The lost spectators of the Athens Olympics

August 15, 2004

Im watching far too much olympics at the moment and not enough time blogging, if the Blog Herald is a little short in the next two weeks you’ll know why. One thing strikes me though, with the exception of the Swimming, the stands at ALL the other events are nearly completely empty. In Sydney you couldn’t get into the Greko-Roman wrestling heats let alone a decent event, but the Greeks seem to be watching at home and not on site. Bizarre