O is for Olympics
This year for the A-to-Z Challenge, I'll be looking at major events that happened in 2020 [the year we would all like to forget, so let's look at it first, before flushing it down the toilet].
Welcome to O! We're looking at – OLYMPICS.
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he 2020 summer Olympic games had originally been planned to begin in Tokyo in July 2020. Obviously that didn't happen. They've been rescheduled for July 23 through August 8, 2021. Japan will not permit international visitors, just the athletes and spectators from Japan.
I've seen several numbers, but it appears the 2020 Olympics will cost Tokyo a total of $12-15 billion. The postponement is projected to add 20% to that number. Not allowing international visitors will make it impossible to collect enough money to offset that amount.
Beijing is scheduled to host the 2022 winter Olympic games. It's possible they won't have international visitors either.
Here's a teaser for Monday, letter P:
I'm not sure that any hosting country has gotten out of the red with an Olympics.
ReplyDeleteJapan might set a record, unless they charge a subscription price to watch on the tube or stream them.
That may be one of the only ways they'll get any revenue. And yesterday I read that they might have to cancel it altogether anyway. That won't be an easy decision to make.
DeleteI think there is still some doubt if it will go ahead this year, and I wouldn't be surprised if more countries decide to pull out. Such a shame.
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Yes that would be a shame.
DeleteI feel for Japan; terrible situation. The winter olympics are facing a double threat - covid and the current political situation with calls for boycotts.
ReplyDeleteYes we are definitely living in interesting times.
DeleteI feel bad for the athletes who have trained so hard for so long.
ReplyDeleteYes, and they time their training to result in peak performance when the games start. So they timed to peak in July 2020, then again in July 2021, and now they might not compete at all. Very frustrating for them.
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