Comments on: Who’d want to host the Olympics?

By: xhyryxza

xhyryxza — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 06:10:33 +0000

“Spandy Andy bellyflops into the fountain outside Buckingham Palace in a tiny budgy smuggler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXd3ht3xD eY“

By: Baxter1939

Baxter1939 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:42:49 +0000

I think the Olympics have gone too far away from the concept, and way too many events have been added. In addition there are too many competitors entered in many of the events that just don’t beyond in the competition at that level.

By: Baxter1939

Baxter1939 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:42:47 +0000

By: gb69

gb69 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:48:56 +0000

for Remant, I am happy that people like you dont want to come to Europe, being UK or anywhere else, we dont need arrogant ignorants like you.

I think this article miss a big point, in many cases hosting the Olympics is a great way to bring youngsters closer to sports with great social and economics benefits.
it s also a shame that the organizers missed that point too with tickets far too expensive and too many tickets allocated to corporate entertainement.

By: REMant

REMant — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:49:22 +0000

Who’d want to watch them? As my father once told me after a trip to Europe, seen one fjord or castle ruin, you’ve seen them all. And British food is abysmal.

By: Overcast451

Overcast451 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:14:29 +0000

They are WAY too corporate now – I totally ignore all the ‘sponsors’ – they only care about their quarterly profits anyway…

I might watch some of the games, but every time, it’s much less than before – anything that gets ‘corporate’ looses it’s luster quick.

By: brotherkenny4

brotherkenny4 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:12:10 +0000

Summer in Greece and Winter in Norway every time. Then the costs will be minimal and simple upgrades can be made.

By: CDN_Rebel

CDN_Rebel — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:39:55 +0000

Moronic and ill-informed article. Infrastructure improvements alone make the games worthwhile. In the case of Beijing, do you think they care that Bird’s Nest doesn’t get much use? They have over a dozen ghost towns big enough to host 5m+ people and you’re worried about a stadium? Also, Vancouver’s games didn’t lose crushing amounts of money. There is about $1b in property (the Olympic village) that is still on the book because they haven’t entirely been sold to the public. Even with a haircut likely, the biggest the loss would be in $200m. You think CDNs would pay $200m again to have a redo of the men’s hockey final and after-party? YUP, SURE WOULD!

By: 2pesos

2pesos — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:02:34 +0000

AliceCengal, your point about “being taught manners” becomes quite diluted when you paint ALL Americans with the same insulting brush in the last sentence of your otherwise interesting comment.

By: scythe

scythe — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:15:16 +0000

@ AliceCengal

so we can all be amoral; truth only depends on the dictate of the imam/government/sultanate?

basic human rights are ……

the columnist was being sardonic and poking a stick at the ironies associated with hosting the olympics

back to malaysia, are indian muslims equal to the privileges of malay muslims, or is there a cultural rationale for racial discrimination?

http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/glob al/Global_News_Headlines/MalaysiaDiscrim ination.asp