Should the 2016 Olympics be ditched in its entirety?

I've finally gotten into the Olympics and I'm really enjoying it.

The Iranian woman who medaled last night; that was a moving moment.

But..we hate Iranians

I hate the Iranian government. The Iranian people? There's some good apples in that bunch.

I'm sure there are. I was kidding.

I'm sure there are a lot of other nice beaches that do not have high levels of contamination in them.

In fact, other than the high viral load, what do Rio beaches have that isn't available in Miami (or Key West, or Puerto Rico)?

I don't really see much reason to venture outside US territory.

He didn't lie. It was perfectly reasonable for him to conclude that he was robbed at gunpoint.

I find this incident yet another reason for first-world sneering at Brazil. Instead of being reasonable and accepting that his robbery claims were a legitimate misunderstanding after what happened to him, they are throwing a national temper tantrum.

And while I'm on the subject of sneering at Brazil, what was with their goofy claims to have invented the first airplane in 1906? They made that silly claim in both their opening and closing ceremony.

This main thesis of this thread has come kind of moot considering the Olympics have gone and past. It'd be kind of ironic to keep this particular debate alive after that fact.

Yes, it could have been far worst. The only thing, I'm interested now regarding the Rio Olympics is how much money was lost/wasted; how quickly the new facilities and Olympic related infrastructure will rot and decay into ruins (like many other past host countries); what are the posteffects of Olympic pollution and social disorder on the poor classes of people pushed aside because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time and the government needed their land for the above mentioned facilities and related infrastructure that will likely be neglected and officially forgotten about.

Like most Olympic cities (1st, 2nd, and 3rd world), promises were made. Lives (postOlympics) made better due to the infrastructure buildup. Rarely have they been kept.

It's not over though, there's still the Paralympics, and the fear is they've been squeezed for the Olympics. Paralympians are more impressive than Olympians considering all they've had to deal with.



Btw, kudos to team GB, finishing second and proving the naysayers wrong by improving on London. Not bad for a little island.

Study shows that by 2088, much of the world will be too hot to hold the Summer Olympics during the summer:
http://mahb.stanford.edu/library-item/last-summer-olympics-climate-change-health-work-outdoors/

http://mahb.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PIIS0140673616313356.pdf


I have a couple criticisms of the study. It presumes that Europe will remain cooler than most of the rest of the world. Can that be presumed?

It presumes that holding the Summer Games during the winter will fundamentally change the nature of the Summer Games. I don't think it will be all that big of a deal so long as it is warm enough for the games to be held.

South Korea Prepares for the Winter Olympics

Fantasy Olympic team time

fast and easy to set up (if you have a basic calculator )

https://able2know.org/topic/442941-1