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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I'm surprised anyone is surprised by the opposition. Do you read the news? The public opposition to hosting Olympics (and the World Cup) is growing worldwide, as the costs for these things has spiraled out of control in the last 15 years, and the organizations running them have been exposed as deeply corrupt. As was mentioned up-thread, any time hosting has been put to a public vote in recent years, it has lost. There were marches and riots in Brazil. The number of countries that submit bids to host is getting fewer and fewer. Only two countries bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, neither of them democracies.
'The Olympics are dead': Does anyone want to be a host city any more?
NOBODY WANTS TO HOST THE OLYMPICS |
Check the list of 2026 host city hopefuls, there's more than 10 of them. There's definite interest in hosting this particular Olympics which in terms of relevance, is the only thing that matters to us in this instance.