Originally Posted by grassmarket:
“On the other hand it means that the action just keeps coming in the stadium which is definitely a good thing. Remember how frustrating it was for field event athletes when they were constantly being interrupted mid-competition by 5 minute ceremonies.. Perhaps they could do them in a bunch at the beginning of the session.”
“On the other hand it means that the action just keeps coming in the stadium which is definitely a good thing. Remember how frustrating it was for field event athletes when they were constantly being interrupted mid-competition by 5 minute ceremonies.. Perhaps they could do them in a bunch at the beginning of the session.”
It worked well for the World Indoors as the venue for the Ceremonies had other entertainment like Live Music to attract the crowds. Perhaps that is not the case here. It has worked well for a while at Winter Olympics too.
Also for events like World Indoors which lasts 3 days & these Europeans which are 5 days the number of events in a condensed programme mean the ceremonies can take up a big chunk of time. There were 11 finals last night which would have added about an hour to the programme. At Worlds & Olympics where events are spread out over 9/10 days they take up much less time overall each session.






The schedule is showing that they're live on ES 2.