Stadiums, Arenas, Facilities (Olympics, World Cup, etc.)

[Bammer]

I am under the impression that host countries build these things specifically for the event at hand, then afterwards many of them go un-used and just deteriorate. Am I wrong?

Like … how many brand new 60,000 seat stadiums did Qatar build for use this month? Will there be any other reason to have several 60,000 seat stadiums in Qatar after this month?

It amazes me because of all the hoops (get it?) other individual sports teams go through to get new afenas/stadiums built (which will be regularly used for decades). Like how the Royals or A’s want new stadiums in their current markets. Or how the NBA told Seattle that Key Arena was no longer sufficient, finally it was rebuilt like 10 years later.

[tragabigzanda]

i hate in sports when someone says "i got it!" but then they miss it.

[epilogue]

At any rate, the losers are the surrounding neighborhoods and natural environment who get a large extractive footprint placed in their back yard. The financiers are almost certainly not the losers.

And the 6500 migrant works paid slave wages (if they get paid at all) who die building the stadiums.

[Ello Sailor]

I hate bronze age ballbags just as much as the next guy, but aren't those numbers made up? I've heard conflicting reports.

[Bammer]

At any rate, the losers are the surrounding neighborhoods and natural environment who get a large extractive footprint placed in their back yard. The financiers are almost certainly not the losers.

And the 6500 migrant works paid slave wages (if they get paid at all) who die building the stadiums.

It all seems a little much

[epilogue]

I hate bronze age ballbags just as much as the next guy, but aren't those numbers made up? I've heard conflicting reports.

I haven't seen anything indicating they are made up. But it does seem astounding.

[JuanHamm]

I think the numbers represent all excess deaths amongst migrant workers, not just necessarily those building the stadiums.

[epilogue]

I think the numbers represent all excess deaths amongst migrant workers, not just necessarily those building the stadiums.

That makes sense.

[tragabigzanda]

i hate in sports when someone says "i got it!" but then they miss it.