Probably a smaller outfit trying to be first; I hope they're wrong!

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Jan 21, 2021
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Wow. The Olympics are being entirely cancelled altogether now.

RdF3 Truly Addicted User

1/21/21 4:48pm

Wow, this is horrible. They totally could have done them

Solomon Levi

1/21/21 4:50pm

The NBA gave the blueprint for this. Cancelling the Olympics in the first place was the wrong move.

Pimpin4Paradise

1/21/21 4:53pm

You can’t compare a few hundred NBA athletes

Everyman

1/21/21 5:37pm

Olympic athletes are already pretty much in a bubble

Solomon Levi

1/21/21 5:57pm

IOC should just push everyone back 4 years.

IrishBlue

1/21/21 4:50pm

Impossible. Paris is three years away and things are underway that can’t be

HRCougar

1/21/21 5:04pm

Lame. We need to stop canceling things. The NFL

johnnycarson

1/21/21 4:50pm

Really dumb

Turd Ferguson

1/21/21 4:50pm

If they can't be done this year, why not have them in 2022 and 2024? It wouldn't

gwalker

1/21/21 4:51pm

Can't athletes and attendees be required to show proof of vaccination?

ugo1st

1/21/21 4:52pm

Better a first world country to handle this hit than one in the third world

byujdmba

1/21/21 4:53pm

I don't know if this is for sure... the article is a little bit speculative

celtic_ranger_dad

1/21/21 4:53pm

Probably a smaller outfit trying to be first; I hope they're wrong!

reddead

1/21/21 8:05pm

That seems extreme given that the athletes could be vaccinated

inertiaman

1/21/21 4:57pm

And volunteers / support staff. It's complex, but could be done.

inertiaman

1/21/21 4:57pm

Wow, their facilities will be old by 2032. That's a long time to wait.

runnincoug

1/21/21 5:00pm

The Olympic stadium is brand new and will be taken care of well

CelticCoug

1/21/21 5:19pm

Can't they just push it off a year? It won't kill anyone if we have consecutive

delux_247

1/21/21 5:05pm

Ridiculous

YIsForBrigham

1/21/21 5:08pm

Not sure where they are getting their info - speculation

CelticCoug

1/21/21 5:08pm

Could another city jump in and pull it off on short notice? Who says they have to build new arenas. Use the ones that

jholling

1/21/21 5:20pm

Not enough time to get the organization, logistics, transportation,

Everyman

1/21/21 5:42pm

How about multiple cities around the world?

mwcoug

1/21/21 6:00pm

Maybe a better source

CelticCoug

1/21/21 5:24pm

If this is true imo has nothing to do with virus & more about optics and control

coug10278

1/21/21 5:25pm

Was excited to see all the kneeling

bluelands

1/21/21 5:37pm

Looks like they'll miss out on losing millions of dollars.

Countcougula

1/21/21 6:03pm

We had tickets for 2020. I hate this Pandemic Pandemonium.

Zooropa

1/21/21 6:07pm

Think about the impact this has on the livelihoods of hundreds of athletes.

Zooropa

1/21/21 6:12pm

We want them to be dependent on govt as opposed to endorsements or their craft

coug10278

1/21/21 6:29pm

I don’t know that there is a more corrupt organization than the olympics....

Pretorian

1/21/21 6:31pm

Sad. Why do so many believe it has to be business as usual or not at all?

StalwartBraveTrue

1/21/21 6:35pm

Olynpics have jumped the shark, how many medals can you give out for swimming

kotacoug

1/21/21 6:48pm

Good riddance, Olympics are horrible, either rigged or ridiculous

towerman

1/21/21 7:12pm

I hear its because they want to make trump look bad. Oh and the pandemic was

boctabulous

1/21/21 7:16pm

Very sad for the athletes that are hitting their peak right now

HiLife

1/21/21 8:25pm

2nd time they have had the Tokyo Olympics cancelled.

bad84cougar

1/21/21 9:07pm

Lots of reports out there right now denying this rumor and saying they're still

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