New Posts For Thread: WORLD Athletic Championships ... and there is nobody there.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31586521/world-athletic-championships-and-there-is-nobody-thereEgg on face for the Ruling body - and Seb Coe ... Awarding these games to yet another Desert mob.Wonder what it will be like when the same outfit (Qatar) host the Footy World Cup ...Well - they might just get away with that one - for the latter gamesSlimeball Seb.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31586521/world-athletic-championships-and-there-is-nobody-there?post_id=558054617#558054617Slimeball Seb.Tue, 01 Oct 2019 05:27:48 -0500I doubt Coe would have turned down the Doha cash eitherhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31586521/world-athletic-championships-and-there-is-nobody-there?post_id=558054577#558054577I doubt Coe would have turned down the Doha cash eitherTue, 01 Oct 2019 05:21:22 -0500The blame for this farce lies squarely at the door of Seb Coe's predecessor, the disgraced Lamine Diack, and his crooked son. They accepted massive cash payments back in 2011 to allow Qatar to host this. They did actually bid along with London forhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31586521/world-athletic-championships-and-there-is-nobody-there?post_id=558054455#558054455The blame for this farce lies squarely at the door of Seb Coe's predecessor, the disgraced Lamine Diack, and his crooked son. They accepted massive cash payments back in 2011 to allow Qatar to host this. They did actually bid along with London forTue, 01 Oct 2019 05:01:30 -0500was great to see that little Ugandan girl win the 800m rather than that monstrous shemale.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31586521/world-athletic-championships-and-there-is-nobody-there?post_id=558054031#558054031was great to see that little Ugandan girl win the 800m rather than that monstrous shemale.Tue, 01 Oct 2019 01:48:22 -0500If anybody actually wanted to watch this I doubt it would be on the BBChttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31586521/world-athletic-championships-and-there-is-nobody-there?post_id=558053101#558053101If anybody actually wanted to watch this I doubt it would be on the BBCMon, 30 Sep 2019 16:47:35 -0500it was quite a sad sight seeing dina asher-smith and others doing a lap of honour in an empty stadiumagreehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31586521/world-athletic-championships-and-there-is-nobody-there?post_id=558052993#558052993it was quite a sad sight seeing dina asher-smith and others doing a lap of honour in an empty stadiumagreeMon, 30 Sep 2019 16:28:29 -0500regardless of the politics and the reasons behind awarding the games to Doha, you can't have a major Athletics Championships being held in front of empty stadiums, it's not just unfair on the athletes but it damages the sport as a whole because it'shttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31586521/world-athletic-championships-and-there-is-nobody-there?post_id=558052957#558052957regardless of the politics and the reasons behind awarding the games to Doha, you can't have a major Athletics Championships being held in front of empty stadiums, it's not just unfair on the athletes but it damages the sport as a whole because it'sMon, 30 Sep 2019 16:23:56 -0500100 years ago Doha used to be a small fishing town. There will be some mess when the oil runs out or something is discovered that replaces it. Perhaps it'll be underwater by then anyway!!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31586521/world-athletic-championships-and-there-is-nobody-there?post_id=558052827#558052827100 years ago Doha used to be a small fishing town. There will be some mess when the oil runs out or something is discovered that replaces it. Perhaps it'll be underwater by then anyway!!Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:08:59 -0500It's a tough call. Doubt it's a financial winner for the IAAF myself, even taking into account Qatari wonga, as the sport is less commercial as a result. Doesn't bode well for the World Cup 2022 that's for sure.The bigger picture is that it bringshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31586521/world-athletic-championships-and-there-is-nobody-there?post_id=558052801#558052801It's a tough call. Doubt it's a financial winner for the IAAF myself, even taking into account Qatari wonga, as the sport is less commercial as a result. Doesn't bode well for the World Cup 2022 that's for sure.The bigger picture is that it bringsMon, 30 Sep 2019 16:05:40 -0500I wouldn't go to a place like Qatar if you paid me.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31586521/world-athletic-championships-and-there-is-nobody-there?post_id=558052729#558052729I wouldn't go to a place like Qatar if you paid me.Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:56:39 -0500