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Most of the sports represented in the Olympics have their own World Championships independent of the IOC. As you've mentioned, they aren't multi-category thoug
by dublinben 10y ago
Most of the sports represented in the Olympics have their own World Championships independent of the IOC. As you've mentioned, they aren't multi-category though, so they don't have the same concentrated appeal.
- dorfsmay 10y agoIsn't the appeal created by the media though? Anybody interested in any sport is already watching the world championship for that sport. Journalists keeping track of the number of medals won by each country tells me that the Olympics is all about nationalism and has very little yo do with sports.
- drzaiusapelord 10y ago>Isn't the appeal created by the media though? Not really. I dislike most events but I tune in for those that I like. All the marketing in the world isn't going to make me watch weightlifting, women's wrestling, dressage, synchronized swimming, etc. The Olympics works because its so varied. Single event tournaments don't remotely compare.
- goldenkey 10y agoIts usually the low brow idiots who live life like its a popularity contest who watch the olympics. All their idiot friends are going to talk and ask about it so they have to be prepared to partake in the gossip. I come from a family of scientists. The olympics is never a family event. Patriotism + sports is entertainment for plebians. Plus the olympics is always held in some piss poor country where slave labor is used for construction of the stadium. And after the event the effects of abandonment, pollution, and other collateralized effects devastate the local city's economy.