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As long as we don't have to see Tom Cruise again, then it should all be good. Ugh, as long as they don't over do it with those. Especially the too rapp-ish stuff.

I thought that Brisbane was already the "Orlando/Miami of Australia".

Not exactly her best work.

To consider why? They should already know over there exactly why (as we have already known over here for years). Cause it was simply Rogge's redundant vanity project.

I think they need to pick a year & be firm with it already. And I'd say the sooner, the better, in both aspects. The 2036 Games seem like the most ideal, since there still doesn't seem to be a clear-favorite at this point for those Games. Just when you though there was, then there wasn't. Europe also has never gone 12 years without a Summer Games, so what are they still pondering on about. 🤷‍♂️

Yeah, I can get that, but it still disappoints me a bit. I'm the one who's argued in the past, that in order for the IOC to finally make it to Africa, that they were going to have to make several concessions for it. Like always making the case for Durban (cause it was the most Olympic-ready in their case) over the "better-known", bigger names like Cape Town or Johannesburg (not to mention the better weather in July/Aug. at a previous time when it was etched in stone by the IOC). I'd still say that maybe a better approached would be to have the vast majority of events between Durban & Johannesburg, since both of those are still way closer to one another than Cape Town is to either of them.

I seriously doubt that was the goal of the people when they went to the polls there last Sunday. I also doubt it's in any of the immediate goals of the new PM either.

Northern Italy needs to give it a rest. They've had more than their fair share of the Olympic pie already. Next up (for them) is Rome or bust.

That is kinda sad. These "country-wide" proposals would do nothing other than to dilute the Olympic atmosphere. Some people argue that "on TV" it doesn't make a difference, & while that may be true in the venues, on the streets of the anchor host city, I'd argue it would be a different story. We saw some of that in Milan 2026. Where many athletes & spectators were saying that the Olympic buzz wasn't all too present there. While in Paris 2024, that city there was absolutely electric (even including in the venues) during the Games. And that energy was still visible even on TV. Plus, how would South Africa answer the IOC's preferred time-window in a country-wide proposal, when only Durban would meet those requirement in the current July-Aug. time frame.

I'm not even seeing any real excitement over this thing either. I'm near one of the host cities too, & hardly even a peep.

I've read that any Leipzig effort would be involved with Berlin. Is that correct (or is Leipzig wanting to be silly enough again to want to do it on their own)?

Yes, of course. But then again, one would've thought that Turin 2006 should've worked against Milan (Cortina) 2026. I think this is neither here nor there. Milan 2026 was a late entrant compared to all the other (ultimately withdrawn) bids, minus Stockholm. Paris 2024 was also another late entrant, because at the time, it was so "will they bid, or won't they", because they were too leery about another loss. While Munich may be ahead at this point, until they get selected & have the full-backing of the DOSB, it's still anyone's (serious) game at this juncture.

Yeah, sure. But who? Let's take a closer look at that: Some are saying that India is just not up to the task because it needs so much work. So will an extra four years really make that much of a difference in their case? And the IOC basically told Indonesia, 'thanks, but no thanks'. China? I'm sure that the IOC wants to take a break from them for a while. Japan? After Tokyo 2020ne left a sour taste in their mouth? So that leaves basically just South Korea in Asia. And I'm not so sure the IOC would be so keen in going there anytime soon (I think they would be a "just in case" back-up if anything). Latin America? After Rio 2016 was always on pins & needles, not so sure the IOC is willing to return there anytime soon. As far as Africa is concerned, really only South Africa could make a credible case, & even in their case, it would be a risk. North America already has 2028 & Australia 2032. So that leaves no one else that would be really credible. After that, I think it can be looked at by a country-by-country basis, even if they're on the same continent.

By the time 2036 comes around, the whole world will probably be all too hot in the summer anyway. While I get the some of the sentiment here that Germany hasn't hosted recently, while Italy has (even though it's been for two winter Olympics), Olympic hostings aren't always exactly linear. Just ask Paris 2012 that. As the old saying goes around here, though; "you (also) have to be in it to win it". But if Germany is going to tip-toe around this (because of concerns about what 2036 could mean for them) & someone else credible was to come along (i.e. Italy) who was serious, it's not like the IOC shouldn't pay any attention to that. If Germany wants it, great. But make your case absolutely known. If not, then I wouldn't at all mind if Rome was to come in & sweep it (I think setting wise, they would give Paris 2024 a run for it's money). If India is really not up to the task, & Doha is still questionable even to the IOC, then someone else still has to host. They just have to seriously raise their hand. And while conventional wisdom use to dictate that back-to-back Olympics on the same continent use to be a no-no, we're starting to see now that doesn't matter as much anymore (i.e 2018, [2020ne], 2022 - 2026/2030). So who's to say we can't have Germany 2040 after Rome 2036. Olympic times are different now, & the IOC is demonstrating now that it can be flexible when it needs to be for it's own survival.

It's actually eight months now, but who's counting.