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General Category => Sports, Hobbies & Interests => Topic started by: Steve H on April 23, 2021, 07:41:35 PM

Title: What's happening about the Olympics?
Post by: Steve H on April 23, 2021, 07:41:35 PM

Is it happening belatedly next year, or what? Anyone know?

Title: Re: What's happening about the Olympics?
Post by: Aruntraveller on April 23, 2021, 07:54:28 PM

Still due to be held this year, starting 23 July.

Lots of noises off about whether it will actually happen especially from the Japanese population.

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1104918/poll-shows-japanese-public-against-games

Title: Re: What's happening about the Olympics?
Post by: Owlswing on April 23, 2021, 07:54:35 PM

Quote from: Jedediah Cleishbotham on April 23, 2021, 07:41:35 PM

Is it happening belatedly next year, or what? Anyone know?

I suspect that not even the Olympic Committees know the answer to that question with any kind of accuracy at the moment!.

Owlswing

)O(

Title: Re: What's happening about the Olympics?
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 22, 2021, 09:22:02 AM

I get why some officials get sacked because of things they said while in the job but for a bad joke 23 years ago, or something they did at school?


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57924885

Title: Re: What's happening about the Olympics?
Post by: Udayana on July 22, 2021, 09:30:29 AM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on July 22, 2021, 09:22:02 AM

I get why some officials get sacked because of things they said while in the job but for a bad joke 23 years ago, or something they did at school?


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57924885

Initial moves in the blame game, ready for if/when the whole thing flops?

Title: Re: What's happening about the Olympics?
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 22, 2021, 10:19:50 AM

Quote from: Udayana on July 22, 2021, 09:30:29 AM

Initial moves in the blame game, ready for if/when the whole thing flops?

Doesn't seem likely - if they had resigned to 'spend more time with their family, perhaps