This Isn’t Going to Go Well: No A/C for Olympic Athletes in Paris
Hotair | 03/14/2024 | David StromOlympic athletes are going to be on the hot seat this summer in Paris.
Not just metaphorically; the Paris Olympic Committee wants this Olympics to be the greenest ever (take that, Classical Greeks!), and one of the measures they have taken is to build the Olympic village without any air conditioning.
There will be no air conditioning in athletes’ rooms at Paris2024, which pledged to host the ‘greenest ever’ Olympic Games. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo spoke to Reuters about the city’s plans to keep athletes cool— Reuters (@Reuters) March 14, 2024
I think this is one virtue signal that will see plenty of athletes breathing fire and with smoke coming out of their ears.
The French are very proud of the fact that all these athletes and visitors who flew on private and chartered jets are going to emit fewer pounds of CO2 once they arrive in Paris; sure, their commitment to climate virtue signaling didn’t prevent them from emitting tons of CO2 in preparation for the event, but then again nobody was watching them closely then.
Not everybody is thrilled with the decision, perhaps because athletes suffering from heat exhaustion might not perform optimally, or even for the simple reason that going to bed sweating kinda sucks eggs.
“Our clear wish is that there should be air-conditioning in all rooms,” the Norwegian Committee told Reuters, with Brazil saying “the heat forecast” made it “necessary to invest in renting air-conditioning units for the entire delegation”.
Australia’s Chef de Mission Anna Meares said they were “looking at portable air conditioners to offer the athletes should they choose to if it gets hot, if it’s uncomfortable”.
The Canadian Olympic Committee told Reuters it had “implemented a number of heat mitigation strategies in Paris to complement the measures put in place by the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, including air conditioning units in some athlete rooms in case of extreme heat”.
What matters for Hidalgo, however, is that the athletes’ village, which will be home to some 6,000 Parisiens after the Games, is a sustainable project.
Hmmmm. One wonders if the same will be true for the VIP and press pavilions at the venues.
… conserve water by having the swimming/diving pools only half-full.
And prevent chemical pollution by refraining from chlorinating them.
… inflict DEI requirements on every nation’s teams…
… apply China’s social scoring system to allot tickets for Olympic events…
… during the opening ceremonies, feature the East German Women as a group of oppressed trans pioneers…
Other Ways To Sabotage the Summer Olympics: …
Remove the carbonation from the Champagne.
Get Governor Abbott to use the empty Covid ships to send 1000s of illegals to Paris. One way.
Put Biden/Harris in charge of the Olympic committee.
Make Bud Light the official beer of the 2024 Olympics.
… require all television coverage to feature commentary by a leading trans expert on every event …
Other Ways To Sabotage the Summer Olympics: …
Have the French host it.
Mission accomplished.
Encourage muslim youths to “Bring your own Olympic Torch to the opening ceremonies.”
Swimming events only include breaststroke and heat stroke.
Hey, lets issue them moisture wicking jock straps!
Guy at Olympic Village chanting bring out your dead will be driving a Tesla.
It is reported that atheletes, much like the ancient greeks will be supplied only chickpeas and olive oil and are to make their own meals. It is expected that many will falafel each day that they are there…
Security provided by the Palestine Liberation Army. “We’ve been preparing since 1972.”
…As if the current French soap ban isn’t enough.