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One could also break the Olympics up, and host the gymnastics in one city and the swimming events in another etc. Then it wouldn't be such an overwhelming finan

One could also break the Olympics up, and host the gymnastics in one city and the swimming events in another etc. Then it wouldn't be such an overwhelming financial/infrastructure burden for any particular host.

bertjk 5y ago
Where you see infrastructure burden, others see opportunities for pork barrel spending, corruption, and graft. It is a feature, not a bug.
lastofthemojito 5y ago
Then we'd have fewer chances to add names to this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_athletes_with_Olympic_medals_in_different_sports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_athletes_with_Olympic_... Although to be fair, most of the multi-sport athletes complete in closely-related sports (which would likely be held in the same location) or are from the old days when tug-of-war was an Olympic sport.
- Ichthypresbyter 5y ago
  Also, I think the old days with tug of war are the last time anyone won medals in unrelated sports (so not something like fencing and modern pentathlon, or cross-country skiing and Nordic combined) at the same Olympics. Usually it's a case of switching sports between Olympics, like Rebecca Romero between rowing and cycling or Roswitha Krause between swimming and handball.
  - lastofthemojito 5y ago
    Ester Ledecká medalled in both snowboarding and skiing in the 2018 Winter Olympics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ester_Ledeck%C3%A1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ester_Ledeck%C3%A1 Obviously those aren't as different as swimming and handball though. Honestly, I don't think the idea of splitting the Olympics over several sites is a bad one. The advantages (less construction at each site, more ideal conditions for each sport) might outweigh the disadvantages (less opportunity for multi-sport athletes, less interaction between athletes from different sports). I always like seeing the USA men's basketball team show up to watch the USA swimmers, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if that tradition doesn't continue.

bertjk 5y ago

Where you see infrastructure burden, others see opportunities for pork barrel spending, corruption, and graft. It is a feature, not a bug.

lastofthemojito 5y ago

Then we'd have fewer chances to add names to this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_athletes_with_Olympic_medals_in_different_sports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_athletes_with_Olympic_... Although to be fair, most of the multi-sport athletes complete in closely-related sports (which would likely be held in the same location) or are from the old days when tug-of-war was an Olympic sport.

Ichthypresbyter 5y ago
Also, I think the old days with tug of war are the last time anyone won medals in unrelated sports (so not something like fencing and modern pentathlon, or cross-country skiing and Nordic combined) at the same Olympics. Usually it's a case of switching sports between Olympics, like Rebecca Romero between rowing and cycling or Roswitha Krause between swimming and handball.
- lastofthemojito 5y ago
  Ester Ledecká medalled in both snowboarding and skiing in the 2018 Winter Olympics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ester_Ledeck%C3%A1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ester_Ledeck%C3%A1 Obviously those aren't as different as swimming and handball though. Honestly, I don't think the idea of splitting the Olympics over several sites is a bad one. The advantages (less construction at each site, more ideal conditions for each sport) might outweigh the disadvantages (less opportunity for multi-sport athletes, less interaction between athletes from different sports). I always like seeing the USA men's basketball team show up to watch the USA swimmers, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if that tradition doesn't continue.