Subj : Re: Olympics
To   : Brian Murrey
From : Vk3jed
Date : Mon Feb 28 2022 14:47:00

-=> On 02-25-22 13:07, Brian Murrey wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 BM> A lot of the facilities China built in Bejing (2008) literally rusted
 BM> away, some even just collapsed.

In contrast, the main stadium built for the Sydney Olympics (2000) is still
used as a major sporting stadium.  It's been home to rugby league since that
time.

 BM> I don't think the Olympics has the lustre and national attraction it
 BM> once did, I pretty much lost interest when they split the summer and
 BM> winter games.

That must have been a long time ago.  The winter sports are largely foreign to
me - I'm aware of them, have watched some winter games, but the climate here
isn't conducive to such sports.  I've only ever been to a ski resort once for a
day.  While we would get snow once or twice a year when I was a kid (lived at a
higher altitude then), it was only enough for things like snowfights, not
skiing.

OTOH, many sports in the summer games are familiar, many are actually winter
sports here. :)


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