A high price to pay to savour the Olympics High direct travel costs to and from Olympics Five sports that will cost the earth to see at Brazil 2016 Five sports that are inexpensive to obtain tickets for at Brazil 2016 It would no exaggeration to say you need deep pockets if contemplating attending a future Olympic Games. […]
Olympics Super Saturday comes again for Team GB in Brazil 2016
Super Saturday’s Brazilian sequel for Team GB Super Saturday comes again for Team GB on another magical weekend in the Brazil Olympic Games There are iconic sporting moments – Ian Botham’s Ashes heroics in 1981, Andy Murray winning Wimbledon for the first time since Fred Perry in the 1930s, Gareth Edwards’ magical try for the […]
No regrets at “most difficult” Olympic Games in Brazil 2016
Brazil 2016: Political and economic problems have dogged Brazil since they were awarded the Olympic Games As criticisms of the organisation of the Olympic Games persist – a leading official is the latest to voice concerns – what is it like on the ground in Rio de Janeiro? Before making my own observations, let’s first […]
Brazil Olympics 2016: Law and order a major issue in Rio de Janeiro
Scary crime statistics at the Brazil 2016 Olympics I heard a scary statistic that there is a robbery every three minutes in Rio de Janeiro. Though I have not had that corroborated, it is conceivable because law and order is a major issue in the Brazilian city And security remains a major concern at the […]
Low spectator numbers making the Brazil Olympics a little less special
Brazil recession contrasting with high ticket prices at Olympics ONE OF the saddest aspects of the Olympic Games is the spectator numbers which are by far the lowest than at any of the seven Olympic Games I have attended. What a contrast to London 2012 when nearly every event was a sellout, and the final […]