R4v3n 0 Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 As someone previously said, the centennial games would had been realized in Athens automatically (but the IOC thinked that the city wouldn't be ready for the games in that time). Would liked that Salzburg or Pyeonchang win the 2010 games host, instead of vancouver. Link to post Share on other sites
torch-d 0 Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 2010 to Salzburg 2008 to Paris 2000 to Berlin, loved the venue clustering and the nice bear mascot 1996 to Athens 1992 to Berchdesgaden Link to post Share on other sites
Rob. 2040 Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 2000 to Berlin, loved the venue clustering and the nice bear mascot Rather than Sydney. Really? Link to post Share on other sites
torch-d 0 Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 2000 to Berlin, loved the venue clustering and the nice bear mascot Rather than Sydney. Really? I love Berlin. The 2000 bid was really great and as a German I would have liked to see the Games in Berlin. Link to post Share on other sites
Michael 1 Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Berlin 1936. "It will keep Hitler quiet" they all said. Those games didn't change anything and should have been in Barcelona. (People gloss over the fact with Jessie Owens that Germany finished top of the medal table.) Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Berlin 1936. "It will keep Hitler quiet" they all said. Those games didn't change anything and should have been in Barcelona.(People gloss over the fact with Jessie Owens that Germany finished top of the medal table.) Berlin got the games because of losing their hosting earlier Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Rols 1902 Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 It was also awarded the games before Hitler came to power _ indeed, the official Nazi Party response at the time was largely negative towards the games. Link to post Share on other sites
Kenadian 300 Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Hitler was elevated to Chancellor in 1933 and then Fuhrer in 1934. Berlin hosted the Olympics in 1936. I think you are confusing the Sudatenland and the Munich Agreement with the Olympic Games. Link to post Share on other sites
torch-d 0 Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 The Berlin Games were also very innovative. The first torch-relay was invented (by Carl Diem, who was no nationalsocialist). An Olympic legacy we have until today. They had the first TVbroadcastings there, too. So, not everything was bad in 1936. Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1693 Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 The Berlin Games were also very innovative. The first torch-relay was invented (by Carl Diem, who was no nationalsocialist). An Olympic legacy we have until today. They had the first TVbroadcastings there, too. So, not everything was bad in 1936. The (only) negative thing about the Berlin (more so than the 1936 Winter) Games was that the party in power hijacked them for their ends -- and the IOC kept its word to the city that won the bid. Also, the Nazis happened to be masters at iconography. Link to post Share on other sites
Guardian 22 Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 The Berlin Games were also very innovative. The first torch-relay was invented (by Carl Diem, who was no nationalsocialist). An Olympic legacy we have until today. They had the first TVbroadcastings there, too. So, not everything was bad in 1936. The (only) negative thing about the Berlin (more so than the 1936 Winter) Games was that the party in power hijacked them for their ends -- and the IOC kept its word to the city that won the bid. Also, the Nazis happened to be masters at iconography. Is it just me or the Olympic Games that gets hosted in Germany seem to get this kind of attention of sorts? First of all, the "real" first Olympic Games in Germany got cancelled because of WWI, the 1936 editions were "Hitler's Games", and the 1972 edition in Munich is talked about sometimes because of the slaughter of Israeli athletes. If Germany does get the Olympic Games again, will it get the "same treatment" as the other ones? I'm sure that the best highlights is what we should concentrate on about each Olympic Games, but it sickens me that the ones that contradicts the Olympic ideals is talked about the most. Link to post Share on other sites
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