Sports & recreation

Paris 2024

Sports & recreation

Posted by: jules4758

31st Jul 2024 03:49pm

Do people think hosting the 2024 Olympics in Paris will bring benefits to the city overall? Or do with think it will strain resources and create more issues? I know there has been a bit of controversy surrounding the swimming in the Seine, but what are everyones thoughts?

Comments 51

BASH
  • 21st Aug 2024 02:50am

Creates a big strain on resources especially security.

PGS
  • 20th Aug 2024 05:15pm

How many cities have either broke even or come out in front for hosting the games since 1896? One of the US ones maybe?

They should be cut back to the original 10 events - no intergalactic 4D tiddleywinks. (don't laugh, it's probably in the list). Greece could designate 1 island for them to be held on and there they stay. Other countries can donate to the upkeep (not that it would be used for that), or just not go.

jtmorri
  • 17th Aug 2024 05:22pm

The Paris Olympic Games were a real hit. Tourism was of the scale and the Parisians managed the games so very well. The only real glitch was the transport system being hit by a cyber-attack in th first days. I do feel that Paris has promoted themselves well and it has been a really good marketing opportunity for the city to the world. The city now has upgrades and better facilities for their own athletes moving forward. Paris will benefit from ongoing interest and tourism for many years to come because they showcased their offerings and culture superbly.

redgums
  • 14th Aug 2024 12:01pm

Paris will have benefit from the games through tourism ,tourist spend money which helps also the beauty of Paris was shown to the world

Skylark
  • 15th Aug 2024 10:18am
Paris will have benefit from the games through tourism ,tourist spend money which helps also the beauty of Paris was shown to the world

No they won't. Many Olympic host cities actually lose tourists, because sensible travellers want to avoid the disruption, crowds and price gouging that the Olympics bring.

Anne3255
  • 14th Aug 2024 10:41am

Have really enjoyed watching the 2024 Olympics Games and the way that all our athletes performed

kossie
  • 13th Aug 2024 09:03pm

Unfortunately I think it will strain resources, I was in Athens in2005 after the olympics there in 2004 and talking to the locals it was creating havoc with Greece's financial situation. And the following yrs to come it wrecked the economy very badly.

chickenman
  • 13th Aug 2024 08:17pm

i think the Paris Olympics has done the City proud and given the world a better perspective on the opening and closing ceremonies.

jatz50
  • 13th Aug 2024 07:49pm

I was dreading the games in hoping there wouldn't be any terrorism acts there but thankfully all went well. I didn't watch much as busy with other appointments but caught up via the morning. Australia did so well. I think Paris did well with tourism over there as I have friends that went over for it. I am more worried about Brisbane having the 2032 games here as they aren't doing much, all talk and no action and seriously our roads up here can't handle all this upheaval. They should have cancelled it and put the money to help the homeless and getting the roads and hospitals working much better. No one I know wanted the Brisbane games.

Miss19
  • 13th Aug 2024 02:55pm

I think the number of tourists that come in and family members of the athletes will definitely be a boost for their economy. People will be spending money on cafes, restaurants, hotels/accomodation, taxis, shopping, and visiting museums and other historical sites. However, that doesn't mean that there won't be issues that arise and large amounts of pressure put on the city. There will be an increase in traffic, pollution, and possibly crime. I personally love watching the summer olympics and I thought this year was great. I really enjoyed watching gymnastics, swimming, diving and athletics. It's always great to see the Australian team do well and it makes me proud of our athletes and how hard they have worked. There are always going to be pros and cons to hosting the olympics but for me what matters is that our Australian athletes do well and can bring home the gold medals!

ivory
  • 12th Aug 2024 04:55pm

Surely the money could be better spent housing the homeless and feeding the hungry.

ab
  • 12th Aug 2024 12:50pm

Oh, I think it goes without saying that it will bring benefits with a boost in tourism and the associated benefits to hotels, cafes and restaurants and merchandise sales.

But like any, ANY event, whether it’s a sport, or entertainment gig, it’s a double-edged sword. The negatives would be the strain on infrastructure, transport, utilities, law enforcement, and the environmental impact of enduring a two-week ‘growth spurt.’ Then the locals can take a breath and peace is restored, and we can all go back to enjoying our croissant and coffee. 😉

Whether the benefits will outweigh the losses, I’m sure the French Government are crunching the numbers right now, but hey, c'est la guerre.


Zanyt
  • 10th Aug 2024 07:32pm

I think it will put a strain on resources and cost the French people alot of money which will never be recouped. Like a lot of other Olympic cities the stadiums etc that they built will in a few years fall into disrepair because they do not have the money for the upkeep.

Timbo
  • 9th Aug 2024 03:05pm

Australia has done well at the Paris Olympics and it's reputation has soared but I fear that France has egg on it's face and a big hole in it's pocket over a few aspects of the games. The pointless parody of the Last Supper at the opening ceremony, the huge amount of money spent in vain trying to clean up the filthy waterway that the River Seine is, and the gender nonsense relating to women's sports all contributed.

Jinja
  • 9th Aug 2024 11:58am

I think it creates more issues, in that it attracts opportunists like people who want to engage in crime, i.e. stealing, scamming and even harming tourists. It means police have to be taken from other areas to concentrate on areas around the Olympics.

JDB
  • 9th Aug 2024 10:19am

I enjoy the olympics and it is good for any country to host and brings many benefits for the host city and for the athletes.

Lukey23
  • 8th Aug 2024 11:59pm

I think it does generate money and tourism in the country that is hosting it because you have fans going around and using social media, posting images and making videos which showcases what is happening there. However though the Olympics in Paris have been the least highlight of things to watch lately. Too much controversy have happened here that have overshadowed the games.

Anonymous
  • 8th Aug 2024 08:06pm

The opening ceremony was insulting to Christians and to God.

Skylark
  • 15th Aug 2024 10:23am
I was told that I should be watching the Olympics because of the insult to Christianity. My God is big enough to look after himself, 'God will not be mocked'. Watch-out France.

Your 'god' deserves to be mocked.

Skylark
  • 15th Aug 2024 10:22am

Stop looking for things to be offended by. Why didn't an 'all powerful god' just stop it. And it wasn't even about your imaginary god anyway.

Skylark
  • 15th Aug 2024 10:21am
I was told that I should be watching the Olympics because of the insult to Christianity. My God is big enough to look after himself, 'God will not be mocked'. Watch-out France.

Your 'god' is 1) Imaginary. 2) Wasn't "mocked" it was the Festival of Bachus. 3) Stop looking for something to be offfended by.

Skylark
  • 15th Aug 2024 10:19am

How? Empty and disused facilities?

godsbaby
  • 9th Aug 2024 12:45pm

I was told that I should be watching the Olympics because of the insult to Christianity. My God is big enough to look after himself, 'God will not be mocked'. Watch-out France.

bernmar
  • 8th Aug 2024 04:41pm

The true spirit of the Olympics has been lost over the years. I wouldn't want to swim in the Seine. I dont think swimming has been allowed for many years so why put athletes to the test. Im not sure there will be any benefit after the disgusting opening ceremony.

godsbaby
  • 9th Aug 2024 12:46pm
The true spirit of the Olympics has been lost over the years. I wouldn't want to swim in the Seine. I dont think swimming has been allowed for many years so why put athletes to the test. Im not...

Agreed.

Marivig
  • 8th Aug 2024 02:43pm

The Olympics was always a sporting event with countries competing against each other with sportsmanship, but the games of today is not sport, it is one upmanship, with cheating and nastiness. I avoid watching .

l0lapx
  • 7th Aug 2024 04:58pm

Looking at history and checking out e.g. Olympics you will find, NO COUNTRY every had Olympics bring benefits, it brings costs and expenses, and often leaves behind wasted infrastructure, Olympics for example is all about fake glory. The little bit of glory competitors have is forgotten before the next Olympics. But the money is high

godsbaby
  • 9th Aug 2024 12:53pm
Looking at history and checking out e.g. Olympics you will find, NO COUNTRY every had Olympics bring benefits, it brings costs and expenses, and often leaves behind wasted infrastructure, Olympics...

This is my question 'Why'? They build big stadiums & beautiful buildings- why not use them for other things? The athletes village, couldn't it be turned into a big hotel/motel or have business meetings ( different groups) . Put the money in & maintain it for future use - sports, fitness camps or bonding groups. Is this possible?

godsbaby
  • 9th Aug 2024 12:53pm
Looking at history and checking out e.g. Olympics you will find, NO COUNTRY every had Olympics bring benefits, it brings costs and expenses, and often leaves behind wasted infrastructure, Olympics...

This is my question 'Why'? They build big stadiums & beautiful buildings- why not use them for other things? The athletes village, couldn't it be turned into a big hotel/motel or have business meetings ( different groups) . Put the money in & maintain it for future use - sports, fitness camps or bonding groups. Is this possible?

meatsy
  • 6th Aug 2024 12:06pm

given the way they have mismanaged it , it will go down as one of the worst ever put on by any nation.
Mean spirited, devise, petty, false narratives to say a few.
Has done everything to destroy the concept of the Olympics.
I hope our Triathlete is well having to swim in the Seine.
Good luck selling or using the Olympic village after the event. Maybe they could house all the illegals in there and create a ghetto.
As always I would love to see where all the payments/money has gone.
Likes much woke, waste, fraud and lies.

Ruskie30748487
  • 6th Aug 2024 11:58am

I get very emotional when we win medals, I feel so proud of our athletes. I do worry about the health and safety regarding issues in Paris and the water quality of the Seine. I just hope no one gets sick or hurt.

musicmum
  • 5th Aug 2024 10:27pm

Well the opening ceremony managed to offend billions of christians in the world.

Skylark
  • 15th Aug 2024 10:26am
Well the opening ceremony managed to offend billions of christians in the world.

They're always looking for the next thing that's "offensive" so they can play the "we're being persecuted card"

Skylark
  • 5th Aug 2024 06:40pm

The Olympics are a bloated money pit. There's usually very little extra tourist numbers, since many people actively avoid Olympic cities just before, during and just after them. It will bring no real benefits to Joe Average.
Alas, our unmissed Qld Premier drank the Kool-Aid and committed Brisbane to this **** storm.

musicmum
  • 5th Aug 2024 10:23pm
The Olympics are a bloated money pit. There's usually very little extra tourist numbers, since many people actively avoid Olympic cities just before, during and just after them. It will bring no...

Yep, who is making money out of it? Just a joke that it helps tourism.

Santanq
  • 5th Aug 2024 12:12pm

I can take or leave the games

Koshita3258
  • 4th Aug 2024 01:15pm

Swimming in that gungy river is an ‘in-Seine’ idea

MandMm
  • 3rd Aug 2024 06:51pm

Well they still aren’t accessibly dormdiaboed people, so if they’d ant make changes like that for the 9ymipics, then there’s no hope.

cjc1959au
  • 3rd Aug 2024 04:26pm

So much hypocrisy & bullsh1t surrounding these games. The french are usually always up themselves at the best of times, but getting males to beat up women in "boxing" is beyond ridiculous!

musicmum
  • 5th Aug 2024 10:25pm
So much hypocrisy & bullsh1t surrounding these games. The french are usually always up themselves at the best of times, but getting males to beat up women in "boxing" is beyond ridiculous!

Yep it is disgusting.They are very woke, Canada is the same, apparently men claiming themselves as women are winning in all the womens events.

MandMm
  • 3rd Aug 2024 06:51pm
So much hypocrisy & bullsh1t surrounding these games. The french are usually always up themselves at the best of times, but getting males to beat up women in "boxing" is beyond ridiculous!

Is this something to do with people identifying as one thing, but being another?

MandMm
  • 3rd Aug 2024 06:51pm
So much hypocrisy & bullsh1t surrounding these games. The french are usually always up themselves at the best of times, but getting males to beat up women in "boxing" is beyond ridiculous!

Is this something to do with people identifying as one thing, but being another?

BCafeS15
  • 2nd Aug 2024 10:04am

Not sure, it seems that people in France especially Paris are very unhappy. Each time I return to Paris, it seems to be getting worse. You always had to have your wits about you in Paris and even more so now. Remember Marine Le Pen's extreme right party is gaining much popularity and she is practically in bed with Putin. Then the locals are also urging visitors to go home. So, you're not welcome. I'd hate to think.

Ellie32290128
  • 1st Aug 2024 05:24pm

Yes, this will boost the economy

Skylark
  • 5th Aug 2024 06:42pm
Yes, this will boost the economy

No. There's usually very little benefit to hosting the Games.

Bigbear
  • 1st Aug 2024 04:14pm

What a wonderful opportunity to showcase the city's iconic landmarks and culture to a global audience.
Every city that has hosted the Olympics have had major construction done in their city and have continued to enjoy these upgrades to their city forever after.
Given that Paris is a destination city for students and travellers already it will be like a major booster shot in the arm to clean up and freshen up their city.
I think that the additional influx of visitors to one of the most visited cities in the world will have positive effects.
But having said that, I think that for the average Parisian this will mean even more congestion, even more police control, even more risk of attacks, an overpricing of goods and services perhaps.

Skylark
  • 5th Aug 2024 06:48pm
What a wonderful opportunity to showcase the city's iconic landmarks and culture to a global audience.
Every city that has hosted the Olympics have had major construction done in their city and...

Every city? Google "direlict Olympic venues" There's plenty of empty stadiums there.

Skylark
  • 5th Aug 2024 06:44pm
What a wonderful opportunity to showcase the city's iconic landmarks and culture to a global audience.
Every city that has hosted the Olympics have had major construction done in their city and...

"Every city" As if. Goggle "unused Olympic venues" Rio, Athens, Beijing for starters. Massive stadiums sit empty and neglected.

ellamay
  • 31st Jul 2024 06:54pm

Sounds like they cleaned up the river

BILL
  • 31st Jul 2024 04:39pm

Sporting and tourist facilities may be improved

Skylark
  • 5th Aug 2024 06:47pm
Sporting and tourist facilities may be improved

To what end? Most Olympic sports are nowhere near as popular as the various football codes or cricket. Other than the Olympics, how often does a 50-80,000 seat stadium get filled for track & field or swimming events? They don't.

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