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For safety, maybe an age range of something like 18-65. Now, how do we prevent the selection from being rigged?
You think the Olympics would be safe for an average 65 year old office worker?
Safer than a 90 year old... Maybe there'd be a basic physical the person has to pass? Can't have it be too stringent though as that'd defeat the purpose of getting the "average" person
I am now picturing a baby competing with a 100 year old in the hundred meter dash.
You've now made me discover some great YouTube videos
Baby Olympics
Take all my money I must see this.
Let all the other countries openly select "athletes" from your country's official census data. It'll turn into a complete shit show, but it will be entertaining. Dale's entire company is going to get tapped for the 100m dash, but so will a bunch of farmers from rural China.
But you also have to remove the incentive to rig it in the first place. The current Olympics are used as a tool to promote your country as having literally stronger people than others. So that's gotta stop. This means no prizes, events that celebrate the worst along with the best, and last place gets as much attention as first.