Chateau Petrus

Allready received a message from ATPI Canada about the refund of the tickets I bought. I will ask them if I can use the amount (4800$CAN) to be apply for Beijing 2022 Winter Games tickets

Hotel in Ginza cancelled yesterday with no penalties. I guest lot of peoples will do the same.

If you are curious ; The name of the hotel is Sotetsu Fresa Inn Tokyo Kyobashi 600m walking distance to Tokyo Train Station (my exit from the Narita Airport Express train journey) 230m walking distance to Takaracho Station on Akasuka Line (needed for quickly reach Athletics and Beach Volleyball venues) 600m walking distance to Ginza-Ichtome Station on Yurakacho Line (needed for quickly reach Diving and Canoe-Kayak venues) 325$Can is less than 250$US

For Canada it's now with ATPI that we have to deal with instead of Cosport. I tried to get tickets in their first release last year but got nothing. Disapointed I then decided to skip Tokyo after being at the three last Summer Games. Three days ago I received a e-mail from ATPI announcing the release of a new batch of tickets. Having in mind that I will not go to the Tokyo Games; I was curious to see what events were available. Big surprise seeing almost all Finals sessions available for each sports (except Swimming) I then decided to finally go to Japan in August 2021 but only for four days having grab : The three last night of Track and Field (I took category B and C although A was available) Canoe-Kayak Sprint Final (cat A) Women 10m Diving Final (cat A) Women Beach Volleyball Final (cat B, A was not available) I then booked yesterday an hotel near Tokyo Station for 1300$can for four nights (325$ per night) from where I can reach all the venues in less then 30 minutes Despite my full agenda I'm able to add three more events (tickets being available for me) : another morning of Canoe-Kayak Finals, Men 10m Diving Final and the Bronze match for Women Volleyball But I decided to not taking them since I want to have time to visit a little bit Tokyo (Shinjuku, Shibuya, etc...) However, I am disappointed in one thing : There are only two events that I have attended in each of my 5 Summer Olympics (1976, 1996, 2008, 2012 and 2016) : both in Athletics : the Men's 110m hurdles and the Women's 800m. Unfortunately my sequence will be broken because I won't be able to see those two events in Tokyo

The big news today in Montreal, In my opinion, Quebec City have absolutelly no chance to get Winter Olympic Cames. They should concentrate their effort to get a NHL concession back instead. A joint with Whistler or Calgary ? with 5000 km or 4000km distance ?. So stupid idea. The idea of making a joint Montreal-Lake Placid make more sense (only two hours drive) But I'm sure a lot of people in Montreal will object having bad memories of the 1976 $ disaster

Not really a TV commercial, but you have to watch this one with two guys of the Canadian Bobsleigh Team https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=friF6s2z4cg

oupss !!!! 2017 for the Gymnastic WC in Montreal. Not 2018

By the way. Maybe not the right place for that topic. I learned today that Montreal will have the Gymnastic Artistic World Championship in 2018 Also, yesterday we learned that Montreal will have again the World Championship for the Short Track Speed Skating in 2018 (we got them in 2014 and I was part of the Organizing Comity. i will be there again)

Bought today Gymnastic Final, Swimming Finals and Rowing Finals. Not able to grab Canoe-Kayak Final, Soldout It will be very special for me to attend Swimming Finals since I travelled to Toronto last April to be official for the National team Trials (for Panam Games and Kazan FINA world championship)

Since I saved a lot of $$$ with my result of ticket for Rio via Cosport : I think I will make a small trip (4-5 days) to attend some events. Gymnastic and Swimming Final in Toronto Rowing and Canoe-Kayak Finals in the Niagara region (with visit of some winery around)

Confusion for me between Dominica and Dominican Republic. I thought it was the same country. Yes, not in Toronto. I realised that just affer I posted my message. The game in Toronto will be next thursday (June 16)

Canada : #109 We are better with skates in our feets and a hockey stick in our hands (but women team got the Bronze Medal at the London Games)

Canada play tonight in Toronto against Dominica #109 vs #116 in the FIFA World Ranking

I was in Toronto a month ago for the swimming trials for the national team. The venue is absolutelly stunning. I wish we got a sport complex like that in Montréal (I'm jealous). Only negative point, it's very far from downtown Toronto. Over an hour when you use public transport (the venue is in Scarborough)