1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,907 Speaker 1: from News Talks EDB. 3 00:00:12,707 --> 00:00:15,787 Speaker 2: News Talks EDB and Weekend Sport. The competition schedule for 4 00:00:15,827 --> 00:00:19,707 Speaker 2: the twenty twenty eight Los Angeles Olympics has been unveiled. 5 00:00:19,987 --> 00:00:23,547 Speaker 2: They will be the biggest Olympic Games ever, featuring thirty 6 00:00:23,587 --> 00:00:27,987 Speaker 2: six sports and fifty one disciplines across forty nine competition 7 00:00:28,187 --> 00:00:33,627 Speaker 2: venues in eighteen zones throughout Los Angeles and Oklahoma City. 8 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:37,107 Speaker 2: The Olympic opening ceremony will take place on the fourteenth 9 00:00:37,107 --> 00:00:40,667 Speaker 2: of July twenty twenty eight, the closing ceremony on the 10 00:00:40,827 --> 00:00:46,107 Speaker 2: thirtieth of July. Three time Olympian and Men's Blacksticks triple 11 00:00:46,267 --> 00:00:50,907 Speaker 2: centurion Ryan Archieboard is the New Zealand Olympic Committee's Team 12 00:00:51,187 --> 00:00:54,387 Speaker 2: Services Director. He joins US now, Ryan, thanks for your time. 13 00:00:54,387 --> 00:00:57,427 Speaker 2: What are your overall thoughts? First of all on the 14 00:00:57,467 --> 00:00:59,027 Speaker 2: schedule for twenty twenty. 15 00:00:58,787 --> 00:01:04,187 Speaker 3: Eight, Good o, Piney. The schedule is extensive, you know, 16 00:01:04,267 --> 00:01:09,507 Speaker 3: more sports then we're at the Paris Games. And to me, 17 00:01:09,547 --> 00:01:13,027 Speaker 3: it's really exciting and it's fantastic that LA twenty eight 18 00:01:13,107 --> 00:01:17,147 Speaker 3: have released such detailed information so early in the piece 19 00:01:17,587 --> 00:01:21,747 Speaker 3: just makes I guess builds excitement, but also makes planning 20 00:01:21,747 --> 00:01:25,347 Speaker 3: for us here at ZOC and our sports that much easier. 21 00:01:25,467 --> 00:01:27,507 Speaker 2: I was going to ask that because and you'll be 22 00:01:27,547 --> 00:01:30,787 Speaker 2: able to confirm this. It seems like this information is available, 23 00:01:30,987 --> 00:01:34,027 Speaker 2: you know, quite quite a way out. Is this earlier 24 00:01:34,067 --> 00:01:34,667 Speaker 2: than usual? 25 00:01:36,027 --> 00:01:38,547 Speaker 3: It is earlier than usual. You know. I had the 26 00:01:38,547 --> 00:01:40,987 Speaker 3: benefit of being in LA spending some time with the 27 00:01:41,067 --> 00:01:44,947 Speaker 3: organizing committee in May this year, and I was really 28 00:01:44,947 --> 00:01:47,787 Speaker 3: impressed with how advanced they are with their planning. And 29 00:01:47,827 --> 00:01:49,747 Speaker 3: I think a lot of that is actually driven by 30 00:01:49,787 --> 00:01:54,187 Speaker 3: the commercial realities of this games. There's no public money 31 00:01:54,187 --> 00:01:57,027 Speaker 3: as I understand it, going into the the LA Games, 32 00:01:57,067 --> 00:01:59,827 Speaker 3: so you know, the organizing committee are really driven to 33 00:02:01,067 --> 00:02:03,907 Speaker 3: generate revenue, so they're wanting to put things in place 34 00:02:03,947 --> 00:02:06,507 Speaker 3: early so that they can sell tickets, get spomped, is 35 00:02:06,547 --> 00:02:08,227 Speaker 3: on board, and what have you. So I think that 36 00:02:08,227 --> 00:02:11,027 Speaker 3: that commercial reality is driving a lot of this early action. 37 00:02:11,467 --> 00:02:14,107 Speaker 2: One of the main talking points is the swapping of 38 00:02:14,187 --> 00:02:17,307 Speaker 2: swimming and track and field. Traditionally, swimming takes place in 39 00:02:17,307 --> 00:02:19,427 Speaker 2: the first week of the Olympics and then track and 40 00:02:19,507 --> 00:02:22,547 Speaker 2: field in the second week. They flip that, why have 41 00:02:22,667 --> 00:02:23,147 Speaker 2: they done that? 42 00:02:24,907 --> 00:02:29,227 Speaker 3: I think The reason for that is the venues the stadium. 43 00:02:29,347 --> 00:02:34,387 Speaker 3: So swimming is going to be in an NFL stadium 44 00:02:34,387 --> 00:02:37,267 Speaker 3: if you can believe that. So the Sofi Stadium, which 45 00:02:37,307 --> 00:02:40,787 Speaker 3: is home to the LA Rams, the organizing committee are 46 00:02:40,827 --> 00:02:43,827 Speaker 3: going to put two Olympic sized swimming pools in that stadium, 47 00:02:44,387 --> 00:02:47,587 Speaker 3: and so I think that move to have swimming in 48 00:02:47,627 --> 00:02:52,387 Speaker 3: that venue is driving the change between swimming and athletics. So, yes, 49 00:02:52,467 --> 00:02:56,667 Speaker 3: something different, something new for the Olympic Games. But I 50 00:02:56,707 --> 00:02:59,707 Speaker 3: think the fact that putting swimming in an NFL stadium 51 00:02:59,867 --> 00:03:03,307 Speaker 3: is going to be quite an exciting thing. It's going 52 00:03:03,347 --> 00:03:07,147 Speaker 3: to allow for bigger crowds and a really innovative way 53 00:03:07,147 --> 00:03:09,427 Speaker 3: of going about delivering swimming for games. 54 00:03:09,667 --> 00:03:12,227 Speaker 2: So, just for clarity, that could have happened in the 55 00:03:12,227 --> 00:03:14,827 Speaker 2: first week. But is it also around the fact that 56 00:03:14,867 --> 00:03:17,387 Speaker 2: they want to use that stadium for the opening ceremony 57 00:03:17,467 --> 00:03:18,027 Speaker 2: or part of it. 58 00:03:18,947 --> 00:03:21,387 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that that certainly affectors into it. So 59 00:03:22,067 --> 00:03:24,547 Speaker 3: the opening ceremony is going to be in two stadiums. 60 00:03:24,587 --> 00:03:27,587 Speaker 3: It will be partly in Sofi Stadium and also in 61 00:03:27,587 --> 00:03:32,347 Speaker 3: the Colisseum, which held the opening ceremony for the previous 62 00:03:32,547 --> 00:03:35,667 Speaker 3: time LA hosted the Olympics, So I guess there's some 63 00:03:35,747 --> 00:03:40,267 Speaker 3: logistical things that need to happen around that. Hent swimming 64 00:03:40,307 --> 00:03:42,547 Speaker 3: has been been pushed back to the second half of 65 00:03:42,587 --> 00:03:42,987 Speaker 3: the Games. 66 00:03:43,067 --> 00:03:45,867 Speaker 2: All right, Well, look forward to seeing how that affects 67 00:03:46,227 --> 00:03:48,107 Speaker 2: or you know, what it changes in terms of our 68 00:03:48,147 --> 00:03:50,707 Speaker 2: swimmers and our track and field athletes as they build 69 00:03:50,827 --> 00:03:54,627 Speaker 2: towards the Games. What is your overall brief? Ryan? As 70 00:03:55,027 --> 00:03:57,187 Speaker 2: Team Services director? What is your job? 71 00:03:58,707 --> 00:03:58,787 Speaker 1: So? 72 00:03:58,907 --> 00:04:03,267 Speaker 3: My role in a nutshell is to plan and prepare 73 00:04:04,107 --> 00:04:07,507 Speaker 3: the team for the games and to kind of execute 74 00:04:07,547 --> 00:04:11,547 Speaker 3: the delivery of the team at games. And really when 75 00:04:11,547 --> 00:04:15,027 Speaker 3: we think about delivering at teens to games, it's about 76 00:04:15,027 --> 00:04:18,267 Speaker 3: taking care of the Olympic overlay, kind of the operations logistics. 77 00:04:18,867 --> 00:04:22,907 Speaker 3: But it's also ensuring that that we create a performance 78 00:04:22,987 --> 00:04:25,307 Speaker 3: environment at the games so that when our sports come in, 79 00:04:25,347 --> 00:04:28,827 Speaker 3: when our athletes, coaches and what have you arrived at 80 00:04:28,867 --> 00:04:31,507 Speaker 3: the games, they can just get on and do what 81 00:04:31,547 --> 00:04:33,907 Speaker 3: they do best without having to worry about all that 82 00:04:33,947 --> 00:04:35,987 Speaker 3: comes with a huge event like the Olympics. 83 00:04:36,347 --> 00:04:39,467 Speaker 2: What are the main challenges you face in executing your role. 84 00:04:41,147 --> 00:04:43,867 Speaker 3: I think the context for each games is different, so 85 00:04:43,947 --> 00:04:49,507 Speaker 3: the environment you're going into is different. Challenges can be 86 00:04:49,587 --> 00:04:51,827 Speaker 3: can be plentiful. That can range from I guess the 87 00:04:51,907 --> 00:04:58,147 Speaker 3: geographic dispersion of of sports across the city or across 88 00:04:58,267 --> 00:05:01,467 Speaker 3: a country. You know, for example, Los Angeles, there's a 89 00:05:01,467 --> 00:05:04,187 Speaker 3: couple of sports that are actually going to be based 90 00:05:04,187 --> 00:05:06,547 Speaker 3: in Oklahoma, which is a four hour flights away from 91 00:05:06,587 --> 00:05:09,787 Speaker 3: Los Angeles. We've got to make sure that we get 92 00:05:11,107 --> 00:05:12,947 Speaker 3: you know, all of our teams that are competing, all 93 00:05:12,987 --> 00:05:16,187 Speaker 3: of our individual athletes, our teams to the games. So 94 00:05:16,227 --> 00:05:19,867 Speaker 3: there's a really big logistical component behind delivering the team 95 00:05:19,947 --> 00:05:22,467 Speaker 3: for games. So that you know, those are just just 96 00:05:22,507 --> 00:05:25,147 Speaker 3: a few of the challenges, but it varies depending on 97 00:05:25,187 --> 00:05:25,627 Speaker 3: the location. 98 00:05:26,227 --> 00:05:28,347 Speaker 2: And twenty twenty eight does seem like a way way off, 99 00:05:28,387 --> 00:05:30,907 Speaker 2: but I'm sure you've got it sort of all planned 100 00:05:30,947 --> 00:05:33,947 Speaker 2: out to the day between now in July of twenty 101 00:05:33,987 --> 00:05:36,827 Speaker 2: twenty eight. What are the key landmarks for you between 102 00:05:37,267 --> 00:05:39,187 Speaker 2: now and then, in particular over the next year to 103 00:05:39,187 --> 00:05:39,907 Speaker 2: eighteen months or so. 104 00:05:41,187 --> 00:05:43,507 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it's interesting. So, you know, planning for 105 00:05:44,587 --> 00:05:47,147 Speaker 3: a pinnacle event like the Olympics, you know, we're starting, 106 00:05:47,507 --> 00:05:51,387 Speaker 3: you know, three to four years out, we've already you know, 107 00:05:51,467 --> 00:05:57,027 Speaker 3: locked in additional accommodations, the Olympic village is going to 108 00:05:57,027 --> 00:06:00,147 Speaker 3: be at UCLA, but that never has enough beds through everybody, 109 00:06:00,227 --> 00:06:01,947 Speaker 3: so we're you know, we're already looking to see what 110 00:06:01,987 --> 00:06:05,227 Speaker 3: we can provide around that area for the team. But 111 00:06:05,267 --> 00:06:09,347 Speaker 3: we've also got a number of other events before Los Angeles. 112 00:06:09,427 --> 00:06:12,827 Speaker 3: So while we're kind of ticking some Los Angeles milestones off, 113 00:06:12,867 --> 00:06:15,427 Speaker 3: we've still got the Winter Olympics to deliver next year, 114 00:06:15,827 --> 00:06:18,347 Speaker 3: We've got the Commonwealth Games to deliver next year, and 115 00:06:18,427 --> 00:06:21,387 Speaker 3: also a Youth Olympics later in twenty twenty six. So 116 00:06:22,067 --> 00:06:25,147 Speaker 3: it's kind of never stops really for us at INCIDOC 117 00:06:25,267 --> 00:06:28,467 Speaker 3: when it comes to planning and delivering games, and so 118 00:06:28,507 --> 00:06:32,427 Speaker 3: we kind of, you know, Los Angeles obviously being incredibly important, 119 00:06:32,467 --> 00:06:33,707 Speaker 3: we kind of just sort of add that to the 120 00:06:34,107 --> 00:06:35,507 Speaker 3: menu of things that we're working on. 121 00:06:35,867 --> 00:06:39,027 Speaker 2: Do you even start thinking about twenty thirty two yet 122 00:06:39,227 --> 00:06:39,467 Speaker 2: or not? 123 00:06:42,227 --> 00:06:45,507 Speaker 3: Yes, in a sense, we are. We're thinking about twenty 124 00:06:45,547 --> 00:06:50,667 Speaker 3: twenty two, sorry, twenty thirty two more from a probably 125 00:06:50,667 --> 00:06:57,307 Speaker 3: a commercial perspective. So INSIDOC has some operations and building 126 00:06:57,427 --> 00:06:59,987 Speaker 3: up our kind of support on the ground in twenty 127 00:07:00,067 --> 00:07:02,907 Speaker 3: thirty two in terms of how we fund the team, 128 00:07:03,027 --> 00:07:07,587 Speaker 3: you know, where We're largely a commercially fun the organization, 129 00:07:08,547 --> 00:07:12,507 Speaker 3: so we do think, you know, several cycles ahead in 130 00:07:12,587 --> 00:07:15,827 Speaker 3: terms of I guess how sustainability is an organization and 131 00:07:15,867 --> 00:07:18,067 Speaker 3: how we will fund teams two games? 132 00:07:18,147 --> 00:07:21,307 Speaker 2: All right, Well, it is, as I say, a little 133 00:07:21,347 --> 00:07:22,747 Speaker 2: way off, but it's going to rush up. And in 134 00:07:22,747 --> 00:07:26,107 Speaker 2: true American fashion, they love doing things on a large scale, 135 00:07:26,147 --> 00:07:28,227 Speaker 2: don't they. As you say, a couple of Olympic sized 136 00:07:28,227 --> 00:07:32,947 Speaker 2: swimming pools inside a NFL stadium opening ceremony across two 137 00:07:33,147 --> 00:07:37,107 Speaker 2: different venues. Are you aware of other sort of innovations 138 00:07:37,107 --> 00:07:40,947 Speaker 2: that the organizing committee have planned for us for twenty twenty. 139 00:07:40,707 --> 00:07:44,147 Speaker 3: Eight all they do certainly like to do it, but 140 00:07:44,427 --> 00:07:47,907 Speaker 3: I know, I'm sure I'll be keeping a few surprises 141 00:07:48,387 --> 00:07:51,347 Speaker 3: under wrapps. But you know, from what I've seen to date, 142 00:07:52,827 --> 00:07:56,667 Speaker 3: you know, LA's blessed with some fantastic facilities. You know, 143 00:07:56,747 --> 00:08:01,747 Speaker 3: has a number of existing proficial professional franchises with stadiums, 144 00:08:01,747 --> 00:08:04,987 Speaker 3: so the facilities are going to be absolutely brilliant. So 145 00:08:05,587 --> 00:08:07,587 Speaker 3: you know, I mightation is that it will be a 146 00:08:07,707 --> 00:08:11,147 Speaker 3: really slick games and provide a great experience for throw 147 00:08:11,187 --> 00:08:13,707 Speaker 3: athletes who are competing. But also, you know, I guess 148 00:08:13,747 --> 00:08:16,187 Speaker 3: the hundreds of New Zealanders that will be there to 149 00:08:16,227 --> 00:08:17,027 Speaker 3: support the team. 150 00:08:17,107 --> 00:08:18,907 Speaker 2: All right, brilliant Ryan, Hey, thank you so much for 151 00:08:18,947 --> 00:08:20,907 Speaker 2: the update this afternoon. Really appreciate your time. 152 00:08:21,187 --> 00:08:21,747 Speaker 3: You're welcome. 153 00:08:22,107 --> 00:08:25,987 Speaker 2: That's Ryan Archiebald here is the New Zealand Olympic Committee's 154 00:08:25,987 --> 00:08:30,587 Speaker 2: Team Services Director. So the schedule had already for twenty 155 00:08:30,667 --> 00:08:36,787 Speaker 2: twenty eight. Fourteen million tickets are on sale. Fourteen million. 156 00:08:37,427 --> 00:08:40,827 Speaker 2: Goodness me, I think I read that Los Angeles or 157 00:08:40,827 --> 00:08:42,627 Speaker 2: did Ryan just say it is the first one that 158 00:08:42,747 --> 00:08:47,667 Speaker 2: has no public funding. It's all privately funded, so I 159 00:08:47,667 --> 00:08:49,347 Speaker 2: guess that's why they've got to sell all the tickets. 160 00:08:49,867 --> 00:08:52,707 Speaker 2: The interesting part, the most interesting part, is the flipping 161 00:08:52,707 --> 00:08:54,907 Speaker 2: of the of the athletics and the swimming, and the 162 00:08:54,947 --> 00:08:57,507 Speaker 2: fact that there are changes within the track and field 163 00:08:57,507 --> 00:09:00,867 Speaker 2: program as well, in that the one hundred meters, the 164 00:09:00,907 --> 00:09:05,027 Speaker 2: women's hundred meters will all happen on the first day 165 00:09:05,387 --> 00:09:11,187 Speaker 2: semis final. The heats first heats Semis final, so those 166 00:09:11,227 --> 00:09:13,307 Speaker 2: who make the final of the women's one hundred meters, 167 00:09:13,347 --> 00:09:16,067 Speaker 2: and then on day two the men's one hundred meters 168 00:09:16,467 --> 00:09:20,347 Speaker 2: we'll all run three times on that day. Normally it's 169 00:09:20,667 --> 00:09:23,107 Speaker 2: a semi and a final on the same day. The 170 00:09:23,147 --> 00:09:26,627 Speaker 2: heats normally the previous day. Certainly it's split over two days, 171 00:09:27,347 --> 00:09:29,827 Speaker 2: but no, they want to hit with a bang. So 172 00:09:29,987 --> 00:09:33,787 Speaker 2: Zoey Hobbs, who will no doubt be there in LA 173 00:09:33,947 --> 00:09:38,947 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty eight. Well, hopefully fingers crossed run three 174 00:09:38,987 --> 00:09:41,787 Speaker 2: times on the opening day, a heat, a semi, and 175 00:09:41,827 --> 00:09:44,147 Speaker 2: hopefully the women's one hundred meter final, and then the 176 00:09:44,147 --> 00:09:46,467 Speaker 2: men will do that on the second day. The front 177 00:09:46,507 --> 00:09:48,747 Speaker 2: loaded a lot of the big events at the track 178 00:09:48,787 --> 00:09:50,667 Speaker 2: and field. I think I guess to hit with a 179 00:09:50,707 --> 00:09:54,067 Speaker 2: bang and the track and field will finish and then 180 00:09:54,107 --> 00:09:57,787 Speaker 2: the swimming will take place. It'll be quite a change 181 00:09:57,827 --> 00:10:00,827 Speaker 2: from what we used to where Olympics always start with 182 00:10:00,867 --> 00:10:02,307 Speaker 2: the swimming for a week and then we get ready 183 00:10:02,307 --> 00:10:04,547 Speaker 2: for the track and field. 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