What does Olympics mean for you?
I have watched the last couple of Olympics
in NBC in the US. The coverage was all
US (understandable, though irritating) and it was all about the US players. Where they come from, their trials and
tribulations, their sacrifices, the heartaches, the dizzying success, their
work ethic – everything added to the narrative for me. It was always the personal story that got me
and kept me tuning in and watching all kinds of sports.
This time, I am watching it in India. There is a lot more coverage of events that
India is not participating in (understandable – India does not participate in
much J) and so the event is truly international. But there are NO stories. This is just one event after another without pausing to cover the players involved at all. I cannot distinguish one athlete from the
other. I can’t pick favourites, because
I do not know much about anyone. Given
this, I am unable to watch a lot of sports that I do not necessarily care
about.
Give me NBC any day of the week, and twice
on weekends…
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