iceman530 Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Once again, my assessment, given the circumstances of what Tokyo was up against, they did a pretty excellent job. Japan and the IOC closed their eyes, held their nose, jumped in, and barring a mega marathon covid outbreak, it got done. I think the word will be "relief" more than happy, but it got done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 12:48 AM, Sir Rols said: to who the best looking athletes were etc. Why didn't we do that this time around?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Nobody round, or at least active. I tried to get a sweep up, but only got crickets as a response. I thought of doing a Team Australia thread, but nobody else seemed to be following the sports. Apart from some general Olympic debates hijacking the Tokyo threads, the only real Tokyo commentary has been ceremony fans freaking out over their stolen spectacles. Sigh! I’ve enjoyed the games, but sure miss the old games-time carnival atmosphere here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Effen hell CBC! They cut away from the live coverage of the marathon at about 38kms to air Olympic Primetime and replays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 12:24 PM, Quaker2001 said: Here's the best way to sum it up. There are a total of 477 posts in the "Tokyo sports/event discussions" section. The opening ceremony live chat thread alone had over 500. Which funny enough, they were also part of. And the closing chat, as well, has almost 400 posts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 22 hours ago, Sir Rols said: the only real Tokyo commentary has been ceremony fans freaking out over their stolen spectacles. Lol, the closing is also being raked over the coals. Although, not as bad, it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, FYI said: Lol, the closing is also being raked over the coals. Although, not as bad, it seems. I’ve yet to watch it. I’ll get my fix later today, but I totally expected the ceremony fans to be in a frenzy however it went Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD96 Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Remember the temporary venues? I had stumbled upon this showing the volleyball venue being used by spectators. This was taken 2 years ago right before thr pandemic started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 In the outdoor arenas, TOCOG eased up a bit and let more people (I think the volunteers and remaining athletes) be present -- emphasis on "outdoor" venues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 And so the most popular post-Olympic event is about to begin…a decade of medal redistributions about to kick off… https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/12/british-olympic-silver-medallist-chijindu-ujah-suspended-for-doping-violation 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) Need an 'angry' reaction to add to posts like the above. FFS. CJ has also made it so the terminally stupid/bad faith actors can argue we've no place criticising Russia's actions. Of course, that's wrong, this is the system working, finding an individual cheat. But that'll be their argument now. Edited August 13, 2021 by Rob. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 16 hours ago, StefanMUC said: And so the most popular post-Olympic event is about to begin…a decade of medal redistributions about to kick off… https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/12/british-olympic-silver-medallist-chijindu-ujah-suspended-for-doping-violation Imagine if the Covid vaccines accidentally contained banned substances -- ALL the medals would have been nullified -- and holding 2020 would have been pointless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) ^^ GOP at the top of the medal table! Edited August 13, 2021 by Rob. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmaniS Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 6:50 AM, AustralianFan said: Wow, that goes to show how little you know about mental health illness. Just to confirm, are you actually equating a physical injury such as a muscle tissue strain with mental health struggles? Didn't see this till now. At one time mental heath was considered under physically. Now you want to put mental above physical. I consider health, health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted August 14, 2021 Report Share Posted August 14, 2021 18 hours ago, AmaniS said: Didn't see this till now. At one time mental heath was considered under physically. Now you want to put mental above physical. I consider health, health. Man, you’re only making it worse. I suggest you do your own research on mental health, and you mightlearn something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga has resigned today. Sadly, this is not surprising considering his catastrophic decisions regarding the Pandemic which also screwed up hard the Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 (edited) On 8/7/2021 at 5:57 PM, FYI said: Why didn't we do that this time around?! THE TURKISH MALE GYMNAST... IBRAHIM COLAK Edited September 3, 2021 by Anthony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted September 4, 2021 Report Share Posted September 4, 2021 Oh my. He's pretty tasty. :-P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker Posted September 4, 2021 Report Share Posted September 4, 2021 20 hours ago, Ikarus360 said: Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga has resigned today. Sadly, this is not surprising considering his catastrophic decisions regarding the Pandemic which also screwed up hard the Olympics. I actually think the only reason he stayed on as long as he did was to keep the Olympics from being cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 10 hours ago, stryker said: I actually think the only reason he stayed on as long as he did was to keep the Olympics from being cancelled. Yes, but he was also the "Hey, lets do vaccine domestic trials and don't trust the ones already existing, what could possibly go wrong?" guy which caused a laughable vaccination rate for a first world country like Japan. His decisions condemned the games to not have any spectators at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Palette86 Posted November 4, 2021 Report Share Posted November 4, 2021 Sounds good news. New national stadium will be open with pre-reservation on every Sundays and national holidays until mid of next month. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palette86 Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Quote Tokyo Olympics cost less than budgeted, need for extra money unlikely The total cost of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics was at least 150 billion yen ($1.3 billion) less than expected as the games were mostly held without spectators, helping to cut labor costs and other outlays, officials with knowledge of the matter said Friday. Cost reductions stemming from the absence of spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic more than compensated for losses on ticket sales, estimated at around 90 trillion yen, meaning there is unlikely to be an additional burden placed on taxpayers. The total cost, split by the organizing committee, and the central and the Tokyo metropolitan governments, for the Olympics and Paralympics held amid extraordinary restrictions last summer could be lower than 1.5 trillion yen. The organizers increased the total budget to 1.64 trillion in December 2020 from its earlier budget of 1.35 trillion yen due to the unprecedented one-year postponement of the games over the pandemic. There had been wrangling over who will make up the losses resulting from virtually no revenue from ticket sales. In the event that the organizing committee fell into the red, the metropolitan government in principle was in charge of covering the deficit, with the central government moving in to help out if that was not enough. The three organizers are aiming to strike a deal on how to split the total cost by the end of the year. The 17-day Tokyo Olympics, the biggest sporting event held since the virus took hold early last year, involved about 11,000 athletes from over 200 countries and regions through Aug. 8. Almost all the venues were without spectators for the first time in Olympics history as Japan wrestled with COVID-19 infection numbers at their highest in many months with Tokyo under its fourth state of emergency. Despite coming in under expectations, the cost of staging the Olympics and Paralympics was nevertheless sharply up from the figure of 734 billion yen first estimated by Japan when it made its bid in 2013 to host the games. News source:The Mainichi Date:12/03/2021 Link to this article:https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211203/p2g/00m/0sp/036000c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palette86 Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Quote People Worldwide Watched Tokyo Olympics The International Olympic Committee said Wednesday that a total of 3.05 billion people around the world watched this summer's Tokyo Olympics on television and digital platforms. Official coverage on Olympic broadcast partners' digital platforms had 28 billion views, up 139 pct from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. "Tokyo 2020 proved to be a watershed moment in the history of Olympic broadcasting," with more content made available through apps, social media and others, the IOC said. Over 196 million people used the Olympic web and app platforms for the postponed Tokyo Olympics, more than triple the level at the time of the 2016 Games. A consumer survey on the Tokyo Olympics found that 65 pct of respondents saw the Games as a success, while 59 pct said the Olympics represented a "light at the end of the tunnel" of the COVID-19 pandemic. Date:12/09/2021 News source:JIJI PRESS Link to this article:https://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2021120900383 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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