2021 Summer Olympics (Tokyo): July 23 (Friday) - August 8 (Sunday)

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The 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo are set to proceed despite significant public opposition, with 80% of the Japanese population favoring postponement or cancellation due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns. A petition to cancel the Games has garnered over 400,000 signatures, and foreign spectators have been banned, affecting around 630,000 ticket holders. The Tokyo organizing committee anticipates approximately 59,000 visitors, including athletes and media, while local spectators' attendance remains uncertain. The event is expected to start on July 23, with NBC broadcasting the competitions live, although health risks and restrictions are a major concern. Amidst these challenges, discussions about the sports themselves and notable athletes are ongoing, highlighting both excitement and apprehension about the Games.
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It is dangerous. There have been deaths and so forth.
 
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Quan Hong Chan's (age 14) perfect dive - 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 - was pretty amazing. First all 10's this Olympics.
 
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Very nice hand-off to Paris for 2024.

Beijing 2022 for Winters first, though.

Hopefully, we get live event audiences for a true Olympic feel.
 
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kyphysics said:
Very nice hand-off to Paris for 2024.

Beijing 2022 for Winters first, though.

Hopefully, we get live event audiences for a true Olympic feel.
The UK did ok, a nice diversion at this time.

I would have liked to have seen more. I did see the ladies speed climbing which was absolutely nuts. Amazing
 
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pinball1970 said:
The UK did ok, a nice diversion at this time.

I would have liked to have seen more. I did see the ladies speed climbing which was absolutely nuts. Amazing
I agree it was a good "distraction" (in a positive, hopeful way) that reminded people of normal life pre-COVID. Would have loved to see crowds in the stands, but I took what we had fine.

I thought USA's swimming got a good run from Australia, which will be a good rivalry going forward. I enjoyed platform diving the most this year, surprisingly. Maybe it's because they showed it a lot. I wish NBC would have showed LESS rowing, canoeing, and golf and MORE stuff (for some of these, they never showed anything) like martial arts/boxing/wrestling, weight lifting, softball (I was very interested in this), and field. It's called track and field...not track. They left out the field part.

You had to go to different NBC affiliates to catch those other events, which I didn't always have access to. No offense to those who enjoy golf, rowing, and canoeing, but those are just not "watchable" for me personally. :smile: