It’s the
Olympics, baby!
I
cannot recall where I heard or got that phrase from, but like my ‘bottom box’ (special occasion) clothes which I seldom
use, this phrase pops into my head without fail every Olympic year!
Hours from now, the world’s spotlight will beam on the Maracana Stadium, Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil for the opening of what is unarguably the greatest sporting
spectacle on earth, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The opening ceremonies are
always highly anticipated and it has been said that since Los Angeles 84, each
host country has sought to surpass its predecessor by staging a bigger and more
spectacular show.
Back
in the 80s, there were only two television stations in the whole of what was
then Bendel State - National Television Authority
(NTA) and Bendel Television (BTV). BTV later metamorphosed to Edo Broadcasting
Service (EBS) with the split of Bendel State into Edo and Delta States respectively.
Both stations ensured that viewers were kept fully updated with on-going events
at the Olympics by dedicating one or more hours daily for the highlights. But
these days, without an active cable television subscription, OYO (On Your Own) is your case!
