Anyone who complains about the coverage of this Toronto Pan on Brazilian television doesn’t know how much difficulty Canadians are going through to be able to watch the competition. According to the newspaper Toronto Sunshinethe broadcaster responsible for broadcasting in the country, the Radio-Canadaleft something to be desired and didn’t convey many important moments.
One of the mistakes of Canadian television was not to broadcast the women’s basketball final, in which the local team managed to surprise the North American favorites and ultimately won the gold medal. THE Radio-Canada he also missed the baseball final, another sport that resulted in a Canadian gold medal.
“I was surprised,” said Bal Gosal, Canadian Minister of Sports, when asked about the fact that television did not broadcast both the men’s baseball final (Sunday) and the women’s basketball final ( Monday).
“I would like to have more media coverage, I thought it would be like this. When I saw the ticket sales and the audience, I thought the media coverage would increase. That’s what I would like see in Canada, with amateur sports more present,” he declared. added.
The official Pan television cannot say that the lack of audience is the explanation for the absence of broadcasts. THE Yahoo Sports reported that the three highest-rated sporting events in Canada last weekend all came from the Toronto Games.
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