Things that have p**sed you off at the Olympics

BimboBob said:
Surely then that's not the general public's fault but the governments and the IOC. I repeat. THE IOC. They are the cunts, who like FIFA/ UEFA, demand huge sums just to host the games and then demand all manner of stuff for their top brass. They appointed the judges, they set the pricing and they agreed all the details. The IOC.

They are the bunch of cunts here. The Olympics was a success in London because we could afford the fees to the IOC, we could get the funding, we could upgrade the venues, we could sort out the transport and we could get sponsors.

Brazil, deep in a recession, struggled to do any of these things and, when they awarded the games, the IOC knew this. But hey...as long as their cut was set in stone, in other words, guaranteed by the Brazilian government out of funds they don't have, then all is good in their world. Fuck the country hosting it. Fuck them.

They are the biggest cunts.
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Did the IOC force them to have the games?? What bastards for making them bid in the first place. The government is to blame but so are the public with their attitude. Many cockney types didnt want the London games, they didnt riot like the Brazlians and we were coming out of a global recession, yet when they were underway it was a fantastic games. London was so good because it was embraced by the public, every event, fairly and equally supported, as well as the Paraolympians. Compared to Beijing our venues werent as good, we did have infrastructure of a major western City but the village/park itself wasnt great.

The Brazilians only turned up if they thought they would win a medal, fuck off with that attitude, its not the spirit of the games.
 
BimboBob said:
Surely then that's not the general public's fault but the governments and the IOC. I repeat. THE IOC. They are the cunts, who like FIFA/ UEFA, demand huge sums just to host the games and then demand all manner of stuff for their top brass. They appointed the judges, they set the pricing and they agreed all the details. The IOC.
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The T&C's required to stage the games shouldn't have come as a surprise to the Brazilian government.

The IOC have handed out over 250,000 free tickets to the Brazilian public during the course of the games. Only half of them have been used.
 
Paul Lake's Left Knee said:
Did the IOC force them to have the games?? What bastards for making them bid in the first place. The government is to blame but so are the public with their attitude. Many cockney types didnt want the London games, they didnt riot like the Brazlians and we were coming out of a global recession, yet when they were underway it was a fantastic games. London was so good because it was embraced by the public, every event, fairly and equally supported, as well as the Paraolympians. Compared to Beijing our venues werent as good, we did have infrastructure of a major western City but the village/park itself wasnt great.

The Brazilians only turned up if they thought they would win a medal, fuck off with that attitude, its not the spirit of the games.
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They don't or didn't turn up due to ticket pricing. You don't run a games and price it out of the reach of ordinary people. This was the result of the IOC. They set the pricing. Offering out freebies is all well and good but if the will of the people isn't there then fuck all will happen. They didn't want it. They couldn't be arsed with it. Fair play. Apart from the football and a few other choice sports.

It's also a fucking expensive place to travel to. And it takes hours. Even from places inside Brazil. London had a hell of a fan base to draw from. Cycling is huge around Europe. So the stadium is filled with Europeans and us watching it. The same goes for Eastern Europe and weightlifting. Or wrestling. Horse dancing is popular in other countries. As is handball. Everyone likes tennis. So our venues filled up, and yes, we also gave out free tickets to school kids.

End result? Mostly full stadiums. With fans from all over the world. In Brazil we have seen pockets of visiting fans. Look at Bolt when he won. Ran towards the crowd and found 20 or so Jamaicans. In London there were hundreds dotted about.

Don't blame the Brazilian people. Blame their government and the IOC.
 
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