Ann Killion, writing for the SFGate.com, asked the question that was running around in most of our heads, what did Russia get for the rubles it spent on the Sochi Olympics? Even though, with the entire world media noting that Sochi had a bulls eye on itself for a terrorist attack, social media had pictures of the two toilets per media bathroom (no privacy), it does not seem that hosting an Olympics makes as much sense in our current world and culture.
To read the story in its entirety:
http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/What-did-Russia-get-for-its-51-billion-5271539.php ann killion sf gate
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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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