US Olympic basketball teams to sleep on a cruise ship during Rio Games

[bonarae]

Add this to the list of problems facing Rio's Summer Games - not enough hotel rooms.

http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/15165158/us-mens-women-basketball-teams-stay-cruise-ship-rio-games

[bonarae]

And also... Australia has found out that the Olympic Village in Rio is plain uninhabitable. xsmhx

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/07/olympic-village-in-rio-is-uninhabitable-says-australian-olympic-committee

[Gil Dobie]

Maybe they need to go back to amateur's. The cost is too high for cities to bid on these games anymore, and there is less interest with all the professionals.

[Laker]

All of this political crap, expense, controversy and scandals in the Olympics may lead to my own personal boycott of watching them.

[bonarae]

All of this political crap, expense, controversy and scandals in the Olympics may lead to my own personal boycott of watching them.

As well as all of the other world competitions?

[Laker]

As well as all of the other world competitions?

Well, I quit watching Miss World competitions decades ago.

As long as you don't include the "World Series".