What were we going to look forward to in 2024? A few things appear indisputable:
A leap year A total solar eclipse The Olympics
That last one? Maybe that's a bit optimistic to think it would be fun. Why would that be?
Russian Athletes in the presence of Ukrainian athletes It is the Ukrainian athletes who are on notice to avoid contact (and not vice versa) and there's no promise that they will not have to compete directly against Russian and Belarusian athletes. "Ukrainian athletes are advised to refrain from interacting with Russian and Belarusian athletes on social media, as a further ...athletes are advised to uphold a cautious approach during medal ceremonies, maintaining distance from Russian and Belarusian ..."
Sports in the Seine "The Seine may offer majestic views above the water, but underneath it, the waterway is filled with all sorts of garbage. It's filled with bacteria and grime that makes it unsafe most of the time for potential water lovers to go swimming in it." - from an article explaining just how dirty the Seine is
Cheating, cheating, cheating There has historically been cheating of some kind. So it is no surprise there's already cheating, but we are surprised it is the Canadian Women's Soccer team with a drone. Who would guess this? Usually it is drugs and doping and then cover ups and lies so the medals don't go to the right people. Or judges voting for their own athletes... well there are so many ways to cheat that Wikipedia has an entry listing all the scandals and controversies from 1908 on.
This doesn't come under the cheating topic above, that the "corruption" of the IOC because of it being an undemocratic body and whose members receive large funding from the IOC itself.
But no more talk of what is not fun about the Olympics. We'll just stick with the Opening Ceremony and hope it is worthwhile.
A fun park is fun. That's indisputable. What we need are more fun parks.
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