I think most of us are over the overblown corporate and media hype surrounding the Olympic Games. We are completely nonplussed by the money the International Olympic Committee (IOC) makes and the dodgy bidding processes involved.
My solution is to disband or dramatically reduce the IOC and National Olympic Committees.
They should replace the quadrennial fortnight extravaganza with a Olympiad Year, to take place once every four years.
During the Olympiad Year each sport chooses its own Olympic venue and conducts its once-every-four-year Olympic Event.
The sport puts on the event and retains the profits and athletes still receive Olympic Medals. The venues and times would be coordinated to ensure a even spread around the world and over the calendar year.
The Olympiad celebration would last most of the year and not just two weeks.
This way local sporting competitions aren’t compromised and sports fans have the pleasure of profile events occurring at regular intervals during the year.
Furthermore, host cities would only have to produce high-quality venues for the sports they are hosting.
It would also put an end to the days of Olympic villages!
The flame would pass from event to event and be extinguished at the conclusion of the final event. Winter and summer sports would both be held in the one year.
I can’t see it ever happening because of the power and wealth of the IOC. After all, who would give that up voluntarily? Plus, we all know that the athletes love the party.
But this proposal makes much more sense.
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