Rio Looks Apocalyptic a Year After the Olympics

[UCFWayne]

http://gizmodo.com/rio-looks-apocalyptic-a-year-after-the-olympics-1797752593

I know you all are extremely surprised to read that the Rio Olympic venues are all in decay and none of them are being reused like they had promised...

 

[KnighttimeJoe]

Reason # 10,000 why the OIC needs to rotate this around 4-5 cities in first-world countries.

 

[UCFKnight85]

It's almost as if having an economically depressed nation spend billions on infrastructure and event sites that will be used once for a specific purpose isn't a good idea.

 

[UCFWayne]

It's almost as if having an economically depressed nation spend billions on infrastructure and event sites that will be used once for a specific purpose isn't a good idea.

whats really funny is they didnt learn their lesson with the WC just a few years before...

 

[Happy Hands]

whats really funny is they didnt learn their lesson with the WC just a few years before...

How did the water cooler teach Rio? The Olympic committee should really swing by...

 

[UCFKnight85]

Maybe all Venezuela needs to escape their failed State and economy is the Summer Olympics 2020.

 

[UCFhonors]

Shocker: it's not just a Brazil thing. It happens everywhere.

 

[cnewton157]

Shocker: it's not just a Brazil thing. It happens everywhere.

Well not everywhere. Just places that have no business hosting the Olympics or similar types of events. WC or Olympics in actual developed areas are fine for the most part.

Putting them in extremely poor areas is just an opportunity to fleece the area for labor and kickbacks leading up to the actual games.

 

[Bob the Citronaut]

This is how the IOC and FIFA make money. They get boat loads of bribes to give these third world country the games. They don't make any money giving the games to North America or Europe who already have the stadiums and infrastructure in place to host the games tomorrow.

 

[UCFKnight85]

I've still yet to hear a legit plan on how FIFA will carry out a WC in a Middle Eastern nation during Ramadan, where the heat index will be 120 daily, where drinking is banned in public places (outside of hotels), and the entire current hotel infrastructure is built to accommodate basically business travelers only.

No one goes to Qatar to vacation.

And now also a country that is basically blockaded by the Saudi coalition and accused to supporting and financing terrorism.

 

[Knight_Light]

This is how the IOC and FIFA make money. They get boat loads of bribes to give these third world country the games. They don't make any money giving the games to North America or Europe who already have the stadiums and infrastructure in place to host the games tomorrow.

Ding!

Same thing for the World Cup and the main reason why Qatar "won" (bribed) over the USA because not one stadium needs to be built if USA had won that bid.

Qatar is having to build NINE new stadiums plus renovating 3 more as this country had basically nothi BFF in place to host this event, hence why the bribes were so big/obvious (from voting members to construction companies,etc..)


Similarly with most of the World Cup Stadiums used in South Africa in 2010.

http://www.africareview.com/special...te-elephants/979182-3340518-r9njba/index.html

 

[UCFWayne]

I've still yet to hear a legit plan on how FIFA will carry out a WC in a Middle Eastern nation during Ramadan, where the heat index will be 120 daily, where drinking is banned in public places (outside of hotels), and the entire current hotel infrastructure is built to accommodate basically business travelers only.

No one goes to Qatar to vacation.

And now also a country that is basically blockaded by the Saudi coalition and accused to supporting and financing terrorism.

They arent going to have the games in the summer. I believe they are going to host the games in late November and early December.

 

[UCFKnight85]

They arent going to have the games in the summer. I believe they are going to host the games in late November and early December.

Ok- so only one issue is resolved. But isn't this smack dab in the middle of league seasons?

 

[UCFWayne]

Ok- so only one issue is resolved. But isn't this smack dab in the middle of league seasons?

Im not 100% on the dates, but I think they are going to try and shift the season slightly to accommodate.