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malumbu

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Japan has twice our population and less than a tenth of our deaths. They are obviously doing something right. We are opening up for live events. I really don't understand why we are questioning the Games going ahead, obviously with good hygiene, quarantine where necessary etc.


India and the IPL is a (Modi) basket case. Let's assume that Japan isn't led by a similar leader to him, Trump or Bolsonaro.

Sephiroth

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Allowing the Olympic to proceed would be madness.


The whole point of it is a coming together of all nations, with fans and athletes travelling from everywhere in the world to a concentrated location


Complete opposite of what we should be doing


Plus I note that Tokyo is close to calling an emergency after and uptick

Spartacus

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malumbu Wrote:

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> Japan has twice our population and less than a

> tenth of our deaths. They are obviously doing

> something right. We are opening up for live

> events. I really don't understand why we are

> questioning the Games going ahead, obviously with

> good hygiene, quarantine where necessary etc.

>

> India and the IPL is a (Modi) basket case. Let's

> assume that Japan isn't led by a similar leader to

> him, Trump or Bolsonaro.


As Sephiroth said above, the mixing and potential to disseminate a new vaccine resistant variant around the world is the issue


Not how well Japan has kept it under control in the past, the Olympics could have the potential to undo all the good work done by our vaccination program and lock down to date !

diable rouge

diable rouge

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Football has felt souless without fans and it would be the same for the Olympics.

Seph is right that the Olympic spirit is all about nations coming together, much better to wait another year until we're on top of the virus globally, so we can celebrate that coming together properly...

KidKruger

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wordsworth Wrote:

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> Who cares?



I imagine those people interested in world sport, international competition, the athletes and teams themselves, and anyone interested in reducing the number of infections and death from the Covid pandemic.

TheCat

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WIth the exception of team sports/tennis etc...the major sports can all be done via zoom....


100m is 100m no matter what country you're in..


Even the opening ceremony could work...each team could march 400m in their home country...and just switch on a virtual background of mt fuji or similar...

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malumbu

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malumbu Wrote:

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> Japan has twice our population and less than a tenth of our deaths. They are obviously doing something right. We are opening up for live events. I really don't understand why we are questioning the Games going ahead, obviously with good hygiene, quarantine where necessary etc.

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> India and the IPL is a (Modi) basket case. Let's assume that Japan isn't led by a similar leader to

> him, Trump or Bolsonaro.


Well I'll hold my hand up for getting that one wrong. And whilst I have now moved to the libertarian right in terms of opening up the UK, when we get the surge, including those watching England at Wembley and large communal events on Sunday, I'm sure I'll be eating humble pie again.


Apols, this is not an amusing business.

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fishbiscuits

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Sephiroth Wrote:

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> The cardboard beds to discourage athletes having

> sex - that's weird tho right?


Yeah it didn't really seem likely, given the massive weight disparity between say, a petite gymnast or a massive weighlifter.

malumbu

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Once you have done your sport then it turns into a sex party - been happening for a number of Olympics. You are full of joy and endorphins and can eat junk food again so what is next. Olympic Village is bit like a university Campus with students partying after their exams whilst some are still revising for theirs. I was there once (the latter)
TheCat

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malumbu Wrote:

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> Once you have done your sport then it turns into a

> sex party - been happening for a number of

> Olympics. You are full of joy and endorphins and

> can eat junk food again so what is next. Olympic

> Village is bit like a university Campus with

> students partying after their exams whilst some

> are still revising for theirs. I was there once

> (the latter)


I was living in Brisbane at the time, but I'd heard rumours of the 'shooters house' at the Sydney games....


https://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/summer/2012/story/_/id/8133052/athletes-spill-details-dirty-secrets-olympic-village-espn-magazine

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