Olympic Myths

Olympic Myths

An interesting locals perspective on the Olympics has been presented in this article. While I agree with the views presented, it would do us all lots of good if we look at a possible solution as well for this "distortion" to ordinary lives and permanent alterations(damage!) to the locale.

Given the proven business model of Olympics, any progressive thinker like you (Mike) should propose an alteration to the model so that part of the business model stays. Any effort to totally alter the scheme will bring with it the enormous clout of the forces that stand to benefit from this once a 4 year show.

Some of my suggestion are:

1. Leverage technology: With the enormous capability of technology one can synchronize multiple locational events and present a coherent continuous spectacle to the Television audience which is the key funder of such extravagance.
   
2. Allow to bid for hosting specialized events only instead of the entire games. Such an effort will make it easier for new comers to look at creating a part of the facility and not burden itself with the issues of hosting the entire paraphernalia of the Olympic teams. It will drastically reduce the logistics effort required to move men and materials for the event, while bringing in more live(read physical) participation to encourage the sport and the participants.
3. Make use of the created facilities game after game. Such large facilities can be wasted away for a once in life time function. It has to be reused to conserve energy if not anything else. It also brings in enormous savings in costs of hosting subsequent Olympics.
4. Such an approach reduces the risk of security and partly saves the games from the efforts of evil minded eliminating the possibility of whole some interruption.

What would be the objections and who would be the objectors? Policy makers should think it out and act out the next steps.