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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Folks, there's a reason why sensible democracies like Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and Norway are backing out of Olympic bids.
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This is true for 2022 but really that is the only event it has been true for so far. The real thing is that countries on wasting money on the bid process, when the winner is likely determined already.
Germany, France, Spain, Austria, etc have all kept their bid in for a Winter Olympics within the last 10 years.
Same thing with the Summer Olympics.
For 2012 London, Paris, Madrid, and New York all had kept their name in the bidding process.
For 2016 Madrid, and Chicago kept their bid in the hat.
In 2020 Tokyo is the host, but Madrid and Rome were also bidding.
And for 2024 so far the big democracies are still there too, with Los Angeles, Hamburg, Paris and Rome all meeting the deadline for the initial bid.
IMO Toronto dropped out knowing that with those other big hosts were going to have an advantage, and they are better offer saving the bid for 2028.