Teams still have to be chosen and the athletes need to train to be at peak shape for the games. And, of course, the participating countries can’t be under lockdown. If the games were to take place at the originally scheduled time they’d be a farce.
> On Mar 22, 2020, at 7:35 PM, Joe Hass <hassgoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I feel obligated to quote Harry Shearer: "The Olympics: It's a movement, and > everyone needs one! > >> On Sun, Mar 22, 2020, 18:23 Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 3:50 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV >>> <tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> But organizers added, "cancellation is not an option." >> >> That sort of statement from them pisses me off, because — and this should be >> obvious — cancellation IS an option. They are only games. >> >>> >>> Comcast and Discovery reiterate that their investments are protected by >>> insurance. >>> >>> https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/olympics-tokyo-ioc-mull-postponement-1203541780/ >>> (link) >>> >>> B >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/247ddf74-8df0-4ffa-a3a3-dc417e0a02e3%40googlegroups.com. >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CQoJ2X1J3PXxWrYRd0V03rjvAvzpM_ZWkOVBqS1YYFVg%40mail.gmail.com. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BdsBWEjwBdKxti_VkVg33ZRRhLii86B9PwMn-1L7AESVA%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/C4357610-2CA4-4B3F-93E1-86926ECDD1E0%40gmail.com.
