Olympics 2020 Discussion Thread

[virasog]

It is very likely that Olympics may be postponed this year and maybe shifted to 2021.
Do you think this decision is good for the sports and the players and how it will effect the sports betting business ?

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[electronicash]

governments forbid any kind of gatherings including sports events. i'm sure olympics will also be postponed. there is a travel bann, i don't think they'd risk athletes while covid19 still is killing people.

[Darker45]

It is very likely that Olympics may be postponed this year and maybe shifted to 2021.
Do you think this decision is good for the sports and the players and how it will effect the sports betting business ?

There is already an official decision for this. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) as well as the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee have already agreed to postpone the Olympics "to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021."^[1]

As a matter of fact, it was Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, himself who proposed the postponement of the said sports event to the IOC. Even the 2020 Paralympic Games is also postponed to a much later date.^[2] 

This is definitely the best decision considering the danger of any large gathering due to the presence of COVID-19.

[1] https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee
[2] https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/52020134

[Tipstar]

Even if the virus came into control, we should be cautious after such pandemic, a case that's not showing symptoms may further spread the disease.
It's a great decision to reschedule it into 2021, Japan has done a great job but they should wait for a successful hosted event. A game surrounded by concerns won't make it enjoyable.

[Haunebu]

This is obviously a great decision and I don't see the need to debate this. Even if they decided to go ahead with it without any crowd, the athletes would risk their health just for our pleasure making it a stupid move overall.

Every major event that I know of has been cancelled or postponed to next year which is why I was not surprised to hear about the Olympics being postponed to 2021 at all. 2020 will be remembered for Coronavirus primarily and nothing else.

[virasog]

This is obviously a great decision and I don't see the need to debate this. Even if they decided to go ahead with it without any crowd, the athletes would risk their health just for our pleasure making it a stupid move overall.

Every major event that I know of has been cancelled or postponed to next year which is why I was not surprised to hear about the Olympics being postponed to 2021 at all. 2020 will be remembered for Coronavirus primarily and nothing else.

How is everyone sure that this covid-19 virus will disappear in 2020 and will never return. There can be a chance where in Feb / Mar 2021 we could see the virus again being activated due to cold seasons. I think this is too early to say when will the Olympics will resume. Also the crowd gathering may be ban for indefinite time.

[plvbob0070]

Postponing it is for the best of all the players.  They have to prioritize the players' health before anything else. Instead of bringing tourism to the country that will be hosting the event, it might just bring a threat to everyone since various players from different countries will be going.

Although betting businesses will be affected by it, they can't do anything. They will have no business for now but they also have to sacrifice. Then we can all watch, support, and bet on our favorite teams. We just need to cooperate with the authorities.

[Natalim]

The schedule will be this coming July right?

I guess this will be postpone, maybe before July the vaccine will be discovered but it will take time to clean the mess this pandemic has brought,
Actually there is nothing wrong with postponing the Olympics since there is a valid reason, and lives and health of the people matters most over the competition.

[TimeTeller]

Let's hope that by next year, this virus is already contained.
And more than possibly, they will require vaccination for athletes and spectators/audience.
I guess this kind of pandemic can't be totally eliminated in months only as the transmission is quite fast.
There might still be carriers of that virus even at that time.

[noormcs5]

Let's hope that by next year, this virus is already contained.
And more than possibly, they will require vaccination for athletes and spectators/audience.
I guess this kind of pandemic can't be totally eliminated in months only as the transmission is quite fast.
There might still be carriers of that virus even at that time.

Obviously virus keep on existing but as long as the vaccine is there, we are safe. Once the vaccine is developed, then we can have resumed all the sports including Olympics.
Currently health and saving lives is far more important then to think about the Olympics games.

[Baofeng]

We already have this thread by @coinlocket$, 💰 Summer Tokyo 2020 💰 Discussion and bet thread 💰 Summer Game. So I suggest you lock this thread and continue the discussion there.

[JoMarrah Iarim Dan]

It is very likely that Olympics may be postponed this year and maybe shifted to 2021.
Do you think this decision is good for the sports and the players and how it will effect the sports betting business ?

This is already a topic for of Japan and yes it is truly postponed to 2021 but still address to year 2020. ( https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/24/tokyo-olympics-to-be-postponed-to-2021-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic )
I think even though the virus will be totally cured, it will be difficult to every country to rise up again. There will be no budget for players due to economy is down. It is also a good thing for players because they can prepare well.

[boyptc]

It is very likely that Olympics may be postponed this year and maybe shifted to 2021.
Do you think this decision is good for the sports and the players and how it will effect the sports betting business ?

Health is the main concern and it's a comprehensive decision for the management to postpone it.

[Daniel91]

Personally, I think this epidemic is going to take a very long time and it seems to me that it's not realistic that any major competition will take place this year.
Not only that, I think this epidemic has radically changed a lot of things and I think that in the future sports competitions will be organized in a completely different way with much more concern about the health of athletes and spectators, their safety, etc.
This year is probably lost not only for the great sports competitions but also for many national competitions.
This is sad news for many fans but health and life are still more important than any sport.
I guess that we will see olimpic games in the summer of 2021.

[Latviand]

This is obviously a great decision and I don't see the need to debate this. Even if they decided to go ahead with it without any crowd, the athletes would risk their health just for our pleasure making it a stupid move overall.

Every major event that I know of has been cancelled or postponed to next year which is why I was not surprised to hear about the Olympics being postponed to 2021 at all. 2020 will be remembered for Coronavirus primarily and nothing else.

Sports betting will be also postponed and gamblers will be disappointed but what can we do? It is for the sake of the people not to get the virus from the crowd. Also players are more vulnerable to the virus as athletes come from many different countries. Athletes must rest and train more during this quarantine, so that they can get extra focus if the Olympics resumes after Covid-19 pandemic ends.

Yes, it is already written in our history that this Covid-19 affects a lot of country and the death toll is still increasing most especially in Italy. Hoping for the Italy to recover and wishing them a healthy body and strong immune system. Not only in Italy, but all of the countries affected by this crisis. Avoid gambling during times like this and spend time with your family during quarantine. Spend your money in valuable things like food, medicine and etc., to fight and prevent the spreading of the virus in your household.

How is everyone sure that this covid-19 virus will disappear in 2020 and will never return. There can be a chance where in Feb / Mar 2021 we could see the virus again being activated due to cold seasons. I think this is too early to say when will the Olympics will resume. Also the crowd gathering may be ban for indefinite time.

Also we have no idea when will our beloved scientist will discover the vaccine or cure for this virus. They are still trying their best just to end this crisis, they are one of the frontliners, so it is not easy to them to instantly discover it. It takes a lot of time, effort and budget to do a lot of experiments. Definitely, it will take 1 or 2 years for the vaccine to discover and the number of getting infected is larger that the people recovering from the virus. So I don't think that this Olympics will resume in 2021, maybe in Quarter 1 or Quarter 2 of 2020. But I hope that as soon as possible, they find the cure to end this suffering of the people most especially, the poor.

[Blackdeath]

It is very likely that Olympics may be postponed this year and maybe shifted to 2021.
Do you think this decision is good for the sports and the players and how it will effect the sports betting business ?

In my own point of view, not only sports events and sports betting business would be affected because of this corona virus that every events and business are affected of these virus. The Olympics 2020 will automatically be cancelled or postponed, if the virus have continued to spread all over the world and we didn't able to stop it, that is why we are all hoping that this problem that we are all facing today could be stop in the future.

[mersal]

AFAIK,it is already postponed and greatly affect the japan's economy due this cancel.Many sports events also affected and cancelled due to covid-19 but there is not much to discuss about because this is happening all over the world and people's life is more important than sport events and economy of any country.

[dothebeats]

There were talks about certain events on Olympics proceeding but I agree that it is of utmost importance that it is postponed due to the lingering threat of the pandemic still beyond us. Even though Japan has already flattened the curve and only a handful new cases are being recorded, still it is not smart to risk everyone's health and well-being for the sake of continuing the tradition. They have given a definite time-frame for the Olympics to be held, so I'm pretty sure that they are coordinating with everybody to make this still a possibility.

Some athletes have arrived in Japan fairly recently, though I think they were placed under quarantine and would be sent home since the sporting event has since been postponed.

[YuginKadoya]

My personal opinion about this I think that they did the right thing in postponing the event and set it another date or year, for the safety is the concern here if this event continues there will be many lives they will be putting in danger, even though the sporting event would cease to exist at the moment and a lot of money that has been given for the said event the most important right now is the life of the many people that will go in that event and the players that will be participating, And even though the sports gambling industry today would surely take a ton of toll life is most important in my opinion.

[South Park]

There is already an official decision for this. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) as well as the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee have already agreed to postpone the Olympics "to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021."^[1]

As a matter of fact, it was Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, himself who proposed the postponement of the said sports event to the IOC. Even the 2020 Paralympic Games is also postponed to a much later date.^[2] 

This is definitely the best decision considering the danger of any large gathering due to the presence of COVID-19.

[1] https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee
[2] https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/52020134

This was the right decision, almost any major sport league and event has been cancelled or at least put on hold and the Olympic Games could not be an exception, the Olympic Games are one of the most massive events when it comes to sports and having so many people gathering from many different countries at one spot does not seem like the best idea right now, besides if they decided to try to keep the starting date the same I am sure many athletes would have decided on their own to not participate.

[Haunebu]

How is everyone sure that this covid-19 virus will disappear in 2020 and will never return. There can be a chance where in Feb / Mar 2021 we could see the virus again being activated due to cold seasons.

I never said that it would disappear this year, but I mentioned that this year will be remembered by COVID-19. This virus is here to stay and the only way to effectively combat it would be through the vaccine which could be ready by mid 2021.

I think this is too early to say when will the Olympics will resume. Also the crowd gathering may be ban for indefinite time.

I think that the impact of COVID-19 will likely reduce by 2021 making it possible for the Tokyo Olympics to resume sometime in 2021. However, it all comes down to how effectively we manage to contain the virus though.

[BitSat19]

How is everyone sure that this covid-19 virus will disappear in 2020 and will never return. There can be a chance where in Feb / Mar 2021 we could see the virus again being activated due to cold seasons.

I never said that it would disappear this year, but I mentioned that this year will be remembered by COVID-19. This virus is here to stay and the only way to effectively combat it would be through the vaccine which could be ready by mid 2021.

I think this is too early to say when will the Olympics will resume. Also the crowd gathering may be ban for indefinite time.

I think that the impact of COVID-19 will likely reduce by 2021 making it possible for the Tokyo Olympics to resume sometime in 2021. However, it all comes down to how effectively we manage to contain the virus though.

Most chances Covid-19 will reduce in 2021 but after shocks can happen for some long time and most probably next years we still need some stick rules for this all as right now all world is locked down and numbers are increasing very quickly next 1 or 2 years are very important for this all specially gatherings need to be restricted for some more time.

[TopTort777]

Now due to COVID-19 most of the athletes dont train with full strength. If they participate now, they wont show their 100% result. With this postpone all the athletes have more time to prepare or maybe during that year a new stars would appear. Also what is the age limit to participate? 16 years or older? These year gives all 15 years old reserve athletes a chance to get in national team

[chaser15]

Now due to COVID-19 most of the athletes dont train with full strength. If they participate now, they wont show their 100% result.

It's obvious I think that there will be limitations now on their training. But these athletes didn't stop training until it's now officially announced that the Olympics will be postponed. So even the pandemic virus is spreading like crazy in the whole world, there's no announcement right away for the postponement.

Also what is the age limit to participate? 16 years or older? These year gives all 15 years old reserve athletes a chance to get in national team

I think there is no age limit in general. It depends on sports. For example, Basketball, there should be minimum age requirements here. For other sports, maybe the age requirements are even lower than Basketball. Something like that.

[eaLiTy]

It is very likely that Olympics may be postponed this year and maybe shifted to 2021.
Do you think this decision is good for the sports and the players and how it will effect the sports betting business ?

It is the best decision and it was rumored that the Olympics will be moved to next year when the situation started getting worse in China and now it is a real concern globally as the patient count keeps on increasing and we have crossed over 500000 patience globally and many fighting for their lives and today USA have more patience than any where in the world and there is no clue when this will subside, health is more important than anything else and this is a wake up call for everyone to access their life.

[Twinkledoe]

Now due to COVID-19 most of the athletes dont train with full strength. If they participate now, they wont show their 100% result.

It's obvious I think that there will be limitations now on their training. But these athletes didn't stop training until it's now officially announced that the Olympics will be postponed. So even the pandemic virus is spreading like crazy in the whole world, there's no announcement right away for the postponement.

Also what is the age limit to participate? 16 years or older? These year gives all 15 years old reserve athletes a chance to get in national team

I think there is no age limit in general. It depends on sports. For example, Basketball, there should be minimum age requirements here. For other sports, maybe the age requirements are even lower than Basketball. Something like that.

If a lot of sports establishments, training gyms, training schools will be closed for the next months or so, I guess athletes will not be in good shape and they have to work hard again before the Olympics. Unless, they are in the sports where they can continue their training at home. Anyway, it is better to be safe than sorry.

[pakhitheboss]

Since the Olympics have be postponed for this year why not  close this thread or just change it to 2021. Just a suggestion!

There is already an active thread.https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5184486.0 better to close this and shift the discussion there.

[fortunecrypto]

I think that the impact of COVID-19 will likely reduce by 2021 making it possible for the Tokyo Olympics to resume sometime in 2021. However, it all comes down to how effectively we manage to contain the virus though.

3 companies are now doing clinical studies on the effective of the vaccines they created  and it will take 8 to 12 months, so by that time they have already released the vaccine and also by that time countries have set up their own system too contain this virus, but as long as the vaccine is not yet release in the market, the Olympic is unlikely to be held.

[TopTort777]

Also what is the age limit to participate? 16 years or older? These year gives all 15 years old reserve athletes a chance to get in national team

I think there is no age limit in general. It depends on sports. For example, Basketball, there should be minimum age requirements here. For other sports, maybe the age requirements are even lower than Basketball. Something like that.

Yes, minimum age, that what I’ve meant to write... I know that in gymnastics artistic  athletes minimum age must be 16, but there are cases when 14-15 (or even younger) cheat their age, participate and win. The idea is that the younger you are, the flexible your body is.

This 1 year could give a chance for talented kids to try to get in

[Haunebu]

most probably next years we still need some stick rules for this all as right now all world is locked down and numbers are increasing very quickly next 1 or 2 years are very important for this all specially gatherings need to be restricted for some more time.

You are over-estimating the impact here. Firstly, a vaccine will be ready sometime next year and majority of the world will probably be vaccinated by the end of 2021 which is why this is an issue for 2020 and 2021 only in my opinion.

3 companies are now doing clinical studies on the effective of the vaccines they created  and it will take 8 to 12 months, so by that time they have already released the vaccine and also by that time countries have set up their own system too contain this virus, but as long as the vaccine is not yet release in the market, the Olympic is unlikely to be held.

The Olympics does not depend on the vaccine. Instead, it depends on whether the virus has been contained and whether the cases have been dropping or not. If the virus is contained, they will definitely go ahead with the Olympics next year.

[joshy23]

I think that the impact of COVID-19 will likely reduce by 2021 making it possible for the Tokyo Olympics to resume sometime in 2021. However, it all comes down to how effectively we manage to contain the virus though.

3 companies are now doing clinical studies on the effective of the vaccines they created  and it will take 8 to 12 months, so by that time they have already released the vaccine and also by that time countries have set up their own system too contain this virus, but as long as the vaccine is not yet release in the market, the Olympic is unlikely to be held.

Correct the olympics will relied from how soon the antivirus is release for now we all needs to wait from the news coming from those 3 different
countries who conduct their respective studies and how things will go forward and see the potential cure for everyone who got the into this disease.
Stay safe while this pandemic virus still spreading listen to your government.

[DeathAngel]

I can imagine the athletes will be very disappointed after training so hard to be ready for this time. They will just have to do it all over again for next summer.

The situation with football is worse because competitions that are 75% already completed need to be finished. I will be happy when this whole mess is over.

[JoMarrah Iarim Dan]

I can imagine the athletes will be very disappointed after training so hard to be ready for this time. They will just have to do it all over again for next summer.

If I am one of the player, instead of being disappointed I will just consider myself lucky because I can train myself more to master the game that I will play. I'll just think that I am not yet fit to go on the game because maybe I am missing something on my health. Better to check if I am infected or not. Sometimes, postponement is meant for a more good thing.

[Natalim]

I can imagine the athletes will be very disappointed after training so hard to be ready for this time. They will just have to do it all over again for next summer.

If I am one of the player, instead of being disappointed I will just consider myself lucky because I can train myself more to master the game that I will play. I'll just think that I am not yet fit to go on the game because maybe I am missing something on my health. Better to check if I am infected or not. Sometimes, postponement is meant for a more good thing.

Wow. good to see we have an olympics player here, so we can hear your opinion too.

What the government will do is for the best interest of the people, postponing it is the best solution since the virus is still keeping us stay at home.
Also, with the number of people infected and number of people dies, this will take time for us to recover as all of us here are effected mentally and emotionally.

[Golftech]

I can imagine the athletes will be very disappointed after training so hard to be ready for this time. They will just have to do it all over again for next summer.

If I am one of the player, instead of being disappointed I will just consider myself lucky because I can train myself more to master the game that I will play. I'll just think that I am not yet fit to go on the game because maybe I am missing something on my health. Better to check if I am infected or not. Sometimes, postponement is meant for a more good thing.

More time to use in enhancing your skills, that's a good observation. We don't know if how long this pandemic virus will continue and as of this moment there's no proven cure to stop the spread. It's best decision to postponed everything since the virus can multiple or be transfer in a short period of time
the association's decision is for the compassion of humanity there's no wrong doing it.

[Daniel91]

I can imagine the athletes will be very disappointed after training so hard to be ready for this time. They will just have to do it all over again for next summer.

If I am one of the player, instead of being disappointed I will just consider myself lucky because I can train myself more to master the game that I will play. I'll just think that I am not yet fit to go on the game because maybe I am missing something on my health. Better to check if I am infected or not. Sometimes, postponement is meant for a more good thing.

[Daniel91]

I can imagine the athletes will be very disappointed after training so hard to be ready for this time. They will just have to do it all over again for next summer.

If I am one of the player, instead of being disappointed I will just consider myself lucky because I can train myself more to master the game that I will play. I'll just think that I am not yet fit to go on the game because maybe I am missing something on my health. Better to check if I am infected or not. Sometimes, postponement is meant for a more good thing.

Very good thinking!
Sports competitions, business, money... all these important things are not more important than health and life.
At the moment the situation in the world is not normal but extraordinary and it would be unjustified and selfish to endanger the health and life of athletes or spectators.
I think we should wait for the right moment when everyone will truly be able to enjoy the magic of the Olympics and it certainly isn't now.

[Vishnu.Reang]

I can imagine the athletes will be very disappointed after training so hard to be ready for this time. They will just have to do it all over again for next summer.

The situation with football is worse because competitions that are 75% already completed need to be finished. I will be happy when this whole mess is over.

See the irony... almost the entire world is fighting for its very survival and some people are more concerned about sports. We had more than 2,300 new deaths from the COVID 19 epidemic today and probably by the end of the day the number will be close to 3,000. It's tragic that a lot of people are yet to realize the seriousness of the situation. Olympics will be held in 2021, once the situation is contained. There is no need to complain over it.

[finaleshot2016]

I can imagine the athletes will be very disappointed after training so hard to be ready for this time. They will just have to do it all over again for next summer.

The situation with football is worse because competitions that are 75% already completed need to be finished. I will be happy when this whole mess is over.

See the irony... almost the entire world is fighting for its very survival and some people are more concerned about sports. We had more than 2,300 new deaths from the COVID 19 epidemic today and probably by the end of the day the number will be close to 3,000. It's tragic that a lot of people are yet to realize the seriousness of the situation. Olympics will be held in 2021, once the situation is contained. There is no need to complain over it.

I doubt there's someone complaining about the postponement of the Olympics event. We are all lockdown or quarantined in every house so definitely they will understand our situation that is supercritical at the moment. There are already 574,973 confirmed cases around the world and there are chances that it might go 1 million if they didn't control the pandemic level virus.

Athletes will definitely understand it especially they're representing the country and it's good to maintain their good health.

[Kemarit]

I can imagine the athletes will be very disappointed after training so hard to be ready for this time. They will just have to do it all over again for next summer.

If I am one of the player, instead of being disappointed I will just consider myself lucky because I can train myself more to master the game that I will play. I'll just think that I am not yet fit to go on the game because maybe I am missing something on my health. Better to check if I am infected or not. Sometimes, postponement is meant for a more good thing.

Wow. good to see we have an olympics player here, so we can hear your opinion too.

What the government will do is for the best interest of the people, postponing it is the best solution since the virus is still keeping us stay at home.
Also, with the number of people infected and number of people dies, this will take time for us to recover as all of us here are effected mentally and emotionally.

I think you misunderstood him, he said "If I am one of the player", so obviously so he is not an Olympic player.

But I do agree that everyone is affected by the global pandemic, even athletes themselves, just bad timing though that the Covid-19 break out happen this year, affected the biggest sporting events. It can be scheduled later, when everything has settled down and safety has been guaranteed.

Although athletes training peaked in order for them to really performed at the highest level for the Olympics, they could reset their training and adjust. Health is very important for them and I don't think that they would risk performing if ever the Olympic was push through as schedule if the current situation didn't improved.

[Juggy777]

I can imagine the athletes will be very disappointed after training so hard to be ready for this time. They will just have to do it all over again for next summer.

If I am one of the player, instead of being disappointed I will just consider myself lucky because I can train myself more to master the game that I will play. I'll just think that I am not yet fit to go on the game because maybe I am missing something on my health. Better to check if I am infected or not. Sometimes, postponement is meant for a more good thing.

Wow. good to see we have an olympics player here, so we can hear your opinion too.

What the government will do is for the best interest of the people, postponing it is the best solution since the virus is still keeping us stay at home.
Also, with the number of people infected and number of people dies, this will take time for us to recover as all of us here are effected mentally and emotionally.

I think you misunderstood him, he said "If I am one of the player", so obviously so he is not an Olympic player.

But I do agree that everyone is affected by the global pandemic, even athletes themselves, just bad timing though that the Covid-19 break out happen this year, affected the biggest sporting events. It can be scheduled later, when everything has settled down and safety has been guaranteed.

Although athletes training peaked in order for them to really performed at the highest level for the Olympics, they could reset their training and adjust. Health is very important for them and I don't think that they would risk performing if ever the Olympic was push through as schedule if the current situation didn't improved.

While I’m not a Athlete but I know someone (via a friend) who was going to participate in the Olympics, and when the news broke out that it was postponed I asked that person wasn’t she disappointed all the hard work gone to waste?. Now before I reveal what she said I have to admit I was absolutely blown by her answer: she told me that she’s an athlete, and her only goal is to win irrespective of the scheduling, nothing has changed for her and it’s training as usual for her. Let’s be honest guys how many of us would have this kind of attitude, and I’ll be honest I don’t have such kind of mindset, but after hearing her reply I guess I definitely have to change my mindset.

[kryptqnick]

governments forbid any kind of gatherings including sports events. i'm sure olympics will also be postponed. there is a travel bann, i don't think they'd risk athletes while covid19 still is killing people.

Not every country is on quarantine and with travel restrictions but another reason to postpone is that there are indeed many countries seriously affected, so if their athletes would not be able to join the competition for objective pandemic policy reasons, the competition itself would not be fair. I can see that the decision has been made already about the games being postponed, and I believe it's the right decision. Sports betting industry is surely taking a big hit because of the pandemic, but people can still bet on Fantasy sports (right?), play poker and other games. I think that decreasing the number of deaths from the pandemic is currently more important than anything, so some setbacks and restrictions have to be accepted bravely.

[hahay]

When the situation is chaotic like this I think business matters would be better to be put aside first because this pandemic is more dangerous than anything and even an athlete or athlete who clearly has a healthy lifestyle is still vulnerable to this virus and many have been affected in every country at least in different sports. So there is no good reason to keep organizing the Olympics at a time like this and it would be better for all schedules to be postponed until the pandemic really ends.

[snipie]

Do you think this decision is good for the sports and the players and how it will effect the sports betting business ?

First let's change the title to
- [postponed] Olympics 2020 Discussion Thread
Or
- Olympics 2021 Discussion Thread
And the sport betting business is no more this season apparently...

[goinmerry]

First let's change the title to
- [postponed] Olympics 2020 Discussion Thread
Or
- Olympics 2021 Discussion Thread
And the sport betting business is no more this season apparently...

Actually, there's no further discussion need about the Olympics since we already anticipate that the event will be postponed even before this thread was created. Not surprising in the first place since all major events from any sports are also canceled and postponed.

Second, if the title will be changed to the 2021 discussion thread, then better lock this for now. There's no official update when this event will likely take place so if ever there's an update now, this thread can now be bump again.

Let's hope for the best. We want to see the world again on its usual.

[Daniel91]

governments forbid any kind of gatherings including sports events. i'm sure olympics will also be postponed. there is a travel bann, i don't think they'd risk athletes while covid19 still is killing people.

Not every country is on quarantine and with travel restrictions but another reason to postpone is that there are indeed many countries seriously affected, so if their athletes would not be able to join the competition for objective pandemic policy reasons, the competition itself would not be fair. I can see that the decision has been made already about the games being postponed, and I believe it's the right decision. Sports betting industry is surely taking a big hit because of the pandemic, but people can still bet on Fantasy sports (right?), play poker and other games. I think that decreasing the number of deaths from the pandemic is currently more important than anything, so some setbacks and restrictions have to be accepted bravely.

Not only fantasy sports but some real football leagues like the one in Belarus are still playing and they can be bet on 
Of course, the choice is very limited at the moment but I think it's clear to everyone that this is not a normal situation and that there are much more important things than betting and sport now.
I guess that all major competitions such as the Olympics or European Football Championships will be moved in the summer of next year.

[onrise]

When the situation is chaotic like this I think business matters would be better to be put aside first because this pandemic is more dangerous than anything and even an athlete or athlete who clearly has a healthy lifestyle is still vulnerable to this virus and many have been affected in every country at least in different sports. So there is no good reason to keep organizing the Olympics at a time like this and it would be better for all schedules to be postponed until the pandemic really ends.

Certainly it was clear No as this pandemic is going to be along then what it was felt before because the way it has started to wide spread in US in last couple of days this intensifies that countries where it started later if they do not isolate or lockdown it is going to be a bigger concern for the world as more and more people would be affected by it. Also due to no vaccine available there is no choice other than lockdown or being at home itself. So it has to be next year only now.

[btc78]

It is very likely that Olympics may be postponed this year and maybe shifted to 2021.
Do you think this decision is good for the sports and the players and how it will effect the sports betting business ?

But the Olympic committee has no option right?even if they want to continue yet the Government will Hinder them since the virus is still in effect.

and seems like it will be Moved on Spring next year?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2020/03/28/olympics-tokyo-official-unlikely-rescheduled-games-take-place-spring-2021/2933236001/

and i think this is the best date for the Olympics to take place but the problem is Will be the Corona Virus be Defeated by that time?because until now there are no Antidote available.

[Quidat]

It is very likely that Olympics may be postponed this year and maybe shifted to 2021.
Do you think this decision is good for the sports and the players and how it will effect the sports betting business ?

No brainer for this one.

All events that would have a big crowd will surely suspended 101%.We have seen that NBA,big leagues had already been postponed due to current pandemic.
So expect for this one to be moved out on next year or when this problem would get resolved.It would be just too dumb to think for organizers of said event
if they would push through in spite on the current condition we are facing on.

Effect on sports betting business? Its a sure loss but they cant do anything about it since this one is the major effect not only on gambling industry but
also on others as well.

[ene1980]

When the situation is chaotic like this I think business matters would be better to be put aside first because this pandemic is more dangerous than anything and even an athlete or athlete who clearly has a healthy lifestyle is still vulnerable to this virus and many have been affected in every country at least in different sports. So there is no good reason to keep organizing the Olympics at a time like this and it would be better for all schedules to be postponed until the pandemic really ends.

This is exactly the situation, during a chaotic situation when nothing is clear on how we will find a solution to stop the virus the only known solution we have right now is to stay at home and secure your life, nothing is more important than life itself and the Olympic association has come up with the right decision and so does the rest of the sporting world as you cannot take a risk and be irresponsible in these dangerous situation.

[Fundamentals Of]

A little update just now.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is now set on July 23 to August 8 in the year 2021. Although the games will be held in the year 2021, it will still be called Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Let us all pray that this pandemic that we are facing right now will be gone very soon so that the athletes especially those who are infected will resume their training and preparation for the 2020 Olympics.

Source:

https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/new-tokyo-2020-olympics-2021-dates-revealed/

[yazher]

When the situation is chaotic like this I think business matters would be better to be put aside first because this pandemic is more dangerous than anything and even an athlete or athlete who clearly has a healthy lifestyle is still vulnerable to this virus and many have been affected in every country at least in different sports. So there is no good reason to keep organizing the Olympics at a time like this and it would be better for all schedules to be postponed until the pandemic really ends.

Of course, they should not be careless when making such a decision because we cannot guarantee people's safety nowadays and postponing it, is a great idea. This will only take us one year to wait to watch some great games in the Olympics and in fact, this will give the athletes more time to practice to come up with their great condition in the game next year. The businesses will get their comeback after this dramatic loss but I'm sure they're not gonna give up after this.

[Reid]

We are already feeling the sports betting effects even now with the house quarantines in the world.
I guess the one's gaining now are the casino types of games like dicing, poker and roulette.

Well, the Olympics is all about the world competing with each other which most likely will end up in a good sportsman relation.
Now, we could still do that by helping each other in times of need. This virus could be telling something to the world. No more war.

[Golftech]

A little update just now.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is now set on July 23 to August 8 in the year 2021. Although the games will be held in the year 2021, it will still be called Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Let us all pray that this pandemic that we are facing right now will be gone very soon so that the athletes especially those who are infected will resume their training and preparation for the 2020 Olympics.

Source:

https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/new-tokyo-2020-olympics-2021-dates-revealed/

Oh well, we don't know yet if this pandemic virus will be cured from that period. Since as of now the spread still reaching more countries and affecting more people without real solutions. Those who recovered from this disease are people who've got stronger immune system and no real  medicine that's been discovered yet, but hopefully after a year we'll be able to see progress..

[harizen]

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is now set on July 23 to August 8 in the year 2021. Although the games will be held in the year 2021, it will still be called Tokyo Olympics 2020.

https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/new-tokyo-2020-olympics-2021-dates-revealed/

Good move. No need to rush as the Olympics commences every 4 years.

Yes, it affects the qualifying period at each sport but it doesn't matter anymore since all major sports events are canceled.

Oh well, we don't know yet if this pandemic virus will be cured from that period. Since as of now the spread still reaching more countries and affecting more people without real solutions. Those who recovered from this disease are people who've got stronger immune system and no real  medicine that's been discovered yet, but hopefully after a year we'll be able to see progress..

At that period, we can expect, at least the situation is now stabilized or being controlled. Somehow there are people who got recovered even without the actual medicine against this virus.

It's not about the virus should now be curable on that period but what matters here is, the infection was now controlled. In the first place, all the family virus of Covid-19 are not curable up to now but the spread is now controlled. We want that to happen as even the cure will be made now, it's impossible to accommodate all infected persons.

Reducing the numbers of infected people is a key for a business to get back on track while experts are finding a way to formulate a medicine.

[dunfida]

A little update just now.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is now set on July 23 to August 8 in the year 2021. Although the games will be held in the year 2021, it will still be called Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Let us all pray that this pandemic that we are facing right now will be gone very soon so that the athletes especially those who are infected will resume their training and preparation for the 2020 Olympics.

Source:

https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/new-tokyo-2020-olympics-2021-dates-revealed/

Oh well, we don't know yet if this pandemic virus will be cured from that period. Since as of now the spread still reaching more countries and affecting more people without real solutions. Those who recovered from this disease are people who've got stronger immune system and no real  medicine that's been discovered yet, but hopefully after a year we'll be able to see progress..

I wont say that waiting for a year is already long but no one actually knows on when the cure would be available.As long it isnt available yet then its sure
that this Olympics will surely be postponed or delay once again knowing on how big the crowd is when it comes to this event.We know that its forbidden to have
that kind of gatherings because we know that we are on a middle of pandemic and its just questionable if this big event would happen on the said date in spite
of the big problem we are facing on.

[tomahawk9]

Guys, there's already a thread about the Olympics in this secion with a way better OP and much more info thx to @coinlocket$. That one was created in september last year, which makes this thread that was created 5 days ago completely unnecessary.

@virasog  c'mon bro, close this thread, there's no need to have two threads about the same event. You're incentivizing spam if you keep it open.

[Naida_BR]

When the situation is chaotic like this I think business matters would be better to be put aside first because this pandemic is more dangerous than anything and even an athlete or athlete who clearly has a healthy lifestyle is still vulnerable to this virus and many have been affected in every country at least in different sports. So there is no good reason to keep organizing the Olympics at a time like this and it would be better for all schedules to be postponed until the pandemic really ends.

Certainly it was clear No as this pandemic is going to be along then what it was felt before because the way it has started to wide spread in US in last couple of days this intensifies that countries where it started later if they do not isolate or lockdown it is going to be a bigger concern for the world as more and more people would be affected by it. Also due to no vaccine available there is no choice other than lockdown or being at home itself. So it has to be next year only now.

I think that Olympics would be hard to be done in 2021 as well.
Next year this period we are going to be on the same situation as we are now, because we are not going to have the vaccine available or it will be in the early stages of trying...

[AniviaBtc]

There were talks about certain events on Olympics proceeding but I agree that it is of utmost importance that it is postponed due to the lingering threat of the pandemic still beyond us. Even though Japan has already flattened the curve and only a handful new cases are being recorded, still it is not smart to risk everyone's health and well-being for the sake of continuing the tradition. They have given a definite time-frame for the Olympics to be held, so I'm pretty sure that they are coordinating with everybody to make this still a possibility.

Japan really can handle this pandemic as they are some rumors that Japan already have a medicine that is effective for treating the Covid-19 it is the Japanese Flu Drug. It is not yet official that it will supply all the countries that are affected by the Covid-19. But the thought that they can contribute in making a solution for this pandemic is really overwhelming. It is more likely that after this virus, the Olympics will surely continue and all countries will participate and will compete comfortably without any trace of the virus. It's somehow okay that the Olympics is postponed because it is for the safety of all and we need to overcome first this virus before going back to normal.

Some athletes have arrived in Japan fairly recently, though I think they were placed under quarantine and would be sent home since the sporting event has since been postponed.

Even if you're infected or not, but if you're came out from other country, you should be in a quarantine for how many days. It is for the safety of the family and friends of those athletes so that they are confidently sure that they are not infected. Quarantine is necessary so that you will be observed for some progressive symptoms of the Covid-19, but if you are really safe from the virus they you are good. Athletes must be healthy as this pandemic is progressively increasing because their career is dependent on their health so they need to take care of their own.

[Mumbeeptind1963]

Yes it is good, it is a good decision that Japan has made. It can make sure that the athletes are safe and also the countries that they belongs is safe as well. It all for the players health , 2021 is a bit too long but we can assure that Virus is gone by that time, and it cant infect anymore. They can take rest now since of the lockdown but agony will be there.

[Taskford]

Yes it is good, it is a good decision that Japan has made. It can make sure that the athletes are safe and also the countries that they belongs is safe as well. It all for the players health , 2021 is a bit too long but we can assure that Virus is gone by that time, and it cant infect anymore. They can take rest now since of the lockdown but agony will be there.

Yes because if they push it even if there's a pandemic happening for sure it will contribute for the global spread since the athlete's came globally, and 2021 is a good decision since possibly we cannot see the virus existing at that year and its good for the athletes to prepare for their competitions.

[acroman08]

It is very likely that Olympics may be postponed this year and maybe shifted to 2021.

it would most likely be postponed until a vaccine has been made and majority of the population has been vaccinated and the threat of the current virus is gone.

Do you think this decision is good for the sports and the players

yes, it is the best decision for this situation. the safety of all players and those who will watch the Olympics is the priority.

and how it will effect the sports betting business ?

the obvious thing is sport betting houses will have a reduced income during this pandemic. but overall? sports betting business will do just fine.

[Rosilito]

governments forbid any kind of gatherings including sports events. i'm sure olympics will also be postponed. there is a travel bann, i don't think they'd risk athletes while covid19 still is killing people.

It was already postponed. And agree to this man, no one would allow that as Olympics gather so much people not just hundreds but a thousand of supporters, and watchers from different kind of community/country we didn't even knew if they carry the killer virus. About such decision, it is best option they only got, and beside fellow participants would be hesistant to participate, and more likely they would withdraw it if it will be continue despite the huge terrifying crisis happpening around. And talk about the sports betting business, well, they would get badly affected by it there is no choice but to accept it, cause it is what it is, it is the reality they have to face rather than to sacrifice health matters over businesses.

[virasog]

I just came to know that there is another thread 💰 Summer Tokyo 2020 💰 Discussion and bet thread 💰 Summer Game for Olympics 2020 Discussion, so I am locking this one to prevent duplicate posts and spam. Thanks