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On 8/24/2023 at 9:57 PM, Olympian1010 said:

Indian Ocean Island Games begin tomorrow. It looks like France TV (Reunion) might have some streaming. 
 

Official website: https://jioi2023.org

Results system: https://resultats.jioi2023.org/wrs/fra/zz/frazz_general-horaire-general.htm

It went horribly wrong today at the opening ceremony, with a crush resulting in at least 12 deaths and 11 critically injured victims. Oddly enough, the president made a short statement after the situation, basically saying "something unfortunate happened, lots of injuries, let's be quiet for a few seconds", and then the ceremony continued with lasers and fireworks and stuff. I guess for those who didn't die while trying to get in a little before that..

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/25/madagascar-killed-in-crush-at-indian-ocean-island-games-opening-ceremony

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11 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

It went horribly wrong today at the opening ceremony, with a crush resulting in at least 12 deaths and 11 critically injured victims. Oddly enough, the president made a short statement after the situation, basically saying "something unfortunate happened, lots of injuries, let's be quiet for a few seconds", and then the ceremony continued with lasers and fireworks and stuff. I guess for those who didn't die while trying to get in a little before that..

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/25/madagascar-killed-in-crush-at-indian-ocean-island-games-opening-ceremony

WTF? How horrible. I can’t believe they would continue with festivities, let alone the Games.

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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25 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

WTF? How horrible. I can’t believe they would continue with festivities, let alone the Games.

It's the opposite for me: I would believe not cancelling the entire Games, but come on, immediately continueing the opening ceremony with fireworks and everything?

 

On the other hand, if thousands of people were already in the stadium, cancelling the whole thing might have just caused more trouble with everyone leaving in a panic...

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“The noose tightens” seems a bit extreme for a highlights title, no? :zip:
 

 

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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Germany has “upped-the-ante” for this year’s edition of the Invictus Games. They’ve contracted ISB (International Sports Broadcasting) as the host broadcaster, and Atos as the results provider. The Netherlands edition was pretty invisible internationally, so it will be interesting to see if this edition gets a little more attention. The LOC will also be livestreaming competitions on YouTube. 

 

:COL:ISR:NGR will make their debut as well.

 

Website: https://invictusgames23.de

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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