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[NaNa]

Handa, on Oct 12 2009, 07:36 PM, said:

I don't think Africa will get Olympics until Rio Proves to be a success.

People of African descent have contributed more to Sport than you Europeans or Asians.
You have no power to deny to Africa anymore.

[Feheva]

NaNa, on Oct 14 2009, 12:07 PM, said:

South Africa is richer than China and it is richer than South Korea.

I have nothing against SA, but what do you mean by that?

[Rafa]

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[NaNa]

Feheva, on Oct 14 2009, 05:38 PM, said:

I have nothing against SA, but what do you mean by that?

Well they gave the Olympics to Seoul in 1988. For what? That country was not developed then.
It's GDP per capita was puny then, it still somewhat is.
You Europeans and Asians have no power anymore.
You cannot deny the games to Black Africa.

[Feheva]

NaNa, on Oct 14 2009, 04:25 PM, said:

Well they gave the Olympics to Seoul in 1988. For what? That country was not developed then.
It's GDP per capita was puny then, it still somewhat is.
You Europeans and Asians have no power anymore.
You cannot deny the games to Black Africa.

I see your point now...
You mean today's South Africa is richer than South Korea from 1988.
You need to be more specific when you write in order to make your point.

By the way, I'm Brazilian...

[cslopes54]

Becuz south Africa is richer than other counties doesn't give it the right to host. It's a Matter of deserving the games. If people are so concerned about bringing the games to "Black Africa" like it was mentioned above then why not give a chance to other african places? SouthAfrica is very different from the rest of the continent.

Just my opinion...

[Rafa]

Interesting note from Wikipedia:

Cape Town's weather compares very closely to San Francisco, except for temperature. Cape Town receives fractionally more sunlight hours than San Francisco (3070 vs 3030 hours), fractionally less rainfall (515mm vs 518mm) and fractionally less wind (an average 3 on the Beaufort scale with just under 50% wind probability, vs an average low Beaufort 4 at just over 50% wind probability). However, Cape Town is significantly warmer, with an annual average ambient air temperature of 19 °C (66 °F) versus San Francisco's 13 °C (55 °F). Comparing this to other Mediterranean climates, this is warm but not hot. This temperature is significantly more than Barcelona (16 °C (61 °F), slightly more than Rome (18 °C (64 °F), slightly less than Palermo or Athens (20 °C (68 °F) and the same as Naples. Cape Town receives far more light than any major city in the Mediterranean however, with Madrid (the sunniest large city in Europe) receiving only 2830 hours per year.

[aluz]

Mo Rush, on Oct 15 2009, 04:28 PM, said:

Interesting note from Wikipedia:

Cape Town's weather compares very closely to San Francisco, except for temperature. Cape Town receives fractionally more sunlight hours than San Francisco (3070 vs 3030 hours), fractionally less rainfall (515mm vs 518mm) and fractionally less wind (an average 3 on the Beaufort scale with just under 50% wind probability, vs an average low Beaufort 4 at just over 50% wind probability). However, Cape Town is significantly warmer, with an annual average ambient air temperature of 19 °C (66 °F) versus San Francisco's 13 °C (55 °F). Comparing this to other Mediterranean climates, this is warm but not hot. This temperature is significantly more than Barcelona (16 °C (61 °F), slightly more than Rome (18 °C (64 °F), slightly less than Palermo or Athens (20 °C (68 °F) and the same as Naples. Cape Town receives far more light than any major city in the Mediterranean however, with Madrid (the sunniest large city in Europe) receiving only 2830 hours per year.

Interesting Mo. The only issue when comparing Cape Town to Northern Hemisphere Mediterranean cities' climate is that the SOG would be held during Winter/Spring in Cape Town, while in the others it would be in Summer. This trend makes many Southern Hemisphere suitable cities unlikely to host, such as Buenos Aires and Santiago, for instance.

Do you know in which dates Cape Town should propose the SOG to be held? And what would be the average temperature and rainfall for that period?

[demetrius]

Mo Rush, on Oct 15 2009, 04:28 PM, said:

Interesting note from Wikipedia:

Cape Town's weather compares very closely to San Francisco, except for temperature. Cape Town receives fractionally more sunlight hours than San Francisco (3070 vs 3030 hours), fractionally less rainfall (515mm vs 518mm) and fractionally less wind (an average 3 on the Beaufort scale with just under 50% wind probability, vs an average low Beaufort 4 at just over 50% wind probability). However, Cape Town is significantly warmer, with an annual average ambient air temperature of 19 °C (66 °F) versus San Francisco's 13 °C (55 °F). Comparing this to other Mediterranean climates, this is warm but not hot. This temperature is significantly more than Barcelona (16 °C (61 °F), slightly more than Rome (18 °C (64 °F), slightly less than Palermo or Athens (20 °C (68 °F) and the same as Naples. Cape Town receives far more light than any major city in the Mediterranean however, with Madrid (the sunniest large city in Europe) receiving only 2830 hours per year.

That's why South African wines are so tasty!!!

[Felipe Menegaz]

Well, just for comparison:

1981 - Bidding process for the 1988 Summer Olympics

South Africa - 82.797 billion dollars
South Korea - 74.504 billion dollars

1986 - Bidding process for the 1992 Summer Olympics

South Africa - 65.424 billion dollars
Spain - 244.481 billion dollars

1990 - Bidding process for the 1996 Summer Olympics

South Africa - 111.998 billion dollars
United States - 5,800.525 billion dollars

1993 - Bidding process for the 2000 Summer Olympics

South Africa - 130.448 billion dollars
Australia - 304.593 billion dollars

1997 - Bidding process for the 2004 Summer Olympics

South Africa - 148.836 billion dollars
Greece - 133.128 billion dollars

2001 - Bidding process for the 2008 Summer Olympics

South Africa - 118.563 billion dollars
China - 1,324.814 billion dollars

2005 - Bidding process for the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Africa - 242.676 billion dollars
United Kingdom - 2,282.888 billion dollars

2009 - Bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympics *

South Africa - 277.379 billion dollars
Brazil - 1,481.547 billion dollars

* IMF staff estimates.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

CURRENT WORLD RANKING (2008)

• United States - 14,441,425 (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996)
  
• Japan - 4,910,692 (1964)
  
• China - 4,327,448 (2008)
  
• Germany - 3,673,105 (1936, 1972)
  
• France - 2,866,951 (1900, 1924)
  
• United Kingdom - 2,680,000 (1908, 1948, 2012)
  
• Italy - 2,313,893 (1960)
  
• Russia - 1,676,586 (1980)
  
• Spain - 1,601,964 (1992)
  
• Brazil - 1,572,839 (2016)
  
• Canada - 1,499,551 (1976)
  
• India - 1,206,684
  
• Mexico - 1,088,128 (1968)
  
• Australia - 1,013,461 (1956, 2000)
  
• South Korea - 929,124 (1988)

...
32. South Africa - 276,764