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Do the Olympics have contingency plans for bad weather?
So many of the competitions (both Summer and Winter) take place outdoors that one has to wonder what would happen if bad weather forced a postponement or even the cancellation of some events.
While some events in the past have been affected by weather, I don't think things have ever been so bad as to stop an event outright.
Does the IOC have plans for such an occurrence?
2 Answers
- lestermountLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
In Beijing they ran in a hard rain.
I am sure some weather could cause a delay in an event, but they will still do it once the weather permits.
- call me AlLv 77 years ago
As I recall, baseball and softball games (in Atlanta? Sydney?) were played in steady rain late into the night to keep on schedule. That's really dangerous: an errant pitch can easily injure a batter. I believe some alpine skiing events in Nagano were cut short (1 run instead of 2) due to poor visibility (either fog or white-out conditions).
In these cases, the events ended on schedule. It's really unfair to the athletes, but that's the way the Olympics work.
As for contingency plans, I don't believe there are any besides force them to compete or continue playing late into the night.
Incidentally, I think this is the main reason why cricket is not an Olympic sport. Despite its wide popularity, the time a game ends can't be known to any certainty (maybe days after the start) and they can't play in the rain.
Source(s): I'm an Olympics junkie.
