Is there any statistic showing that people feel that the Olympics is becoming less attractive as the sport events are the same all over the years? Any survey done?
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THEY ALWAYS HAVE, THERE IS NO EVEN IN THE WORLD AS BIG AS THE WORLD CUP, IN MANY COUNTRYS WHEN YOUR TEAM IS PLAYING A WORLD CUP GAME, THE COUNTRY STOPS COMPLETLY. YOU'LL SEE NO CARS/PEOPLE ON THE STREETS.
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The Olympics are only for the benefit of the few no matter how much spin and crap you smear over them.\nSure if you live London even more people will benefit and there will be people employed to go round pub's etc trying the ensure good harmony for those that have been inconvenienced by it all with quotes such as " only mutli-culture Britain can do the games this well" or "look how many people are spending money, less tax for us to pay next year" never mind the traffic it goes in Red Ken's Mayor office to be spent on London.\nBut I feel the problem for the rest of the British Isles is that there is no benefit, only an extra tax burden to keep London shining.
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you can't just sign up for the olympics you have to be the best of the best in your country otherwise what would the point be of the olympics. you would have to compete in many trials, you would be tooooooooooo late for the 2008 olympics. however you can ask your trainer or look one up on the internet so you can  essentaly try out for them.
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I'll probably not watch it at all.  Most of the coverage I'm just not interested in.  Skiing?  Nah.  Cross country?  Nah.  Now, the speed-skating is interesting and could hold my attention for a bit, but other than that... hockey would be the only one, as I like to watch hockey, but I'd probably end up doing other things.\n\nThat isn't to say that I wouldn't read about the Olympic coverage and root for Team USA!
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Heck Yes! You should start a rebelion or a revolution or something! Like when kids hate their parents, they go goth. And thats true, snowboarding is right?  That would probably make more people watch the olympics!
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YES. IT STARTED ON 1992 WC.\nNEW INNOVATIONS DRAW MORE FANS.\nSO NEW GRAPHICS DESIGNED TO ATTRACT PEOPLE.\nTHE CUP SPONSORS PREPARING THE UNIFORMS.\nBUT THE BASIC THEME COLOUR DOES NOT VARY EXCEPT NEW ZEALAND.\nTHEY SWITCHED TO BLACK FROM GREY.
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It's not just teams from the antipodes. Just look next door to Ireland or France. Being Irish, I think that the introduction of soccer and rugby were probably the most positive results of the past 800 years. Thank you sincerely.\nThere has been a decline in British standing in the sports that it gave to other countries. While I'm not Au fait with the situation but I think you should look at your youth policies over the past , say, 20 years. Have you noticed any trends that distract youngsters from sports other than computer games.\nHaving taught so many of us to play your games, should you come and see how we have developed them. Ask why Rugby has flourished in countries with relatively small populations - N.Zealand, Australia, Ireland.\nIs Rugby Union still classbound in UK?\n\nCome on. Get back to your old standards. We don't really like beating the "Auld Inimy" when he's down.
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because there are (feelslike) 1000 sports for summer but winter needs stupid stuff to fill in time. I love snowboard but I think its not olympic, Maybe just slalom.  plus its hard to include,more, sports that are judged subjectivly like figure skating.
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The Games themselves may not be a waste but the pointless tedious cermonies at the beginning and the end are certainly no use to anyone and should be scrapped in favour of a simple parade of all the competitors.\n\nThe construction of new arenas and stadia etc should be justified solely on the basis of the benefit to the local community AFTER the Games.\n\nPersonally I think that one venue should be selected and used for every Olympics ... such as a Greek Island. This will stop all the political squabbling and millions of dollars wasted in competing for the right to host the Games which would be much better spent on just about anything else.
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Not as bad as Canadian hockey fans felt at the Olympics, but still pretty bad. I had my pro-Swiss answer deleted on YA France; it was considered "not an answer" but it was, I think they're touchy! LOL.\n\nOh and thanks for deleting the Sweden question.\n\nHopp Schwiiitz!
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What's really ironic is that the country that is hosting the 2012 olympic games hasn't got a decent athlete.\n\nI'm British by the way...
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haha too true...but some things are better than they used to be...\n-racism has lessened\n-better technology(well that can be looked at in multiple ways)\n\nok so im having trouble thinking of things\n\nits pretty screwed up
305567
It's slowly starting to get noticed around the world. A few minor competitions are being played in America, Japan and a few other counties. But it's still at a low level, Here's hoping it takes off in a big way
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Athletes don't compete in the Olympics to break records. They compete to celebrate sports, represent their countries and to win Olympic medals.\n\nSo long as there is sports, so long will the Olympic games flourish.
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No.  The last time they were in the same year was 1992.  The winter olympics was held again in 1994, then it resumed it's usual every 4 year pattern.
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Yes, slight problem with this theory though and that is Softball is on the way out. Yes, it will be done in Beijing 2008, but London 2012 has said "No" to softball. And it's unknown whether or not the bids for the 2016 Games have even got the sport considered.
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I can answer part of this for you. When the Olympics were going to be held in Los Angeles California in 1932, they said that soccer wouldn't be an Olympic sport because it wasn't popular in the United States. Prior to this, soccer had been in every Olympics since 1908! Once the world was told of this in 1928, they organized the World cup with the first one in 1930 and kept it at every 4 years but it would alternate with the summer Olympics. That is still true today.\nI hope this helps at least a little.