ST Alpha - "I'm not sure that they could exactly concurrently but it should be possible to use things like track and pool for the entire two+ weeks -- (edited)" (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 160

In response to "Could the facilities handle it all simultaneously? -- nm" by ty97

I'm not sure that they could exactly concurrently but it should be possible to use things like track and pool for the entire two+ weeks -- (edited)

Posted by JD (aka Jason Dean) Aug 3 '21, 16:01

Well, I guess technically it would be possible to hold essentially the equivalent of two Olympics track and field in the same week+ but I think it would require really long days. Like 12-16 hour days at the track.

I think more realistically, one could use the venues for the entire two weeks. Using Swimming and Track/Field as example of the two major venues, each of those runs for essentially a week and they're not concurrent. So one set of athletes uses a venue week 1 and the other set for week 2.

Responses:

You also have to house the athletes and I wonder if the coverage they would get would be less, or more, if they were simultaneous. -- nm - pmb Aug 3, 16:11 8
- much less in coverage, like none if done at the same time -- nm* - Beaker Aug 3, 16:15 7
  - If it was combined, there would be a lot of pressure placed on broadcast networks to provide proportionate (whatever that means) coverage in primetime -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 16:49 2
    - so, like the pressure to cover it after the Olympics the way they do now? -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 16:55 1
      - I take your point. I'm talking about a captive audience. -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 21:32
  - So, a lot like now? - Mop Aug 3, 16:18 3
    - Hmmm...maybe I was too narrow minded in my thought of the logistics. So half as many events per day but twice as many competitors and competetions -- (edited) - JD Aug 3, 16:51 1
      - There’s lots of options. - Mop Aug 3, 17:07
    - or they would flip to the gold medal soccer game, or 200 medal race or beach volleyball -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 16:24

Post a message top

I'm not sure that they could exactly concurrently but it should be possible to use things like track and pool for the entire two+ weeks -- (edited)

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.