baron-pierreIV Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 So now it looks like maybe five or six cities will bid: USA, Paris, Durban, Istanbul, Baku, and Doha Some 15 months ahead of the deadline, and you're sure of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I still wouldn't rule out a Rome 2024. Look at the financial crisis in Spain and Madrid still Bid for 2012, 2016 and 2020. Rome would have a much stronger Bid then Madrid had IMO and Madrid came 3rd in 2012, 2nd in 2016 and 3rd in 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Some 15 months ahead of the deadline, and you're sure of this. I'm sure that it looks like maybe five or six cities will bid. Hard to aruge with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Yeah, but arguing exactly which ones are is hard. No one knows for sure exactly which five or six cities until we have the applicant list from the IOC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I still wouldn't rule out a Rome 2024. Look at the financial crisis in Spain and Madrid still Bid for 2012, 2016 and 2020. Rome would have a much stronger Bid then Madrid had IMO and Madrid came 3rd in 2012, 2nd in 2016 and 3rd in 2020. But Spain wasn't in financial crisis when they bid for 2012 though & even for 2016. It wasn't 'til the 2020 bid that their economy came seriously into question & they tried to combat that with their "austerity" bid, which obviously didn't do them any good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 But Spain wasn't in financial crisis when they bid for 2012 though & even for 2016. It wasn't 'til the 2020 bid that their economy came seriously into question & they tried to combat that with their "austerity" bid, which obviously didn't do them any good. IMO, the financial situation won't stop Italian authorities from Bidding for 2024 with Rome. The only thing that is going to stop them Bidding is a referendum NO vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 The financial situation already made Italian authorities stop a Rome bid before. So why not this time? Do we even know if there would be a referendum about a bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Guys, relax, Tony has a mole planted in the Italian government telling him everything being said about the bid. So I believe what Tony says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Guys, relax, Tony has a mole planted in the Italian government telling him everything being said about the bid. So I believe what Tony says. Very funny. Seriously, I don't think Rome would Bid and pull out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Very funny. Seriously, I don't think Rome would Bid and pull out again. Or they might not bid in the first place... Tony, I'm just curious. Why are you so behind a Rome bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger87 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I still wouldn't rule out a Rome 2024. Look at the financial crisis in Spain and Madrid still Bid for 2012, 2016 and 2020. Rome would have a much stronger Bid then Madrid had IMO and Madrid came 3rd in 2012, 2nd in 2016 and 3rd in 2020. WRONG During 2012 and 2016 Spain wasn't in economic crisis as FYI. Tony, if you forget that, in 2020 race we have only THREE contenders, so staying in third place is equal in last place. Also, beside a close call in 2012, keeping in second place during 2016 wasn't exactly a sign of "goodwill" when Madrid lose to Rio with an average difference of 3:1 votes. With this result will consider that Madrid was mostly a sacrificial lamb. Well, the financial crisis stopped Italy in 2020. And let's not forget that the current government is more rejective to the idea of a SOG. I know we have our favorites, but remember what happened before,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.bernham Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Some 15 months ahead of the deadline, and you're sure of this. A week ago I would have added Rome to that list, as of right now the list looks something like that and now we can kinda add Berlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 IMO, the financial situation won't stop Italian authorities from Bidding for 2024 with Rome. The only thing that is going to stop them Bidding is a referendum NO vote. Maybe not, but just like Madrid 2020, a Rome 2024 bid would suffer much in the same way that the Spanish bid did. Especially if we also have stronger bids on the table from the likes of Paris & Berlin. Why would the IOC go with the Italians then if they still have a dire economic situation hanging over them. Like 2020, the IOC would then pick the safer option for 2024 (of course having Durban in the mix too, twists things a bit, but pretty much stays the same in the Euro-category). Especially when Paris & Berlin haven't hosted the longest for a Summer Olympics than Rome did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Rome speed up Plans for 2024 Bid, but still lack Government Support. Full story here - http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2024/1019604-rome-speed-up-plans-for-2024-bid-but-still-lack-government-support - Source: Inside the Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Bach Says Rome 2024 Bid Would Be a Strong One ROME June 9, 2014 (AP) IOC President Thomas Bach offered his encouragement Monday to a possible Rome bid for the 2024 Olympics, saying the Italian capital would be a "very strong contender." Rome, which hosted the 1960 Games, pulled out of the bidding for the 2020 Olympics when the Italian government refused to provide financial backing. No decision has yet been made on whether to bid for 2024. "It's not a secret, a Rome bid for the 2024 Games would be very strong," Bach told a Rome conference celebrating the centenary of the Italian Olympic Committee. "Italy is a country with a great passion for sport and great athletes and is efficient in hospitality and organization. "It would be a very strong bid which would have the sympathy of a lot of people, not only in the Olympic family but inside the whole movement." A Rome bid could face competition from Paris; Doha, Qatar; Istanbul, Turkey, and cities from the United States, Germany and South Africa. Bids will be submitted to the IOC next year, and the host city will be selected in 2017. Bach also said the International Olympic Committee is looking at shaking up the bid procedure in the future. "We need to change philosophy," he said. "In the past we needed to build many stadiums with huge capacity and with so many technical procedures to respect. "At the time maybe it was right but it doesn't respond to today's demands. We have to think about how the games could enter into the social fabric of the host country. We have to be more flexible, starting with the program, and understand how to best manage costs." Changes to the bid process are among the issues being considered as part of Bach's "Agenda 2020," his blueprint for the future of the Olympic movement. Recommendations will be put to a vote at a special IOC meeting in Monaco in December. Bach also sought to assuage concerns over Rio de Janeiro's delayed preparations for the 2016 Olympics, saying "great progress" has been made recently. IOC members have openly said the games are at risk and preparations are the "worst" in recent memory. The IOC has sent special advisers to Rio to help organizers get on track. "There is no time to lose but we are confident because everyone is working at close quarters and with a great collaborative spirit," Bach said. "I am certain that the Rio Olympics will be full of typical Brazilian enthusiasm. We have seen great progress in the last few months, in particularly in the city of Rio de Janeiro." Ap http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/bach-rome-2024-bid-strong-24057895 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I stopped reading that as soon as it had "Bach says" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I stopped reading that as soon as it had "Bach says" Yeah, bla bla as usual. And even more evidence that there's no evidence he's particularly pushing Africa, given that he's just charming his hosts wherever he travels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Yeah, bla bla as usual. And even more evidence that there's no evidence he's particularly pushing Africa, given that he's just charming his hosts wherever he travels. Right now, he strikes me as the stereotypical tourist with a bunch of stickers on his suitcase saying where he's been. As if we're supposed to read anything into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Shut up Bach. Go back to sword fighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woohooitsme83 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Bach says every city would be a "strong one" Yeesh, at least think of something creative and different from the Africa statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 He's following in his predecessor's footsteps. Instead of Rogge-speak, we're now in the Bach-speak era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vrysxy Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 He said the same thing from the United States lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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