Typhoon Threat to Athletes in Nagoya

As if

the room shortage and the problems surrounding

everything with accommodation wasn't enough.

I mean, now all we get to hear is on Monday, the

21st of September,

a typhoon, a possible typhoon with a wind speed of

between 90 and 120 kilometers per hour

is set to hit Nagoya. Now, if it does, if it does, and a

lot of weather analysts have predicted that there is every chance

that it might hit

Nagoya, the organizers will have a lot to deal

with.

Four thousand athletes are being housed in that ship, Costa

Serena, that cruise ship, and they're all going to be

directly in the line of fire if the typhoon does hit.

What happens to these 4,000 plus athletes?

And they're all premier international athletes, elite athletes from multiple

countries, including India, who are staying in that cruise ship.

Now, suppose the typhoon hits, will these 4,000 athletes be

relocated?

Are there enough rooms? Are there enough accommodation for these

athletes to be relocated?

What will the organizers do? One day later is the opening

ceremony, which has already cost them 46 to 48

million US dollars, couple of more million US dollars than

was originally

predicted.

Now, will they focus on the opening ceremony

and try and deliver a top

quality opening ceremony to the world?

Or will they brace for a typhoon that is approaching?

And this is where you have to question. You know, you have to question.

Because it is not as if Japan doesn't see typhoons or

storms in September, October. With climate change, with

increasing weather patterns changing across

the world, these are common. So why would you not

anticipate? Why would you not brace?

Why would you not be prepared? Why last minute?

Suppose this had happened in India last minute, we know all hell would have broken

loose. The whole world would have been, you know, on India like a pack of bricks

saying, oh, what is going on? So why is it that the organizers

here are kind of in that panic mode praying that, oh, we

hope that Nagoya will be spared? Why?

You can't predict that Nagoya will be spared.

At this point in time, yes, the weather is nice.

You can see it is still blue sky on

the 18th of September. But come Monday, the

21st, nobody knows. Nobody knows whether that typhoon

will spare Nagoya or not. In fact, it might not.

Imagine athletes who are coming into Nagoya on the 21st.

What happens to them?

Imagine people who, different parts of the world.

Indian athletics contingent is supposed to come in from Tsukuba on

the 23rd.

Lot of athletes are supposed to come in around the 20th, 21st

period. What happens to them? Now, these are important

questions that one needs to ask. And as I said, as if the crisis over

rooms and accommodation was not enough.

And now this is a new one to deal with.

A possible typhoon and 4,000 people, 4,000 athletes

are staying in those cruise ships. Are they going to be relocated?

If so, where? Are there rooms? Will there be chaos?

Will there be continuing chaos here in Nagoya?

That's taking center stage on the morning of the 18th of

September. We will keep you updated here on

RevSports.

So keep watching this space for all the action from here in Nagoya.