Sports: Even NBC can’t ignore the fact that the stadiums are empty in Athens. I remember the Atlanta Olympics. Tickets got sold, and people showed up to watch. It’s not happening in Athens because the tickets are too expensive and Athens is hard to reach. Beijing has plenty of people to fill the stands in 2008, but the city is sinking. Buildings are crumbling, and the airport is threatened. So 2008 may be the first Olympics called off because of overdevelopment. Plus, there’s still the threat of an international boycott over China’s handling of human rights, Taiwan or North Korea. The problems in Athens and Beijing give Paris, London and New York City some real advantages for hosting the 2012 Olympics. Then again, what sane city really wants the Olympics these days?
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