Flaked wrote:
The heat will make or break the marathoners, and its going to be exciting to watch!
It's not the heat, it's the stupidity.
Olympics a year away... who the heck picked Tokyo
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It's not the heat, it's the stupidity. -
What The wrote:
Hmm....the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo were in mid-October. That would have made sense again.
In answer to your question "why Tokyo," well, you know, not that many cities bid for the Olympics anymore.
Well, that didn't seem to stop the IOC from not picking a US city for 20 years despite us bidding every year and North America not hosting summer games 1996. Or the fact that the Olympics is financially solvent due to the US market. -
What The wrote:
Hmm....the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo were in mid-October. That would have made sense again.
In answer to your question "why Tokyo," well, you know, not that many cities bid for the Olympics anymore.
The Olympic charter actually designates the "window" of dates for the Summer and Winter Games. An exception can be granted (as it was in Sydney).
Another factor is that NBC pays billions to televise the Games and does not want it going up against the Fall Tv programs, the NFL and MLB playoffs (all of which NBC televises). July-August is a dead time for American TV. The streaming model and cutting the cord might be growing, but a lot of people still use cable or satellite.
BTW, it is hot in the summer is not news. -
hardset nipples wrote:
The IOC, the organization that FIFA races to be the most corrupt sports governing body.
LOL... Talk about FIFA??? Those dimwits putting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar... -
You do realize the summer Olympics are held in the SUMMER? You expect it to be cool anywhere in the summer? The marathon is just one event and it's really not the most important marathon anymore.
