r/trackandfield • u/OkWash2388 • 1d ago

GLT seemed very empty

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u/lookup2024 1d ago

Lets be guided in our criticism…eugene has always been empty despite having all the $$ for marketing and years of experience hosting DL. This is the kickoff event so its natural for low turnout. Glad they didn’t hire fake fans like world champs in budapest

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u/looking_good__ 18h ago

I was thinking that too - besides the Olympics what meets have a large crowd?

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u/Trail_Blazer_25 1d ago

I was just thinking the same thing. Did they make the tickets too expensive? Is it just a first-year hiccup?

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u/contributor_copy 1h ago

Other than the first day being a Friday, even for the Jamaican Oly trials last year, iirc 3/4ths of the stadium was empty. Champs (for HS) is a different story - the stadium is packed. But I just don't know if that energy is gonna turn out for a pro meet. Think about how slammed Penn Relays is in the US vs. literally any professional meet. I think we have to be realistic in our expectations - if people aren't going to turn out to watch the country's own pros race, it's unlikely they're going to turn out to watch other pros race.