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Bookmark this - Baz Luhrmann will be the Ceremonies Director

The IOC may look at it but NBC will say no, more chance Paralympics move to January

Kirsty would need to strike will the iron is hot as they say IOC session in June this year - announce and vote on all the future sports for 2032 and beyond and in which edition they will be held in

COC listening https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/canada-could-consider-2038-games-bid-should-swiss-plans-fall-through-9.7075592

2034 would have to be the last of the "traditional" games and then a hard reset for 2036/38 with summer sports dropped in 36 swapping over to 38 Bidding for 38 can reopen if Switzerland don't want it

Reddit post (so take with grain of salt) saying that 2034 will be the last games with sliding sports included

one article says the IOC wants to wean off the sliding sports because it does not fit the woke IOC agenda as it uses up too much power & water plus not mention the fact that germany dominates it

but what is the definition of a "summer" sport volleyball, handball, soccer, basketball for example all their major leagues play during the winter

paywalled https://www.sportandpolitics.de/streicht-das-ioc-bob-rodeln-und-skeleton-aus-dem-olympischen-programm-3/ https://duncanmackayveritas.substack.com/p/the-cappuccino-edition-16-bobsleigh

Rumors of major changes coming up with possible vote at next IOC session in June Sliding sports may get axed (due to track costs), some summer sports may move over to Winter games (Volleyball & Handball mentioned)

Old topic locked -> However Victorian State Government Cabinet Papers from 1990 have been released today after 35 year embargo and they have shown that the Government at the time did not outline truthfully all the expected costs They claimed the 1996 Games would post an estimated $80 profit, however they refused to factor in any ancillary costs which would of led to hundreds of millions cost blowout if the Melbourne bid was successful By 1992 Victoria was financially screwed anyway but thanks Coca-Cola Atlanta for saving us from an even worse situation

Wasserman visit raises the threat of LA 2028 Olympics Boycott Thursday 11 December 2025 The chances of a boycott of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics have grown after LA 2028 Chairman Casey Wasserman made an unannounced visit to the site of the 2023 October 7 massacre and heaped praise on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting between the two on Thursday. Wasserman told the Prime Minister that his leadership in the last two years made him "proud to be a Jew". Wasserman's move is certain to anger Arab & Muslim countries while the Palestine Olympic Committee is reported to be dismayed at Wasserman's visit. ----

Well lets hope they do a better job than the corruption riddled 2010 version

Nigeria is in the middle of a Christian Genocide, doubt it will host 2034

The old Corruption King John Coates unable to help himself popping up in the newspapers today gloating how he successfully bribed two Africans to win the vote