Olympic stadiums and venues – built at crippling cost in the name of fleeting global glory — usually become ghosts after the games have ended and the athletes and flag-waving fans have gone home. This month, in Tokyo, there will be spectral silence while the games take place. One Japanese study estimated that Olympic and Paralympic games without spectators could cost the host country $23 billion. Players get a palpable “buzz of energy” from fans, they say. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...

Source: thestar July 11, 2021 06:56 UTC