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Em 8/13/2016 at 12:02, heywoodu disse:

So it really seems like a thing for non-Brazilians..

Maybe for next Olympics they should just have cheaper tickets, so that also on TV it actually looks mostly full instead of there being a ton of empty seats. Of all nations I had expected the Olympics in Brazil to be the most "full of fire" (don't really know how else to describe it), so maybe the second week will get better :)

 

And yes, the stands definitely should have fewer seats, especially the stadiums. It's always better to have a full 20k stadium than a 50k stadium with 30k people in it :p 

 

But well, IOC mostly cares about the money I guess, not really about how full it all looks. 

 

And don't get me wrong, in terms of sports, these Games are fantastic so far :)

 

For me, in terms of sports, it has been one of the best i've ever seen, really great so far!!!

Regarding organization.....  Not so much.... :zip:

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On 17/8/2016 at 13:37, OlympicIRL said:

Now here for you all, a little insight into Irish sport. Not only did our boxing federation force out our national coach and destroy our Olympics, those at the top are also disgracing themselves :facepalm:. When I hear people complaining about their national federations and Olympic councils, I just think, wow, they re lucky to have such good officials. Try living the life of an Irish sports fan :d

 

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37107450

 

You can always trust good old Hickey! ;)

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Some Olympians who have announced their retirement (or confirmed it will be their last Olympics) after these games

 

:NZL Emma Twigg - Rowing

:NZL Stuart Farquhar - Athletics

:NZL Kayla Whitelock - Field Hockey

:USA Kayla Harrison - Judo

:USA Michael Phelps - Swimming

:USA Evelyn Stevens - Road Cycling

:USA Maya DiRado - Swimming

:USA Tamika Catchings - Basketball

:USA Courtney Thompson - Volleyball

:USA Gevvie Stone - Rowing

:JAM Usain Bolt - Athletics

:JAM Asafa Powell - Athletics

:COL Oscar Figueroa - Weightlifting

:GRE Ilias Iliadis - Judo

:GBR Katherine Grainger - Rowing

:GBR Kate Richardson-Walsh - Field Hockey

:GBR Bradley Wiggins - Cycling

:GBR Ruby Harrold - Artistic Gymnastics

:ARG Manu Ginobili - Basketball

:ARG Andres Nocioni - Basketball

:FRA Tony Parker - Basketball

:FRA Yannick Agnel - Swimming

:GER Fabian Hambuechen - Artistic Gymnastics

:GER Ludger Beerbaum - Equestrian

:SUI Fabian Cancellara - Road Cycling

:IND Abhinav Bindra - Shooting

:AUS Melissa Hoskins - Track Cycling

:AUS Madonna Blyth - Field Hockey

:AUS Bronte Barratt - Swimming

:AUS Safwan Khalil - Taekwondo

:AUS Carmen Marton - Taekwondo

:CHN He Wenna - Trampoline

:CHN Wu Minxia - Diving

:CHN Li Xiaoxia - Table Tennis (national team)

:CAN Adam van Koeverden - Canoe/Kayak Sprint

:CAN Lindsay Jennerich - Rowing

:CAN Roseline Filion - Diving

:CAN Audrey Lacroix - Swimming

:CAN Fred Winters - Volleyball

:ITA Tania Cagnotto - Diving

:ITA Francesca Dallape - Diving

:ITA Niccolo Campriani - Shooting

:HUN Márton Szivós - Water Polo

:HUN Gábor Kis - Water Polo (national team)

:POL Tomasz Majewski - Athletics

:POL Bartlomiej Bonk - Weightlifting

:POL Robert Mateusiak - Badminton

:ZIM Kirsty Coventry - Swimming

:TTO George Bovell - Swimming

:ALB Sidni Hoxha - Swimming

:SWE Therese Alshammar - Swimming

:BRA Fabiana Murer - Athletics

:BRA Formiga - Football

:DEN Jeanette Ottesen - Swimming

:LTU Robertas Javtokas - Basketball

:SRB Slobodan Nikic - Water Polo

:SRB Zivko Gocic - Water Polo

:SRB Aleksandar Karakasevic - Table Tennis

:SRB Ivan Stevic - Road Cycling

:SRB Milica Dabovic - Basketball

:KOR Yoo Yeon-seong - Badminton (international play)

:KOR Lee Yong-dae - Badminton (international play)

:KOR Kim Sa-rang - Badminton (international play)

:KOR Bae Yeon-ju - Badminton (international play)

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4 minutes ago, juddy96 said:

Some Oympians who have announced their retirement (or confirmed it will be their last Olympics) after these games

 

:NZL Emma Twigg - Rowing

:NZL Stuart Farquhar - Athletics

:NZL Kayla Whitelock - Field Hockey

:USA Kayla Harrison - Judo

:USA Michael Phelps - Swimming

:USA Evelyn Stevens - Road Cycling

:USA Maya DiRado - Swimming

:JAM Usain Bolt - Athletics

:JAM Asafa Powell - Athletics

:COL Oscar Figueroa - Weightlifting

:GRE Ilias Iliadis - Judo

:GBR Katherine Grainger - Rowing

:GBR Kate Richardson-Walsh - Field Hockey

:ARG Manu Ginobili - Basketball

:FRA Tony Parker - Basketball

:FRA Yannick Agnel - Swimming

:GER Fabian Hambuechen - Artistic Gymnastics

:GER Ludger Beerbaum - Equestrian

:SUI Fabian Cancellara - Road Cycling

:IND Abhinav Bindra - Shooting

:AUS Melissa Hoskins - Track Cycling

:AUS Madonna Blyth - Field Hockey

:AUS Bronte Barratt - Swimming

:CHN He Wenna - Trampoline

:CAN Adam van Koeverden - Canoe/Kayak Sprint

 

A lot of italians stopped their career in Rio. The most important are Tania Cagnotto, Francesca Dallapè and Niccoló Campriani

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2 hours ago, juddy96 said:

Some Oympians who have announced their retirement (or confirmed it will be their last Olympics) after these games

 

:NZL Emma Twigg - Rowing

:NZL Stuart Farquhar - Athletics

:NZL Kayla Whitelock - Field Hockey

:USA Kayla Harrison - Judo

:USA Michael Phelps - Swimming

:USA Evelyn Stevens - Road Cycling

:USA Maya DiRado - Swimming

:JAM Usain Bolt - Athletics

:JAM Asafa Powell - Athletics

:COL Oscar Figueroa - Weightlifting

:GRE Ilias Iliadis - Judo

:GBR Katherine Grainger - Rowing

:GBR Kate Richardson-Walsh - Field Hockey

:ARG Manu Ginobili - Basketball

:FRA Tony Parker - Basketball

:FRA Yannick Agnel - Swimming

:GER Fabian Hambuechen - Artistic Gymnastics

:GER Ludger Beerbaum - Equestrian

:SUI Fabian Cancellara - Road Cycling

:IND Abhinav Bindra - Shooting

:AUS Melissa Hoskins - Track Cycling

:AUS Madonna Blyth - Field Hockey

:AUS Bronte Barratt - Swimming

:CHN He Wenna - Trampoline

:CAN Adam van Koeverden - Canoe/Kayak Sprint

:CAN Lindsay Jennerich - Rowing

:CAN Roseline Filion - Diving

:CAN Audrey Lacroix - Swimming

:CAN Fred Winters - Volleyball

:ITA Tania Cagnotto - Diving

:ITA Francesca Dallape - Diving

:ITA Niccolo Campriani - Shooting

 

:HUN Márton Szivós - Water Polo

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