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Canadian athletes will not compete at Tokyo 2020 Games due to Covid-19 risks

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Re: Canadian athletes will not compete at Tokyo 2020 Games due to Covid-19 risks

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Post by frandroid »

aaron695 wrote: post #6

If the world can't get together for one global event then we are really fucked. It would be pretty important if we could pull this off. Part I suspect is the money in winning and how some countries won't be at 100% vs let's prove as humans we can achieve something as a global community in a crisis. There can't be in person spectators and there will be isolations either side. But we can do it.

You can't have competitive sports during a pandemic, full stop. It's not a question of will, it's a question of basic public health, and putting a few brain cells together. Athletes will not compete in PPE...

Re: Canadian athletes will not compete at Tokyo 2020 Games due to Covid-19 risks

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Post by aaron695 »

lozenge wrote: post #8
aaron695 wrote: post #6

If the world can't get together for one global event then we are really fucked. It would be pretty important if we could pull this off. Part I suspect is the money in winning and how some countries won't be at 100% vs let's prove as humans we can achieve something as a global community in a crisis. There can't be in person spectators and there will be isolations either side. But we can do it.

Maybe athletes don't want to risk their lives for a grand gesture? We can achieve something. Just not this.

> Maybe athletes don't want to risk their lives for a grand gesture?

It's like we are in clownland. They are not going to war.

They will get it anyway.

And it's highly unlikely to harm them. They would be in one of the lowest categories.

So they can sit on their buts getting fat and catch it, or continue with their lives, being in the lowest catogries as well as having the highest control over their bodies often with teams at the ready to help.

If you can't protect your million $ athletes how are you protecting your million 80 year olds?

And the choice should be theirs.

Re: Canadian athletes will not compete at Tokyo 2020 Games due to Covid-19 risks

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Post by lm28469 »

aaron695 wrote: post #6

If the world can't get together for one global event then we are really fucked. It would be pretty important if we could pull this off. Part I suspect is the money in winning and how some countries won't be at 100% vs let's prove as humans we can achieve something as a global community in a crisis. There can't be in person spectators and there will be isolations either side. But we can do it.

> There can't be in person spectators

Olympic games are 20% for sport and 80% for the money brought by spectators/tourists. The host country spends billions in local infrastructures (stadiums, hotels, roads, &c.) it would make no sense to have the competitions without in person spectators.

Re: Canadian athletes will not compete at Tokyo 2020 Games due to Covid-19 risks

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Post by beatgammit »

lozenge wrote: post #8
aaron695 wrote: post #6

If the world can't get together for one global event then we are really fucked. It would be pretty important if we could pull this off. Part I suspect is the money in winning and how some countries won't be at 100% vs let's prove as humans we can achieve something as a global community in a crisis. There can't be in person spectators and there will be isolations either side. But we can do it.

Maybe athletes don't want to risk their lives for a grand gesture? We can achieve something. Just not this.

I imagine it's less about the athletes than the spectators. Or at least I hope so, since the Olympics is best watched in groups.
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