FYI Posted May 28, 2024 Report Posted May 28, 2024 Other news sources just mainly copy-&-paste Olympic-related news information anyway, since many of them are not Olympic-niche news websites. So if some are waiting for other outlets to post more info about this, I'm not so sure then if that would give any more 'confirmation' about it, if that's what one is looking for. It'll be interesting, though, if Rob here at GB's does report anything about this, considering THIS is an actual Olympic-niche news related website, & it's basically where I like to get all of my Olympic-related news & info because of that. That said, my bet is still on India. But again, I also still wouldn't be surprised if BNC have already 'promised' this to the Qatari's (in this "new-norm" era) & are just waiting for a more appropriate time, according to them, to announce it. Quote
SportLightning Posted May 28, 2024 Report Posted May 28, 2024 2 hours ago, Bear said: well of course ITG is going to say that, aren't their writers all from Spain? I'm personally going to wait until another news source reports on and confirms what Relevo said. They haven't finalized it yet. But. It's most likely to be selected in 2026 after the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games. Quote
FYI Posted May 28, 2024 Report Posted May 28, 2024 Well, let's see if Bach comes out & also calls this "fake news" if it doesn't have any merit. If he doesn't at some point soon, then it should really make one ponder then. 1 Quote
yoshi Posted May 28, 2024 Report Posted May 28, 2024 Well I doubt anyone is taking Inside the Kremlin as a valid source of reference so yeah I'll wait for something from @GBModerator to back this up. That's one thing making me suspicious, even though this Spanish site seems to have a good record - it'd be unusual for an Olympic scoop like this to be first picked up by someone other than ModRob or a major world newspaper. Quote
baron-pierreIV Posted May 28, 2024 Report Posted May 28, 2024 It was one thing asking one sport/one federation to move things around to Nov-December. It's another to have 33 or 34 federations cause upheaval in their calendars. School / sports / sponsor calendars will ALL be severely impacted. I don't think the IOC can get all of them in line for Nov-December 2040 SOGs -- and then keep WOGs on for February 2042?? Quote
Gonzo Posted May 29, 2024 Report Posted May 29, 2024 ABC Australia picked up the news Quote Reports in a Spanish newspaper claim that the IOC has earmarked Doha, Qatar as the host of the 2036 Olympics. Relevo reports that Doha is the preferred bid among IOC members and due to weather conditions, it is expected to host the games in November-December period. India and Germany were also rumored as potential 2036 hosts. An official announcement is expected in February 2026. Quote
Australian Kiwi Posted May 29, 2024 Report Posted May 29, 2024 Quote it is expected to host the Games in November-December period. Melbourne: Quote
Australian Kiwi Posted May 29, 2024 Report Posted May 29, 2024 But also, if this does eventuate... enjoy watching athletics on temporary stands in Mount Gravatt on a brisk evening in 2032, over the MCG or Stadium Australia in 2036 (its also Sydney that's been robbed of a potential second Olympics as much as Melbourne). Quote
yoshi Posted May 29, 2024 Report Posted May 29, 2024 Is there any reporting on this that comes from other sources to that Spanish site? They could be right, not dismissing them out of hand like I would if it first came from new ITG but they seem to still be on their own as far as original findings go... and I'd have thought some papers - or our own ModRob - might be digging to find out if this has got truth to it. Quote
stryker Posted May 29, 2024 Report Posted May 29, 2024 Fake News and crackpot journalism. This story is as credible as a Fox News story citing "evidence and unnamed sources" that Donald Trump was the actual winner of the 2020 election. Prior to ITGs recent takeover this story would've never seen the lift of day. Relevo? Never heard of them. Guess they peddle in fake news too Quote
FYI Posted May 29, 2024 Report Posted May 29, 2024 Well, if indeed it is, then as I said, let Bach come out & anoint it as 'fake news', like he was quick to do so with the Brisbane 2032 cancellation news. But knowing this, he'll probably avoid the media for a few weeks now so that no one asks him any questions over such fake news. 10 hours ago, Australian Kiwi said: Melbourne: 10 hours ago, Australian Kiwi said: But also, if this does eventuate... enjoy watching athletics on temporary stands in Mount Gravatt on a brisk evening in 2032, over the MCG or Stadium Australia in 2036 (its also Sydney that's been robbed of a potential second Olympics as much as Melbourne). And there's only ONE person that you can blame for that. Quote
Sir Rols Posted May 29, 2024 Report Posted May 29, 2024 On 5/29/2024 at 9:01 AM, baron-pierreIV said: It was one thing asking one sport/one federation to move things around to Nov-December. It's another to have 33 or 34 federations cause upheaval in their calendars. School / sports / sponsor calendars will ALL be severely impacted. I don't think the IOC can get all of them in line for Nov-December 2040 SOGs -- and then keep WOGs on for February 2042?? With up to a decade or more to reschedule things, I don’t think that’d be anywhere near as much a hindrance as NBC’s contract. They all end to schedule around the Olympics rather than the Olympics around them. And as for NBC, it’s convenient the current contract ends in 2032, and the next one will kick off with SLC to sweeten any issues they’d have with a late start in 2036. And anyway, streaming is changing the game for broadcasting. They’ll live with it if it happens. 1 hour ago, FYI said: *Plus, Bach has already said that the Summer Games could be moved later into the year (hint-hint, wink-wink) to accommodate for "climate change"! Shifting may well be inevitable. Okay, this is not Ahmedabad or Doha, or North America or Europe - yet. But this is SCARY temps. Delhi temperature hits 52.9C, shattering India’s national record Quote
FYI Posted May 29, 2024 Report Posted May 29, 2024 Fifty-three degrees "scary"? That is a cool, crisp fall day in these parts of the globe! But seriously, yes 127F is indeed scary! Those are Mojave deserts temps here. How much of that, though, is also contributed in Delhi being a mega city (congestion, construction, dirty air, etc). It's on course to even surpassing Tokyo as the world's most populous metropolis by the next decade. All the more reason why Delhi might just not be fit as an Olympic host, & why the push for Ahmedabad as an alternative. I've never been to India, but some of the documentaries I've seen on the country, the congestion & chaos just seem insane, even in Ahmedabad. But I digress, since it's starting to topic drift. Quote
iceman530 Posted May 30, 2024 Report Posted May 30, 2024 correct me if Im wrong, isnt India extremely humid too? So that's just compounding the misery. Quote
baron-pierreIV Posted May 30, 2024 Report Posted May 30, 2024 10 hours ago, iceman530 said: correct me if Im wrong, isnt India extremely humid too? So that's just compounding the misery. In the coastal areas and some inland. Quote
venuedesignlover Posted June 6, 2024 Report Posted June 6, 2024 Be prepared for a lifeless games. Quote
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