StefanMUC

So I get the source is that dubious ITG site? Not clicking on any of their links anymore, but I‘m fully with @Olympian2004 here. Especially on the overtourism, I cannot imagine the good people of Barcelona wanting to touch the Olympics anytime soon, great legacy or not. Plus of course, Madrid would never let this happen, once was enough for them.

It sounds like the latter is exactly what they are planning…

Some updates: While Berlin is making the usual mess out of things by claiming they have most venues ready when some of that stuff is really not usable in current format (rowing on a lake without competition in decades etc), Rhine-Ruhr is in trouble as some of the venue plan for next year‘s FISU University Games fell through and MPs heavily criticised the (mis-)management. That seems to give Munich a slight advantage as main host. Today however Northrhine Westphalian government however announced plans for a „modular athletics stadium“ for 40k. That is the major puzzle piece missing for Rhine-Ruhr („95% ready“, says the state PM), so might be a solution. Several sites are considered for building it, post-Games transformation into housing/offices with park in the middle. Hamburg had a similar idea for 2024 IIRC. Let‘s see if that materialises… Also more and more clear the aim is 2040 with narrative of 50 year unification. High risk if Istanbul would get 2036 of course, but if not still most likely next European in line for 2040.

I guess Saudi/Chinese/Indian sponsors will fill the coffers in the future and also tell the IOC where to spend their money. With major Japanese sponsors gone, there will probably even less chance of a „Tokyo consolation Games“ or WG in Sapporo in the foreseeable future (2 decades) now too.

Well, Toyota is out of it… https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/toyota-ioc-ipc-olympic-paralympic-games-top-sponsorship-end/

While the newest German member (Michael Mronz) is the widower of our former foreign minister and almost became brother-in-law of Steffi Graf in the early 90s when his brother dated her. (he's of course been busy in sports events industry for quite a while already, not the least as the mastermind behind the disastrous 2032 failure, but hey, it gave him the personal IOC membership as a compensation)

Wow, that’s a great summary (or rather: thesis) of KC!

Surprising El Moutawakel is not there. I know there‘s a considerable „Coe is the best choice“ crowd here, but that‘s hardly significant for IOC members with other interests. Coventry after all then?

Same here. Aren‘t there any good servers up for sale at Temu???

Nawal El Moutawakel is the one used to overcome hurdles

Thanks for the update! After some personal shenanifans over the last few weeks I have not been paying much attention to be honest. But yesterday‘s German gold for Natascha Hiltrop was also special since she lives/competes in my parents‘ (and thus my former) hometown 😃

Munich just got a (non-coloured) installation in the Olympiapark two years ago actually, nothing before.

Ingolstadt has quite a nice historic centre actually. It‘s not only home of Audi but also where Mary Shelley placed Frankenstein and his creation! Definitely worth a visit, if you can avoid fast food.

And I thought it‘s my infection-caused hearing impairment.

Well, the corruption stories are not untrue probably…and if anyone knows the exact story, it‘ll be the Kremlin.