Pan Am shooting sports coverage
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I was at there on Monday the 13th and stands were full at the end trap range. The other trap range with broken lawn chairs was ridiculous with people standing all over the place. The stands upstairs were not full. The facility for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil is what an Olympic class shooting centre should look like.
From my understanding the Feds and Province spent 6.2 million in tax dollars on the upgrades to TITS for the Pan Am Games. Brazil claims the 2016 Olympic shooting center cost 7.5 million USD but I find that hard to believe.
Who do you think is getting the better deal for their tax dollars?
Tottenham Gun Nut
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You just hit the nail on the head but you forgot her little buddy Daldo McGuilty played a part in the beginning.
And you are more than likely being very generous with the 1.5M.
the spank
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Oh I never forgot him! How could I? I wish I could!!
I was at there on Monday the 13th and stands were full at the end trap range. The other trap range with broken lawn chairs was ridiculous with people standing all over the place. The stands upstairs were not full. The facility for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil is what an Olympic class shooting centre should look like.
From my understanding the Feds and Province spent 6.2 million in tax dollars on the upgrades to TITS for the Pan Am Games. Brazil claims the 2016 Olympic shooting center cost 7.5 million USD but I find that hard to believe.
Who do you think is getting the better deal for their tax dollars?
Really nice venue.
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That is an Olympic class venue and would be suited to the 2024 Summer Olympics Toronto is now bidding for.
The new rifle/pistol range built for the Pan Am Games does not meet the requirements for an Olympic range. If Toronto gets the Olympics, a new range would have to be built. The original design would have met specs, but it was compromised to 'save" money.
Hopefully Toronto will not get the Olympics, and the Canadian taxpayers won't have to deal with a huge bill.
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That is a beautiful range. To qualify as a Olympic venue it would require a much larger grandstand for spectators. I assume they will add that feature.[/QUOTE]
Exactly why they should have thought ahead when they upgraded TITS for the Pan Am Games. It is no where near up to par to host the 2024 Olympics.
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Brazil got the shooting venue right but missed the mark on swimming and boating. "Athletes competing in next year's Summer Olympics here will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with human feces"
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/brazil-summer-olympics-water-contaminated-with-raw-sewage/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/brazil-summer-olympics-water-contaminated-with-raw-sewage/
Rod B
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This was on the news today. It makes me want to stay far away from that filthy disease ridden slum.
