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Post by Phaedrus on Jul 24, 2016 10:18:17 GMT -5
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Post by Northern lights on Jul 24, 2016 11:50:21 GMT -5
We saw the same things in Greece. Unless the IOC is prepared to hold the games in countries like the United States, Canada, Germany or China every time, these things can be expected.
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Post by mrad on Jul 24, 2016 12:00:33 GMT -5
IOC is corrupt. The best thing IOC could have done is select a set of countries and rotate them. No more bidding for Olympics. and it reduces costs too because they don't have to build new venues every 2 or 3 years.
My friend's daughter is on the women 8+ rowing boat. The water is toxic. Some got sick after doing a test run this year. Scary stuff.
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Post by ay2013 on Jul 24, 2016 12:04:56 GMT -5
100% agree.
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Post by azvb on Jul 24, 2016 12:31:28 GMT -5
I'm loving the name of the head of the Australian OC. Kitty Chiller.
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Post by cardinalvolleyball on Jul 24, 2016 13:43:49 GMT -5
I agree with mrad. I get that the IOC wants to promote athletics around the world, but it doesn't make sense to place it in countries that can't begin to cope with holding a major tournament. Honestly it should be USA and Europe (all of it) and China that hand off the Olympics. Russia had their chance with Sochi and failed. If another country can make a justifiable claim that will trump the infrastructure in place in the USA i would love to hear it. we have football stadiums for rugby, basketball stadiums for indoor athletics, world class track and field and swimming facilities. Shoot even if you are in an area I'm sure you can find many colleges that can accomodate better than the nonsense of the past few.
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Post by kokyu on Jul 24, 2016 13:44:36 GMT -5
IOC is corrupt. The best thing IOC could have done is select a set of countries and rotate them. No more bidding for Olympics. and it reduces costs too because they don't have to build new venues every 2 or 3 years. My friend's daughter is on the women 8+ rowing boat. The water is toxic. Some got sick after doing a test run this year. Scary stuff. NOTHING much less olympics is worth going in that water outside a big boat. I really hope the best rowers in the world skip Rio. |
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Jul 24, 2016 13:51:30 GMT -5
Tokyo, Madrid, or even Chicago would've been epic. Rio is a %*$# show, literally and figuratively.
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Post by Wolfgang on Jul 24, 2016 14:00:32 GMT -5
I hope the Rio Olympics bombs and the fallout exposes further corruption among IOC and Rio officials.
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Post by Northern lights on Jul 24, 2016 14:16:38 GMT -5
That's not true at all. there are several countries with the finances and the infrastructure, or the ability to build the infrastructure to accommodate the Olympics. Germany, France, England, Canada, China, Australia, a few oil rich middle eastern ones, provided the heat can be factored in.
What does not exist is the political or public will to commit the resources. The Olympics is trending like all sports, an ugly excuse to satisfy wealth and greed.
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Post by internationalball on Jul 24, 2016 14:36:48 GMT -5
That's not true at all. there are several countries with the finances and the infrastructure, or the ability to build the infrastructure to accommodate the Olympics. Germany, France, England, Canada, China, Australia, a few oil rich middle eastern ones, provided the heat can be factored in. What does not exist is the political or public will to commit the resources. The Olympics is trending like all sports, an ugly excuse to satisfy wealth and greed. As an American, going to the middle east for the Olympic Games is a big no-no, for safety reasons. London had just host the Olympics, so they are out, and so is Australia, China, and Canada, all have hosted the Olympics not too long ago. Japan is an attractive destination, South Korea as well, all have the finances. |
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Post by Northern lights on Jul 24, 2016 14:39:20 GMT -5
Other than the U.S., Japan is the only other country that can host these types of events, they have state of the art venues, and technology-wise they're far more advance. I must have misunderstood what you said, I thought this post meant Japan and the US, were the only countries who could host the Olympics. |
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Post by internationalball on Jul 24, 2016 14:52:10 GMT -5
The International Olympic Committee is so corrupt, but who is responsible for keeping them in line? It seemed like they have gotten away with so many. It almost feels like they're untouchable.
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Post by Northern lights on Jul 24, 2016 15:03:56 GMT -5
Every now and then the IOC's and Soccer's governing bodies do something so sleazy, that they open the door and throw a few of their own out to pay the price.
Their only constraint is what they can get away with. Do not forget much of this is international law, and subject to a thousand interpretations and arguments.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2016 16:07:35 GMT -5
We saw the same things in Greece. Unless the IOC is prepared to hold the games in countries like the United States, Canada, Germany or China every time, these things can be expected. Not true. We didn't see water running down the walls when you flushed the toilets there. |
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