe...
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H. E. Pennypacker wrote:
I know that this is going to be hard for many of you to grasp, but weather conditions for distance runners ranks approximately 14,987,522nd on the organizers' list of priorities.
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Optimalist wrote:
H. E. Pennypacker wrote:
I know that this is going to be hard for many of you to grasp, but weather conditions for distance runners ranks approximately 14,987,522nd on the organizers' list of priorities.
Where does the potential for thousands of fans dying of heat stroke rank in those priorities?
This -
Youre dumb if you really think fans will be dying from watching the olympics
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Optimalist wrote:
H. E. Pennypacker wrote:
I know that this is going to be hard for many of you to grasp, but weather conditions for distance runners ranks approximately 14,987,522nd on the organizers' list of priorities.
Where does the potential for thousands of fans dying of heat stroke rank in those priorities?
Oh, good grief. If you're trying to make a point, appeals to the absurd do not help you. No fans will "die of heat stroke".
By your logic, we should cancel everything scheduled outdoors during summer for all of eternity to prevent thousands from dying from heat stroke. -
Sfffdss wrote:
You realize July and August is only summer for half the globe...
70% of the land mass and 90% of the population are in the northern hemisphere -
Not sure what world you live in but weather conditions for the marathon are not factored into the decision when selecting a host city.
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Flaked wrote:
The heat will make or break the marathoners, and its going to be exciting to watch!
Clearly you've never been to Atlanta in the summer -
falconcity wrote:
Atlanta was hot in regards to temperature, but the Tokyo is on another level with humidity
Clearly you've never been to Atlanta in the summer
And clearly Bubba is an idiot, because I responded to the wrong thread. -
H. E. Pennypacker wrote:
I know that this is going to be hard for many of you to grasp, but weather conditions for distance runners ranks approximately 14,987,522nd on the organizers' list of priorities.
It's probably not nearly that high on their list of priorities. Imagine if it were:
"We're down to the final 4 cities - let's figure out what is going to push one of these cities over the top."
"You mean, like, a bribe???"
"No no no, of course not. I mean the average 8:30 AM dewpoint plus or minus 2 standard deviations." -
The were the best choice ( yes including under table $$$ or bribes). I hope you don’t mean it was a bad selection because of the marathon, which is only one measly event, because if that’s the case you must be some sort of fool.
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Optimalist wrote:
[quote]H. E. Pennypacker wrote:
Where does the potential for thousands of fans dying of heat stroke rank in those priorities?
14,987,523, you’re welcome, fruit. -
I lived there for a couple of years once.
August in Tokyo is not so bad. It's June you want to avoid, with humidity at 90% and permanent fog/fug/whatever, which you need a Katana to slice through. By August, it's sunny and nice, and just gets better until December
This criticism is levelled at every Olympics except, perhaps, London. Which hit 39'C today.... -
eurodonkey wrote:
I lived there for a couple of years once.
August in Tokyo is not so bad. It's June you want to avoid, with humidity at 90% and permanent fog/fug/whatever, which you need a Katana to slice through. By August, it's sunny and nice, and just gets better until December
This criticism is levelled at every Olympics except, perhaps, London. Which hit 39'C today....
Agreed - Having trouble thinking of a summer game where it wasn't staggeringly hot. Was in Barcelona recently and can only imagine how much Olympic athletes from 1992 must have suffered. -
The IOC, the organization that FIFA races to be the most corrupt sports governing body.
