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If it was an option, and they had to choose, the athletes would rather go to the Tokyo 2022 OlympicsOriginally posted by Conor Dary View PostComment
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Your schtick was just a mild annoyance the first 9 months. Now I am concerned for your mental health. Seriously.Originally posted by Conor Dary View Post
There are no strings on meComment
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I'll keep that in mind....I appreciate the kind thoughts...Originally posted by guru View PostComment
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Obviously they won't be in the same year....that is INSANE...Originally posted by Tuariki View Post
I don't see Tokyo delaying just a year again..Comment
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Japan tourism push linked to surge in COVID-19 infections -study
A domestic tourism campaign promoted by Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may have contributed to a sharp increase in coronavirus infection cases in the country, a prominent adviser to the government's pandemic response said.
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If Tokyo cancels again, neither they nor the IOC will be in any mood to go for Strike 3.Comment
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What Does the Uncertain State of the Tokyo Games Reveal About the Olympic Model?
The IOC says “there is no plan B” for the Olympics in July. That not only shows the problems with trying to push forward amid a pandemic—it also shows the cracks in a system that has long been flawed.
You can tell the Olympics probably won’t happen in 2021 because the person in charge of them keeps publicly insisting that everything is fine. “We have, at this moment, no reason whatsoever to believe that the Olympic Games in Tokyo will not open on the 23rd of July in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo,” Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee president, recently told Kyodo News. “There is no Plan B.” It sounds oddly reminiscent of the statement Bach put out last March as the coronavirus pandemic spread across the globe. “The IOC remains fully committed to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020,” he said. “There is no need for drastic decisions at this stage. Any speculation at this moment would be counterproductive.” A week later, the IOC made the unprecedented decision to postpone the games until 2021.
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I suppose if it ends up that this year's Olympics are cancelled but Tokyo is awarded 2032, you might see them bidding to hold lots of World Champs in various sports before then to make some use of the venues.Comment
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Canceling the games would also be a massive loss for Japan, which has spent $15 billion to host them and wouldn’t be able to recoup it. (The saddest short story in sports: For Sale, Olympic Velodrome, Never Used.) The plan to have Tokyo host the games in 11 years wouldn’t be a financial salve either—if there’s one thing weirder than spending an absurd amount of money to build a bunch of venues for a two-week event, it’s spending an absurd amount of money to maintain those venues for more than a decade so they can be used for a two-week event in 2032.Originally posted by Trickstat View PostComment
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But a cancellation would be understandable: The Olympics are the least practical event to hold during a pandemic. Considering the circumstances, the notion that tens of thousands of people from all over the globe would gather in one place for two weeks before flying back to their respective home nations is a recipe for disaster. There is nothing remotely similar in scale, which gets at a larger point: The Olympics are the least practical event to hold during the pandemic because they are the least practical event to hold in general.Comment
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The attribution was several posts before: Rodger Sherman at TheRinger.comOriginally posted by RAP View Post
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The say miracles can happen
And a miracle is what is needed for it to happenComment
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