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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 187381" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I understand that IOC are investigating this. Too many people have asked questions so answers will have to be sought officially. The process will also have to be as transparent as possible.</p><p></p><p>I think that expectations of what hosting the Olympics would do for them are going to be greater than the reality. When other countries have profited in so many ways in past Olympics, sometimes it seems simplistic to say, "let's host Olympics, it will boost tourism for us, boost our economy and give us a better profile on the world stage."</p><p></p><p>But more is involved than just providing a venue and services. When the eyes of the world are on you, you not only have to look good you have to BE good. All the promises that have been made - they now have to be fulfilled. And you can't just SAY, "I have kept my promises," you have to be seen to do this.</p><p></p><p>Failure to do this - there go the expected benefits.</p><p></p><p>I feel these Olympics have been wonderful in terms of good sportsmanship between competitors from many countries. Even the media, or at least the Aussie media (I can't speak for media from countries I haven't seen) have been loud in their praise for outstanding athletes no matter where they are from. Not a mean remark to be heard anywhere.</p><p></p><p>But that is the other countries. The other competitors. People in general.</p><p></p><p>When it comes to governments who need to control information and opinion in order to stay in power, sometimes they don't fully realise just how much their control can undo the good things that should be coming their way.</p><p></p><p>If only the nervous government officials in China could have leaned back and relaxed a bit, not tried so hard at every level to extract every fragment of "perfection" from this wonderful opportunity - they could still have been as successful (or almost as successful) and avoided a lot of the criticism.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 187381, member: 1991"] I understand that IOC are investigating this. Too many people have asked questions so answers will have to be sought officially. The process will also have to be as transparent as possible. I think that expectations of what hosting the Olympics would do for them are going to be greater than the reality. When other countries have profited in so many ways in past Olympics, sometimes it seems simplistic to say, "let's host Olympics, it will boost tourism for us, boost our economy and give us a better profile on the world stage." But more is involved than just providing a venue and services. When the eyes of the world are on you, you not only have to look good you have to BE good. All the promises that have been made - they now have to be fulfilled. And you can't just SAY, "I have kept my promises," you have to be seen to do this. Failure to do this - there go the expected benefits. I feel these Olympics have been wonderful in terms of good sportsmanship between competitors from many countries. Even the media, or at least the Aussie media (I can't speak for media from countries I haven't seen) have been loud in their praise for outstanding athletes no matter where they are from. Not a mean remark to be heard anywhere. But that is the other countries. The other competitors. People in general. When it comes to governments who need to control information and opinion in order to stay in power, sometimes they don't fully realise just how much their control can undo the good things that should be coming their way. If only the nervous government officials in China could have leaned back and relaxed a bit, not tried so hard at every level to extract every fragment of "perfection" from this wonderful opportunity - they could still have been as successful (or almost as successful) and avoided a lot of the criticism. Marg [/QUOTE]
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