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Celtictussle t1_jdr9flf wrote

The thrill of watching world records escape with no fear of being shattered as athletes struggle for their lives at Mexico City's 7000 foot altitude.

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castaneom t1_jdssxzi wrote

They didn’t say where it would be hosted. Most likely Monterrey or Guadalajara.

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Celtictussle t1_jdsy152 wrote

Yeah but my joke works better if we assume Mexico City.

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Arrg-ima-pirate t1_jdtxlfl wrote

They’re going to host it in Sinaloa, and El Chapo’s kids are going to fund the stadiums construction.

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Shoot_from_the_Quip t1_jdskjxw wrote

And some of the worst air quality imaginable... perfect for elite athletes /s

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lionheart4life t1_jdtcw0k wrote

They survived Beijing.

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NFsG t1_jdtlpb4 wrote

China shut down all the factories - during the Olympics they had clear skies.

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thebruns t1_jdt9ohm wrote

This comment is like 30 years out of date

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Shoot_from_the_Quip t1_jdtbjc3 wrote

Literally today the air quality is unhealthful and particulates are at 7.5x the air quality guideline value

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thebruns t1_jdti51p wrote

Your same link shows dozens of cities are significantly worse meaning it is nowhere near the worst air quality imaginable.

Beijing was hitting 400 in the run up to their Olympics.

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Shoot_from_the_Quip t1_jdtjlcz wrote

Yes, but it is entirely possible for more than one city to have poor air quality at the same time. Not being the worst doesn't make a bad one any better.

China was an interesting case. Beijing is a communist country and they were able to absolutely shut things down hard for the Olympics to reduce pollution. When the games were over it went right back up to their usual horrible levels.

Interestingly, there was a study done about the effects of the sudden drop in pollution on residents and their metabolite levels before and after.

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thebruns t1_jdtnmp0 wrote

> Not being the worst doesn't make a bad one any better.

Except this is what you said:

>worst air quality imaginable

If there are dozens of cities with worse air quality, than it is very easy to imagine worse air quality.

Next time, simply don't lie.

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plomautus t1_jdumapk wrote

Did you just conveniently forget to include the "Some" word before worst air quality?

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Shoot_from_the_Quip t1_jdtvap2 wrote

Nice cherry picking, and with intentional omission, no less. You should get into politics.

I said, "SOME of the worst air quality imaginable."

Next time, simply don't alter a quote to give yourself a non-issue to respond to.

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yoloismymiddlename t1_jdu7cp8 wrote

Mexico has already hosted the Olympics… in 1968. And they have the infrastructure to support it. Maybe they could expand public transportation but the stadiums for the soccer teams are generally new, in the process of being built, or will be completely renewed by that time.

I think this is something that wouldn’t be a huge problem to host in a city like Monterrey, Mexico City, or Guadalajara. It would most likely be in Monterrey though.

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Loggerdon t1_jdufmg1 wrote

I knew a guy named Sasha who was a rower for the Polish team. He at the 1968 Mexico City Games when they killed all those Israeli athletes. He was in the building across and could see right into the window where they were.

That said I thought the US, Canada and Mexico were supposed to apply together? They would not build new but would use existing stadiums (8 in the US, 4 in Mexico and 2 in Canada?, or something like that?)

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Noirradnod t1_jdz7wql wrote

That was in Munich in 1972, not Mexico City in 1968.

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Loggerdon t1_jdz83vh wrote

Whoops you are right. Sasha competed in 3 Olympics, including Munich (and Mexico City). When I knew him he was almost 70 and still had a back that was like a "V" (like a muscle man).

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