Posted on 05/12/2016 7:09:38 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
Somewhat at sea here. Do you mean the physical schedule of events [game plan] or the broadcast schedule or what? What organization were you a 'lead programmer' for?
I realized that you already 'hedged' but I would say most of the 'small' sports (low popularity in TV ratings) are probably genuine. Cheating at Badminton is probably unlikely.
Still, it is the fact that it is a world-wide effort with real human stories that does draw the interest. Take the Jamaican Bobsled Team as a prime example! Personally, I'd rather have a permanent fixed neutral site for the quadrennial games but that has its own set of risks.
And let there be no doubt that this is also how the Russians got awarded the 2018 World Cup from FIFA - the only organization (other than the UN) even more corrupt than the IOC.
And the American scores...
CAN 8.8 UK 8.9 JAP 8.5 USSR 7.6 East Germany 6.8 SWE 8.6 FRA 8.7
... publicly rigged for generations...
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