Olympics - does anyone actually care anymore?

[duffer]

This shouldn't be going ahead. Getting 2021 IPL vibes here

 

[sledger]

It is rather difficult to feel enthused about it, I must say.

 

[duffer]

I've never been an 'Olympics Guy' but this edition just frightens me as opposed to the usual apathy I feel.

 

[honestbharani]

I work currently on a project with a team in Japan and they said they were waiting for the vaccination as it was supposed to coincide with the Olympics.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Currently can't be arsed with Olympics or Euros, will change my mind once things start no doubt but gut feeling is neither should be happening.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Most people here wouldn't mind if it was cancelled, the IOC is basically strong-arming Tokyo though. I'm actually in the minority because I think it won't turn out to be as bad as everyone fears, virus-wise.

 

[Uppercut]

Japan hasn't had a serious outbreak yet has it? Seems unlikely that the Olympics would change that single-handedly but I guess you never know.

 

[duffer]

Japan hasn't had a serious outbreak yet has it? Seems unlikely that the Olympics would change that single-handedly but I guess you never know.

They'll be importing some cases, for sure

 

[andruid]

There was a poll from a few weeks back where something like 40% of Japanese wanted the games cancelled, and another 43% wanted the postponed.

 

[StephenZA]

There was a poll from a few weeks back where something like 40% of Japanese wanted the games cancelled, and another 43% wanted the postponed.

Did it include a 40 % margin of error in the polls?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Umpire's call postpone them

 

[Prince EWS]

Most people here wouldn't mind if it was cancelled, the IOC is basically strong-arming Tokyo though. I'm actually in the minority because I think it won't turn out to be as bad as everyone fears, virus-wise.

I don't really care on a personal level but professional athletes in major Olympic sports have a very limited amount of Olympics they're in their physical prime for, so I'd really feel for them if it was canned entirely.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Japan hasn't had a serious outbreak yet has it? Seems unlikely that the Olympics would change that single-handedly but I guess you never know.

Depends on how you define "serious", the latest and worst one peaked at about 1000 people a day in Tokyo which is insane for an Australian but something Americans and Indians can only dream of at the moment (you wouldn't know that if you read some of the expat doomers on Twitter though).

The thing is any bump in cases is going to be blamed on the Olympics. There's a bunch of precautions but there'll definitely be some cases let through. Another huge outbreak won't be from the athletes directly but from all the people going to restaurants on the way back home after the day's finished.

There was a poll from a few weeks back where something like 40% of Japanese wanted the games cancelled, and another 43% wanted the postponed.

This actually changed in the past few days after cases started dropping. I think people are more apathetic than anything.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I don't really care on a personal level but professional athletes in major Olympic sports have a very limited amount of Olympics they're in their physical prime for, so I'd really feel for them if it was canned entirely.

Half the reason to become an Olympic athlete is to take part in the group orgies and they'll probably ban those this year, I would be so gutted.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

these games have strong "Nintendo Super Olimpics 1992" vibes

 

[Uppercut]

these games have strong "Nintendo Super Olimpics 1992" vibes

I hope all the events are broadcast with a 1992 Nintendo soundtrack.

 

[sledger]

I hope all the events are broadcast with a 1992 Nintendo soundtrack.

I hope all the events are played on a 1992 Nintendo tbh.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Confirmed there’ll be no spectators at the Olympics.

 

[Furball]

Confirmed there’ll be no spectators at the Olympics.

lol what is the point then?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Isn't there like a state of emergency in Japan for COVID-19?