By Edwiges Lopes Tavares (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons
I was wrong.
Now that it’s nearly time for the Opening Ceremonies, I’m feeling a twinge. No matter what the issues with the venue, as was the case in Russia in 2014, the perseverance and hard work of the athletes themselves are a siren song.
I’m still worried for them, especially in the water-based sports. I hope everyone leaves Rio as healthy as they arrived. Still we get to see people who are the best at what they do attempt to do the best they’ve ever done.
The funny thing is that Chicago actually competed to host these games. Oprah Winfrey, along with other big Chicago names, headed off wherever it was to plead Chicago’s case when it was down to the final few choices.
Chicago lost; Rio won.
I was disappointed at the time, but now, when I think of the logistics of the world descending upon us…that was a near miss. Rio is expecting nearly half-a-million visitors. Given that Chicago is pretty accessible, I expect the number may have been higher. Yikes.
Thanks, IOC!
Here’s the thing about the Olympics: it’s a world-wide phenomenon. And now that our global communication is easier than ever I can watch the events with people literally anywhere in the world, in real-time.
Talk about live-tweeting.
So good luck, athletes, every single one of you. We’ll all be watching the culmination of your dreams.
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Which sports are you planning to live-tweet?
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Not sure yet! It might have to be some of the less headline-y ones, because they save up the footage of the big ones for prime-time. I’ll have to check out whether they are having live coverage on some of the other channels, or else it will be ages after everyone else has seen it!
Are you going to live-tweet any sports?
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Probably not as such, but I might chip in if I’m watching 🙂 The BBC are showing pretty much EVERYTHING live!
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There will have to be some overlap, then!
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The 750 metres overlap is one of my favourite events.
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You should see them pass the remote!
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I saw some awesome para-olympic ads here and felt a twinge of excitement too.
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It’s funny how it creeps up on you, isn’t it?
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