Posted on 08/10/2016 5:31:52 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Olympic organisers insist they have sold 84 per cent of the 7.5million tickets they were hoping to sell to the public but images from this summer's Games tell a different story...
Another major factor is the fact that Brazilians have simply not taken a fancy to the likes of hockey and rugby sevens as they are not traditional South American sports.
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‘O’ face or pain face!....
I think that more people are watching the unsanctioned purse snatching and apple picking events:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0ztLtpuwkM
Look at the view count!!
Well, to be fair to the Rio state residents, their state does average
500 homicides per month so the Dead Body Olympics can be
viewed cheaply.
The Iranians did a much "better" job, although that patch of butt and scandalous ponytail sticking out call for a few dozen fatwahs.
“I havent watched a single event this year because I dont wish to hear his smarmy voice telling me I need to have my gun controlled.”
This year, Costas is all about identify politics, focusing on the number of Muslims,women Muslims, women, black women, brown women. Every time I’ve walked by a TV set with the Olympics, Costas is blathering on about the RECORD number of female athletes for the U.S., a none too subtle hint that we ALSO need a female President.
Blech. Glad I missed it. Thanks for the info.
Maybe because of American dominance?
For the bus riders with an open window.
A Conibear #120-2 concealed in a wig and a fake hand holding the Iphone.
May lose some dexterity.
I thought that I would do a poll at some point:
Who is more corrupt?
FIFA
IOC
That appears to be a Hobson’s choice!
It’s not supposed to be the best, it’s supposed to be the biggest. It’s bringing all these mostly marginal sports together to do them all at once, often times in a slightly modified format to make time for all the other sports.
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