taging future Winter Games as early as January and the Paralympic Winter Games in February is a possibility because of the effects of warmer temperatures, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday.
Every Winter Games medal was won in February since the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics opened Jan. 29, and moving to January would likely disrupt scheduling of storied World Cup races and events. It also would more directly clash with NFL and NBA schedules. The IOC is now reviewing Olympic Games issues in the first year of Kirsty Coventry’s presidency and changing the winter edition dates is an option.
“Maybe we are also discussing to bring the Winter Olympics a little bit earlier,” the IOC member overseeing the sports program review, Karl Stoss, told reporters. “To do it in January because it has an implication for the Paralympics as well.”
The Milan Cortina Paralympic Winter Games will be held March 6-15.
I stopped watching all IRW sports, but I have watched France24 segments about the current winter Olympics contributing to environmental problems, such as ‘Global Warming’. Plus that the events have drastically increased since early 2000s, because more events bring-in more money. More events also bring in more participants & fans, from around the world, which fits into the problem of overdensity leading contributing to ‘Global Warming’. While I am always in-favor of more, this is undeniable there are too much, too big. The events are spread out, so no new buildings, useless after the current winter Olympics are gone, but that means participants & fans have travel greater distances, which contributes to ‘Global Warming’.
I have heard experts say we cannot keep having these international events, like The Olympics.
There is one-obvious solution to it all, & even have more, Computer & Internet Simulation! Plus no worries about PE drugs & other ways of cheating & no more injuries.
