----------- Original Message ----------- From: jflannery_at_hotmail.com Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:53:58 GMT Subject: [Paddlewise] Paddling Sports in the Olympics >>I think that in the Olympics they should have a real course and not a man made course for the kayaking.<< Though I would like to agree with your basic sentiment, as it would be nice to have these things in a natural setting (including the rowing events as well), there's this to consider... What about all the spectators, camera crews, officials, etc.? In a natural setting, all these people with all their equipment (and trash) could really make a mess of a nice place. For what the Olympics are - including the media and spectator circus that surround all the events - I do see some sense in the artificial venues. Certainly not very aesthetically pleasing, and of course they're "contrived", but at least the true natural wonders aren't being trampled to death. Melissa *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Sep 25 2000 - 13:05:59 PDT
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