What do you think?
By Amber
@AmbiePam (120738)
United States
July 14, 2021 4:05pm CST
The Olympics start in Japan pretty soon, and I wondered what everyone thought. On the news there was a story about a bunch of Japanese citizens protesting the fact that the Olympics are taking place at all. They recently announced due to the Covid state of emergency no spectators would be allowed (I did hear some events held outside Tokyo might allow a few.).
For some athletes the Olympics are the pinnacle of their career, like gymnastics or swimming. Whereas, tennis and basketball athletes, while proud of their Olympic achievement, find their best success outside of the Olympic games. My point being if the games were canceled some athletes would be disappointed while others might be devastated.
I'll be watching the games, but I would have understood if Japan had backed out. They were in a bad situation since their country spent so much money in preparation. I think they just want to do the right thing.
Next year, the Winter Olympics will be in China. I could say a lot about THAT, but I won't.
What events will you watch? I look forward to seeing gymnast Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in American history. I also like beach volleyball, and swimming.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
15 Jul 21
Been watching the Games of the Olympics after learning about the murders at the Munich Olympiad of '72.
Foreign sounding names such as Romanian Nadia Comaneci and Russian Olga Korbut were synonymous with youth, grace, beauty, and dexterity.
The various team sports were exciting, especially volleyball and rowing, relay runs and swim sprints. So were the individual categories in shot put, long jump, a hundred meter dash. Oh, Bolt was lightning speed. But Shawn White in skateboarding is a super delight!
Very sad for the host country Japan, pretty sure the Japanese has prepared a spectacle. Heart breaking for the athletes who could have been so excited aiming to break records....
My take on the Olympics pushing through - not in favor. The participants are not into it.
But I'd tune in.
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jul 21
I'll be watching regardless of spectators or not. Our athletes work and train hard for this moment, and they deserve our support. While we may not be able to be there in person to cheer them on, we can certainly show our support through the TV ratings. The more people who tune in and watch, the higher the ratings will be.
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@snowy22315 (208906)
• United States
16 Jul 21
That is such a shame that this pandemic continues to screw with people's lives. I think the Olympics are a good distraction honestly.
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Jul 21
If so much time and energy hadn't been put into it, I think the athlits would've backed out. The whole point of doing sports like that and spending four years training, is for public viewing. If there are no fans or spectators allowed in-person, it kind of defeats the purpose. Nascar wound up cutting their season short when fans weren't allowed in the stands, because it wasn't worth all the time and money if everyone was forced to view behind a computer screen.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
15 Jul 21
I watch quite a bit of any Olympics. I also like gymnastics, volleyball and swimming. After all of the training and preparation, I'm glad the athletes will get to participate. Also, Japan has put out a tremendous amount of money to construct all the venues and counts on revenue from visitors to make a profit.
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@Juliaacv (56241)
• Canada
15 Jul 21
The olympics are always so controversial, 1 team doped their athletes, but denied it and won a medal, but then had it striped, and so on.
I do not think that they should go on this year, and they had plenty of time to reschedule them, this virus has been around since 2019.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Jul 21
I am looking to see the women's gymnastics to witness Simone Biles attempting to prove her claim that she is the best ever.
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@choijungeun (2710)
• Hangzhou, China
15 Jul 21
Olympics is a program that will burn a lot of money,it can satisfy the vanity of the rulers,but it's not beneficial to the people.People have to pay a lot of taxes for this stupid program.I never like it,it should be shut down.
Olympics is not good as World Cup,it's easy to work,and it will bring the country and people a lot of money and fame
