Easier said than done. It takes years of planning and preparation to host the Olympics. You just can't decide to change venues overnight. They will go on, for better or for worse.
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Originally Posted by Trayderjoe
The Olympics in Rio should have already been cancelled, and after this fiasco enough should be enough. Given the reported security concerns (leaving out the health, safety and infrastructure problems already identified) and the visibility of the Olympics, no one should or will be surprised if a tragedy happens.
At least postpone the Olympics and change the venue to a city that has already hosted the summer Olympics. The city may need to do some work to refurbish, but it would not be the same as creating an entirely new venue from scratch, and better security could be put in place. At least this way, the athletes who have been training for this opportunity can still achieve their goals, and everyone can benefit from much better conditions.
Shame on the Olympic Committee that they apparently either did not require and/or validate (and calling to ask if they were on time doesn't count) that certain timeline "gates" were being met by the host city.
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