Funniest one I saw was that Melbourne will loose its reputation as sports capital of Australia. Oh sure, the public will refuse to attend all other sports now because the commonwealth games are cancelled.
I’m fine with it being cancelled. A lot of money spent for no gain, money could be better spent elsewhere.
This really speaks to the obscene commercialisation of sport. Because it's not really about the sport anymore, it's about the "prestige" and the money.