5 Aug 2012, Olympic Stadium, London.
“The mixed zone has become the most important place in a sports venue for a reporter. It is where the athletes and media can meet and for the journalists to get short interviews and quotes from the athletes.
At the Olympic Games, every athlete is required to leave the field of play through the mixed zone, at both training and competition venues. Other individual sports have different rules.
Athletes are not required to speak with the media at the Olympic Games, they can just walk directly through if they wish, speaking with no one, but mostly they will stop and speak with as many media as they can.
It is also the athletes chance to answer questions from the media and to express themselves and their thoughts on the competition, win or lose. Mixed zones can be very emotional places for athletes after a big win, or unexpected loss.
Coaches of team sports also pass through the mixed zone.
It is important to understand the sport you are covering. For ice hockey, for example, both teams leave the ice through the mixed zone after a match. For figure skating, swimming or athletics, however, the athletes go through the mixed zone after every heat or performance, meaning as a reporter you may need to go back and forwards from the press tribune - mixed zone - press tribune. News agencies and large newspapers will have reporters located in the tribunes seats and also dedicated in the mixed zone.
Organising Committees often try to just ‘fit in’ the mixed zone within available space. This leads to failure, for the athletes, the media and the event. This is a critical operation at any sports event and must be given appropriate importance, thought and staffing.”
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