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"Interest" is not something that can be generated out of nowhere. People from x place have interest in playing a sport mostly when they see there are opportunities for them in said sport. Those countries invest in summer sports because they are cheaper in general. Why do you think football is so popular in almost any country? because it's incredibly cheap to play, you just need a ball and a large enough space anywhere. And because there are many opportunities to become professional in that sport. On the other hand, other summer sports like golf for example aren't exactly popular in poor countries because equipment is very expensive and because opportunity to become pro is more limited, especially if you live far away from the main hubs of pro tours. Same goes for winter sports. So, in short, yes, it is largely about money.

First you say this but in your following post you talk precisely about money and class...

This argument is bad. You will always have to buy stuff from one rich guy or another if you want to live in almost any country. Having to live in a certain system doesn't per se invalidate your criticism of it.

[hide] UEFA Champions League - Final August 23rd, 2020 Date & Time (GMT +1) Club 1 T1 T2 Club 2 August 23rd 2020, h. 20:00 Paris 1 2 Bayern [/hide]

[hide] UEFA Europa League - Final August 21st, 2020 Date & Time (GMT +2) Club 1 T1 T2 Club 2 August 21st 2020, h. 21:00 Sevilla 1 1 Internazionale [/hide]

Bruno Fernandes as top scorer of Europa league is the easiest prediction since United gets a penalty every game this year

Aha. He seems to have more organized opposition than Putin in Russia.

Would Lukashenko lose if the elections were completely fair or is it (like in many other countries with authoritarian or populist governments) mostly the more "visible" urban educated population that is against him?

[hide] UEFA Champions League - Semifinals August 18th - August 19th, 2020 4 Clubs, 2 Clubs will qualify for the Final Date & Time (GMT +1) Club 1 T1 T2 Club 2 August 18th 2020, h. 20:00 Leipzig 1 2 Paris August 19th 2020, h. 20:00 Lyon 0 3 Bayern [/hide]

[hide] UEFA Europa League - Semifinals August 16th - August 17th, 2020 4 Clubs, 2 Clubs will qualify for the Final Date & Time (GMT +2) Club 1 T1 T2 Club 2 August 16th 2020, h. 21:00 Sevilla 1 0 Man. United August 17th 2020, h. 21:00 Internazionale 2 1 Shakhtar Donetsk [/hide]

[hide] UEFA Champions League - Quarterfinals August 12th - August 15th, 2020 8 Clubs, 4 Clubs will qualify for the Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +1) Club 1 T1 T2 Club 2 August 12th 2020, h. 20:00 Atalanta 2 1 Paris August 13th 2020, h. 20:00 Leipzig 0 2 Atlético August 14th 2020, h. 20:00 Barcelona 1 3 Bayern August 15th 2020, h. 20:00 Man. City 2 0 Lyon [/hide]

Less than 10 countries have more Nobel laureates than olympic gold medalists. So, obviously winning olympic gold is easier.

[hide] UEFA Europa League - Quarterfinals August 10th - August 11th, 2020 8 Clubs, 4 Clubs will qualify for the Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +2) Club 1 T1 T2 Club 2 August 10th 2020, h. 21:00 Man. United 4 0 Copenhagen August 10th 2020, h. 21:00 Internazionale 2 0 Leverkusen August 11th 2020, h. 21:00 Shakhtar Donetsk 3 2 Basel August 11th 2020, h. 21:00 Wolves 1 2 Sevilla [/hide]

wow i almost guessed all the correct scores in all UCL matches. Only missed one more goal for Bayern.

[hide] UEFA Europa League - Quarterfinals August 10th - August 11th, 2020 8 Clubs, 4 Clubs will qualify for the Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +2) Club 1 T1 T2 Club 2 August 10th 2020, h. 21:00 Man. United 4 0 Copenhagen August 10th 2020, h. 21:00 Internazionale 2 0 Leverkusen August 11th 2020, h. 21:00 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 1 Basel August 11th 2020, h. 21:00 Wolves 1 2 Sevilla [/hide]

That's in Spain only, everywhere else in hispanic world it is "canotaje" for Canoeing. I was asking because of the similarity of the word with the italian for rowing. Hmm curious... "Canoa" would be referring to the canoe (as in the object) in our language. I see that rowing is canotaj in romanian, similar root as italian I suppose. Both quite different from spanish and french words for that same sport ("remo" and "aviron").

Not even cerchidigloria has the audio for 1984 final in their LA recap video, is it sure this man was narrating rowing that year? it seems to me like he is/was one of those multi-task football pundits. btw rowing is "canottaggio"? what is canoeing then?

[hide] UEFA Europa League - Round of 16 August 5th - August 6th, 2020 16 Clubs, 8 Clubs will qualify for the Quarterfinals Date & Time (GMT +2) Club 1 T1 T2 Club 2 August 5th 2020, h. 18:55 Shakhtar Donetsk 1 2 Wolfsburg August 5th 2020, h. 18:55 Copenhagen 1 1 Istanbul Basaksehir August 5th 2020, h. 21:00 Man. United 4 0 LASK August 5th 2020, h. 21:00 Internazionale 2 0 Getafe August 6th 2020, h. 18:55 Sevilla 2 1 Roma August 6th 2020, h. 18:55 Leverkusen 3 0 Rangers August 6th 2020, h. 21:00 Basel 2 3 Frankfurt August 6th 2020, h. 21:00 Wolves 2 0 Olympiacos UEFA Champions League - Round of 16 August 5th - August 6th, 2020 16 Clubs, 8 Clubs will qualify for the Quarterfinals Date & Time (GMT +2) Club 1 T1 T2 Club 2 August 7th 2020, h. 21:00 Juventus 2 1 Lyon August 7th 2020, h. 21:00 Man. City 2 1 Real Madrid August 8th 2020, h. 21:00 Bayern 3 1 Chelsea August 8th 2020, h. 21:00 Barcelona 3 1 Napoli UEFA Europa League - Player Predictions Top Goalscorer 1st Choice 2nd Choice August 5th 2020, h. 18:55 (GMT +2) Portugal + Bruno Fernandes England + Mason Greenwood Top Assists (excl. Galeno) 1st Choice 2nd Choice August 5th 2020, h. 18:55 (GMT +2) Portugal + Bruno Fernandes Portugal + Joao Moutinho UEFA Champions League - Player Predictions Top Goalscorer (excl. Haaland and Lewandowski) 1st Choice 2nd Choice August 5th 2020, h. 18:55 (GMT +2) Germany + Serge Gnabry England + Raheem Sterling Top Assists 1st Choice 2nd Choice August 5th 2020, h. 18:55 (GMT +2) England + Raheem Sterling Argentina + Alejandro Gomez [/hide]

Numbers don't add up for the final round. It's 14 games but in 5 international windows (so, 10 matches)?

I just checked and it's less than half sports. However it does include athletics and gymnastics out of the most crowded sports (though the women in gymnastics are so young at YOG that some are born in the year of the next SOG).

What? I don't understand. I'm very sure there were athletes born in 2000 back in 2018 and in majority of sports

Why is it postponed for 4 years? couldn't it be for 1 or 2? I'm sad about the generation of athletes that won't have this experience. Despite the joke sports the event has a beautiful energy, one of the most engaging things I attended to as sport fan.

No, I don't like prediction of scorers/assists mixed with results prediction. Especially not if the competition has already started.

So.. your professor advocated for relativism Not that it is a bad thing.

Everyone that wins a lot in: athletics, swimming, cycling, Weightlifting, Canoeing or rowing is very suspicious to me. Sorry.