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Also there are still some people secretly hoping for Qatar 2022 not to happen and therefore this thread to remain as it is...
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10,000 Tennis centre according to international tennis federation site among others
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the mascot will be hello kitty with 3 eyes.
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All Olympic bids are just unpredictable, in this case if the Istanbul unrest was a week before the election and a nuclear leak in Tokyo the day before as well, maybe we would be talking of Madrid 2020 today!
This however, is a too desperate and expensive technique to get the Olympics "try until you are at the correct point at the correct time as the only viable alternative".
On the other hand if there was zero chance for them to get it why were they shortlisted to beggin with?
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This has probably discussed somewhere before, but why Durban and not Cape Town? I think CT will have better odds!
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Madrid 2024
It made sense 4 years ago, well guess what it still makes sense!
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Well, London bid four times and won four times for example.
London has organised three times and the first two do not qualify as bids really given there were no many alternatives!
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No. Don't count the tie-breaker. Istanbul actually got 12 more votes in the final round. Istanbul is really a hard place to stage something as large as an Olympics. And a lot of the stuff will happen in the outlying suburbs of the city They should've just gone for Euro 2020. Or can they stilll gof for that. And enuf with those stupid headscarves in an int'l forum. It just spells the death of one's chances in an int'l competition with those head-towels. They cause your brain NOT to think, ladies!!
I think, I saw one of those ladies, is the wife of the PM.
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TOKYO OMG
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I think them showing Istanbul before Tokyo = Tokyo winning
No it is just in order of appearance
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Just 12 plus around 10 minutes left...
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Istanbul is closer than ever to their dream!
Actually it is all decided we just have to wait...
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Tokyo - 54
Istanbul - 43
Ok If you get this one too, I promise not to disagree with you again!
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TOLD YA!!
Respect
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Mathematically Tokyo is favoured, but in real life people can change their votes!
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Istanbul to win
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Madrid out
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Oh god what does it mean????
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we are back...
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I have not been this anxious since the time I had to sing for an open audition.
How did it go?
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Apparently voting will begin at 3:45 now and last till 4:00.
That was the timetable all along!
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It's back. Madrid out on 1st round.
OMG I even noticed three IOC members reading "Secrets of the Olympic Ceremonies"
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Too bad. I would have loved to see what the computer guys at IOC have imagined as fake bid city names this time. They are always so tongue in cheek.
Possibly previous host cities... That actually would be very interesting!!!
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My prediction:
Madrid Out first
Tokyo Out second
Istanbul Winner!
Athens 2004 - 10 Years Anniversary
in General Olympics Discussion
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In the case of Athens it is not very fair to judge the Games under the circumstances in view of the very difficult financial condition that Greece is.
But lets put some things straight
1. Organisation wise the games were successful much more than some of the preceding games wanting it or not.
2. The opening ceremony was an artistic event and as such, not everyone will like it or has to like it for that matter. It may have appealed more to people that have a specific background and specific educational background (and you can see than sometimes in the nationality of the commentators) while others failed to connect with it because they could not, or the creators failed to make them, understand the message. It was not some much what was shown it was more a message that the artist tried to present. It was not the technology or tricks shown it were the message. And believe it or not the whole Opening ceremony had a single story to tell which was unique in that respect compared to any other before or since.
3. The problems of the post-game use of the venues started long before Greece was in any financial constraint and just mirrored a certain disrespect to public property and funds that the Greek politicians and society has developed in the last decades and still, unfortunately has.