Empty seats in the Olympics One reporter yesterday severely slammed the Brazilians for leaving so many empty seats in the Olympics. He said, the athletes spent a fortune to cross the globe participating in such an important sports event, only to discover that in many venues, half of the seats were empty, which was a shame! Surely, I notice this phenomenon too. In diving, badminton, and even track and field, there are a lot of seats unoccupied; consequently the atmosphere is anything but warm. I was wondering what the reasons are for that. Is it because people in Brazil don’t watch the sports they do not like? I know some sports will enjoy a higher popularity in one country but not necessary in the other. It is like one person’s meat could be another person’s poison. Or maybe it is because Brazil has been through an economic downturn recently, therefore people don’t really have a mood to cost a fortune to do something that are irrelevant to improving their lives.