GAME ON

Re Are the Tokyo Games Already A Failure? (Sports, July 28): Eight years ago, Tokyo was chosen for the 2020 Olympics with the intention of making these Games the best ever. Planning, money, manpower, hopes and dreams have been in the works for eight years – then COVID-19 levelled those efforts.

It was a nightmare for organizers, athletes, coaches, medical staff and politicians. But Tokyo persevered. Through adversity and lots of criticism centered on pandemic risks, the city made it happen.

Yes, it’s different. There’s no audience. It’s not the showy spectacle it usually is. But the committed, hard-working, hopeful athletes and coaches are there. They’re competing, living their dreams and making it work, despite the virus and a lack of “extras.”

I commend all involved in making the best of these difficult times in the name of sports, humanity and dreams.

Gail Ellis Wasaga Beach, Ont.

Re CBC’s Olympics Coverage: Even More Frustrating Than Usual (July 27): I have thoroughly enjoyed the commercials on CBC. What a pity they have to ruin them by showing the Olympics.

Hammond Bentall Stratford, Ont.

Ah, the Olympics. When our oligopoly banks, telcos and national airline run wall-to-wall ads extolling the virtues of competition.

Robert Aterman Toronto

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