FYI

Haven't you noticed the recurring theme here by now? That the Brisbane 2032 Games will be nothing short of peaches & creams, & rainbows & 'sunshine'.

The irony of where the woman shouldn't have won.

This has been pointed out to them countless times before. But it doesn't matter to them. Even a blip of so-called intent by anyone gets mentioned here by them. Mickey Mouse can make a simple declaration that Disney World will throw it's hat in the ring, & all of the sudden, you'll see an updated list of the "crowded field of interested parties" on here.

Lisa has always been a spitfire around here anyway.

That might not be necessary. After today, they may not return after months (or maybe again years) later.

Ain't that the F'n truth!

And what other U.S. city, do you suggest, can take on the monumental task of hosting the 2028 Olympic Games with only 3-1/2 years to go to those Games? And besides, most of the other well-known U.S. cities didn't want the Olympics in the first place. That's how we wound up with Los Angeles by default for a third time. You mean like this one? https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/15/texas-power-grid-winter-storm-2021/ Isn't that exactly what they did, though, when they double-awarded Paris 2024 & L.A. 2028? How many doom-&-gloom stories did we here of Paris 2024 prior to the summer of 2024? And those Games were one of the most successful Games in recent history, if not ever. It has also long been argued that there is no other U.S. city better equipped to comfortably, & sustainably, host a Summer Olympics than L.A. with all of it's existing & high-quality sporting infrastructure, that really no other U.S. can comfortably match. It's a tough call even for NYC.

No, of course not. I was only saying that *theoretically* speaking (& going by just the dates, & no other [political] considerations). Most of us know that's being reserved for India (or Qatar). That's why I went on to say this.. I only brought up Buenos Aires (again, theoretically speaking, if one was to take Bach's words at face-value) because the OP said this: "The IOC did not change the dates for Sydney or Melbourne to host 2032". Which most of us here also know why that really was, & it wasn't that black-&-white.

Buenos Aires could easily host in September, considering their weather then is quite similar to Brisbane's (the 2032 host) in July-Aug. And considering how the IOC president, Thomas Bach, has recently said that the dates can be "pushed back to later in the year due to climate change", then that doesn't appear to be as much as an obstacle going forward as it once was. Things can change, as they always do, especially when we're talking many years in advance. Just look at Brazil; when they were selected to host the 2016 Olympics, their economy was buzzing right along. But once the 2016 Games were near, Brazil was in a recession, & many there then were questioning all the spending being done on the (FIFA WC & the) Olympics. That said, I don't see Santiago (or any southern hemisphere "interested party") getting 2036 anyway (not so soon after Brisbane). Bach & Co. surely have their sights already set somewhere else on who their "preferred bidder" is going to be for those Games, & we could find that out as soon as March of next year.

I'm sure that was already pre-arranged long in advance before Wasserman's scandal broke out. But I didn't mention that to give any indication that she (& her brother) would've been his "bread-&-butter", only merely giving credence when you said - "Wasserman borders on the *arrogant*" (but surely it's more like IS than 'borders'). Since in my next post, I also highlighted how L.A.'s '28 legal chief also resigned from her post last month, that she had since 2015, right after Bille's announcement. So besides Billie & Tanja, I'm sure there are many others out there who would also likely share that same sentiment.

Oh yeah, & then the L.A.'28 legal chief resigned (who had been onboard since 2015) shortly thereafter Billy said goodbye.

Some would say that he already is. Billy Eilish (& her brother), for example, already gave him the boot after his scandal of extra-marital affairs came out.

Yeah, I posted this about the over-tourism back in early-July in the 'Barcelona '92, 30th anniversary' thread: And would also agree that would be a mood-killer for any Olympic bid endeavor there. I also still maintain that the SOC (which is headquartered in Madrid) would not endorse Barcelona anyway (it's only some city sports official there that's talking about it ATM). If another Summer Olympics were to come to Spain, surely they want them in the national capital next. Plus, we also still have Germany & Italy waiting even longer for their next (Summer) Olympics, & Turkey has never even hosted. Also, some still looking at this as a "race" totally negates now how the IOC Bach & Co. run the show over in Lausanne these days, that can leave many in this so-called 'crowded field of interested parties' left "in the dust" (yet again). So it wouldn't surprise me in the least, if they already have a "preferred bidder" in mind as soon as the next IOC session of March of next year.

Considering how the Olympics are actually still growing instead of shrinking, I don't see how they are "embracing" such a notion. You still need the facilities regardless, which smaller cities simply just don't have enough of.