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Tokyo boss won't rule out cancellation of Games
A last-minute cancellation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is still possible, the chief of the Games' organizing committee said. The announcement comes as more athletes tested positive for COVID-19.www.espn.com
An emergency cancellation isn't impossible at this point.
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No way Canada bids again for Olympics until at least the 2100s. And hopefully never in Toronto.
While that might make some observers happy, in some sports it would mean women would never medal again. With differences in physiology, intense training can only go so far.
Easy fix is weight or other non-gender classifications. This would also cancel the often transphobic debate over M2F athletes having an edge in women’s sport, https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc...edge-after-year-hormone-therapy-study-n125276 So, boxing, cycling, tennis, golf, etc. classify by something other than gender.
Perhaps where weight classification is a factor but, just as example, look at the comparative Olympic/World record times in swimming, where upper body strength is a huge factor. Some sports, such as the winter downhill events, seem to be oddly separated, but I'm no expert. On the other hand, non-gendered hockey would likely be a bloodbath.
I haven’t been a fan of the event broadcast selection. The men’s triathlon started at 5:30pm and CBC starts to broadcast the event. It’s 6:30am in Tokyo and nothing else is happening event-wise when the race started (surfing starts at 7:00 am in Tokyo). Shortly after the bike ride starts in the Tri, CBC decides to rebroadcast the women’s gymnastics qualifying. It’s nice that they’re focusing on just the Canadians, but they’ve shown it a couple times today already. Meanwhile Sportsnet is rebroadcasting the women’s road cycling race on 4 of it's channels. So if CBC wants to show the gymnastics during prime time, could they not coordinate and dedicate one Sportsnet channel to a live event? Women’s Surfing also just started. No Canadians but it’s a new sport at the olympics. Could they show at least a little bit of it? I saw none of the men’s surfing on any of CBC, TSN or Sportsnet’ channels yesterday.
