The Summer Games of the XXXII Olympiad

[Buzz Rules]

Canceling the winter olympics would be a political loss for China -- since Japan was able to host the games, China will need to follow suit, or lose face.

All the more reason to cancel it.

 

[Dead2009]

I wonder if Japan kicked everyone out after the closing ceremonies, lol.

 

[Dead2009]

Thank you @ronandannette for this thread. You'll have to start another one next year for the Winter Games.

https://www.disboards.com/threads/xxiv-olympic-winter-games-bejing-2022.3847843/
Already done

 

[prairie_girl]

https://www.disboards.com/threads/xxiv-olympic-winter-games-bejing-2022.3847843/
Already done

Already commented on it lol

 

[HiStitch626]

I wonder if Japan kicked everyone out after the closing ceremonies, lol.

Pretty quick, I believe the athletes and coaches were required to depart within 48 hours of their event ending.

 

[ronandannette]

https://www.disboards.com/threads/xxiv-olympic-winter-games-bejing-2022.3847843/
Already done

Enjoy!

 

[Jennasis]

I think the time has come to stop having host "city" and just have a host country. This way they can have the games played at multiple cities around the country using EXISTING facilities. Forget an Olympic village...just put them up in hotels near their venues. NO building new facilities.

 

[Dead2009]

I think the time has come to stop having host "city" and just have a host country. This way they can have the games played at multiple cities around the country using EXISTING facilities. Forget an Olympic village...just put them up in hotels near their venues. NO building new facilities.

Ehh, if the US were a host "country", holding an event in Kansas wouldnt be as appealing as it would in say California or New York.

 

[Jennasis]

Ehh, if the US were a host "country", holding an event in Kansas wouldnt be as appealing as it would in say California or New York.

Not sure what event would need to be held in Kansas. You hold each event in the country wherever you have outstanding facilities already built for it. In many cases, it's already happening. The equestrian events, sailing and several others are often held VERY far from the host city.

 

[Dead2009]

Not sure what event would need to be held in Kansas. You hold each event in the country wherever you have outstanding facilities already built for it.

So....the major cities essentially on the east and west coasts. Also you could probably have baseball or soccer in Kansas.

 

[Jennasis]

So....the major cities essentially on the east and west coasts. Also you could probably have baseball or soccer in Kansas.

You got it.

 

[Marrila]

So....the major cities essentially on the east and west coasts. Also you could probably have baseball or soccer in Kansas.

Or..Nebraska. Baseball CWS field is impressive.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

So....the major cities essentially on the east and west coasts. Also you could probably have baseball or soccer in Kansas.

Off topic of course for this thread but KC probably isn't ever going to make it for a big big thing just because of the infrastructure like hotels and transportation (lack of public transit a big one even with the Streetcar) and whatnot and it's not for lack of trying to get huge things here (although we did host the Super Bowl) but KC would be good for baseball, basketball and soccer in terms of Olympic sports. All are conveniently located near enough to each other but cars would be needed. Soccer is on the KS side (and there's a lot of soccer fans here) with baseball and basketball on the MO side. The Big 12 tournament is already held here for basketball at the former Sprint Center (now T-Mobile Center) and Sporting Park has held the Lamar Hunt/U.S. Open Cup game as well as the MLS All-Star game as well as the US men's team. Kauffman Stadium for baseball is considered one of the best around.

That said even my husband and I agree we just wouldn't be the best to host something this big. We are located in the middle of the country (time zones wouldn't be as big of an issue too), with an airport near, but lack other amenities that everyone would need to make it attractive enough to host Olympic games.

 

[SirDuff]

If you like stats and graphs, this article (BBC - so a bit UK-centric).
https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/58109921
I love the irony of Canada coming 4th in the forth-place table

And given the earlier comments about Canadian women outperforming Canadian men - Canadian women won 75% of Canada's medals (highest percentage across the countries) and 71.42% of our Gold medals.

 

[KayMichigan]

The idea of having a permanent host country for the Olympics has been floated before, but has never really gained traction. For one thing, it would mean that the IOC wouldn't get its usual bribe money.

And if it ever did happen, the permanent host country would almost certainly not be the US. It would probably be Greece or France, the two countries most closely associated with the Games. Not sure either country wants that job.

And I noticed that most of the athletes seemed to have already left the stadium before the closing ceremony was over - did they leave during the Paris segment? When they cut back to the field and did the final fireworks with the ARIGATO sogn, it looked like just about everyone was gone.

 

[Karin1984]

The idea of having a permanent host country for the Olympics has been floated before, but has never really gained traction. For one thing, it would mean that the IOC wouldn't get its usual bribe money.

And if it ever did happen, the permanent host country would almost certainly not be the US. It would probably be Greece or France, the two countries most closely associated with the Games. Not sure either country wants that job.

No one wants that job, because it's incredibly expensive like all international events.
With Eurovision, the winning country hosts next year. When Portugal won in 2017 it was an issue, because the country had enough financial issues already.

 

[PirateBrigade]

No one wants that job, because it's incredibly expensive like all international events.
With Eurovision, the winning country hosts next year. When Portugal won in 2017 it was an issue, because the country had enough financial issues already.

When the powers that be floated the idea of San Francisco 2024, public response was resoundingly negative. I'm glad Los Angeles has it for 2028, I will be happy to visit...makes me wonder how crowded DLR will be with all the regional visitors + volleyball happening down the street at the pond.

 

[WickstarRunner]

I think the time has come to stop having host "city" and just have a host country. This way they can have the games played at multiple cities around the country using EXISTING facilities. Forget an Olympic village...just put them up in hotels near their venues. NO building new facilities.

The idea of joint bids or regional bids is far more likely. The World Cup in 2002 was in Japan/South Korea and worked well, in 2026 it'll be in Canada/USA/Mexico. There was talk of a joint Toronto/Lake Placid bid for the Winter Games not too long ago. This would allow countries that are usually too small to host as well as spread cost around.

However, part of the idea of the Olympics is for everything to be centralized so that there is more of a village feel, a community. There's more to the Olympics than just the sports. It's also an arts and technology festival which is obviously harder to do when spread out.

 

[Julie's Haircut]

Svetlana's стрижка волос decree USSR still Olympic champions!!

Weak capitalist Amerikan swine no match for glory of Soviet superiority.

USSR kick Amerikan butt!! 139 medals to puny 108 for 'Murica



All Hail Mother Russia



Her kick crap out Lady Liberty one hand tied behind back.

Svetlana command you stand at attention and honor Soviet anthem.

(Actually, the Soviet National Anthem is quite a beautiful tune. I enjoyed it after hearing it so often in 1972 and 1976.)

 

[JPPT1974]

About six months from now or give or take will be the Winter Games in Beijing China. Very few cities like Beijing China there have hosted both the summer and winter Olympics.