billions of dollars for the rights to show the olympics. they need to show it at the right time of year in the right time of day. broadcasting is one of the two most significant revenue sources for the olympics, so the ioc is going to want to keep sponsors and broadcasters as happy as can be. and that means some events, like marathon and race walking, have been moved to sapporo, where it is cooler, while others take place in the early morning or evening. but increasingly, it is notjust the battle for a medal, it is a battle against the heat. but from one extreme to another, we are expecting a typhoon to hit tokyo in the north east of japan tomorrow. we are still expecting to go to the
a serious risk to athletes, but when the games are held, all has to do with the global sport calendar. these are the major events. there is a gap between late july and august. broadcasters around the world paid billions of dollars for the rights to show the olympics. they need to show it at the right time of year in the right time of day. broadcasting is one of the two most significant revenue sources for the olympics, so the ioc is going to want to keep sponsors and broadcasters as happy as can be. and that means some events, like marathon and race walking, have been moved to sapporo, where it is cooler, while others take place in the early morning or evening. but increasingly, it is notjust the battle for a medal, it is a battle against the heat. now it s time for a look at the weather with tomasz.
that would also be impacted greatly. the last timejapan held a summer games was 1964. it was in october, when the weather was cooler, so having the games here now has raised concerns that the intense heat and humidity of the tokyo summer could pose a serious risk to athletes, but when the games are held, it all has to do with the global sport calendar. these are the major events. there is a gap between late july and august. broadcasters around the world paid billions of dollars for the rights to show the olympics. they need to show it at the right time of year in the right time of day. broadcasting is one of the two most significant revenue sources for the olympics, so the ioc is going to want to keep sponsors and broadcasters as happy as can be. and that means some events, like marathon and race walking, have been moved to sapporo,
the world pay billions of dollars for the rights to show the olympics. they need to show it at the right time of year in the right time of day. broadcasting is one of the two most significant revenue sources for the olympic movement, so the ioc will want to keep their sponsors and broadcasters as happy as can be. that means some events like marathons and race walking have been moved to moved to sapporo, where it s cooler, while others are taking place in the early morning or in the evening. but increasingly, it s notjust a battle for a metal, but against the heat. from the extreme heat to a typhoon headed your way it just doesn t stop with the excitement at the olympics, does it? ., .,
greg: a cruel blow to beloved sport. the international olympic committee voted to rid ourselves of wrestling. no wrestling is in the olympics. one of the original sports. a lot of people are upset, including me and including donald rumsfeld. writing a letter to the ioc yesterday for them to reconsider. rumsfeld was a captain in high school, captain at princeton and wrestled in the navy with dennis hastert, kevin james, billy baldwin, they are banning together to stop the outrage. why get rid of wrestling? bob: nitwits and some people who are not, never had to support in their life. they leave in ping-pong. race walking? dana: you know what?