Poland 2036

[TorchbearerSydney]

Fantastic.....would be an amazing coming out party for Poland.....by 206 it would have been 20 years since a new country hosted the SOG (or WOG).

[Roger87]

I guess the thing may help with this particular bid is related about how Warsaw is becoming a more cosmopolitan European global city with the recent points of economic growth and development. There would have time to build a new Barcelona type project. 

Still, let's see what happens next. 

[SportLightning]

1 hour ago, TorchbearerSydney said:

Fantastic.....would be an amazing coming out party for Poland.....by 206 it would have been 20 years since a new country hosted the SOG (or WOG).

It would be fantastic to see Warsaw host. I agree.

[iceman530]

I like this a ton.  Poland's economy and defense are projected to grow drastically over the next decade.  Great way to modernize some of Warsaw's infrastructure too.  

[stryker]

6 hours ago, iceman530 said:

I like this a ton.  Poland's economy and defense are projected to grow drastically over the next decade.  Great way to modernize some of Warsaw's infrastructure too.  

Warsaw will need a ton  of investment in both sports and transportation infrastructure. Costs could get out of hand very quickly. I mentioned before that Warsaw has no need for an Olympic sized athletics stadium so the only option is building one that likely becomes a white elephant using the Slaski Stadium in Chorzow which hosted athletics for the European Games. Outside of the national stadium which has a retractable roof, Warsaw lacks even one 10,000 seat arena. It's public transportation would need millions in upgrades to handle the influx of visitors not to mention more hotels. Sports facility wise, Krakow is more ready than Wsrsaw.

The only way it might work is if it's a joint bid with Krakow to minimize costs.

[stryker]

On 8/18/2023 at 10:43 AM, iceman530 said:

So, all things equal........if Poland and Seoul are the final two, who gets it?  Seoul?

Seoul in a landslide. They are a safe bet. X

[AustralianFan]

It will be up to Poland to choose if they publicly elaborate further on why they are no longer interested in the 2036 Games.

Is this more likely another politician in a ‘changed government’ not wanting to follow-through on the previous government’s 2036 Olympics plans, and then having the gall to actually blame the previous government for this “inaction” ?

 

[Roger87]

Considering this is what happened with Colombia (At Pan Ams true) I guess better now than later. 

[AustralianFan]

3 minutes ago, Roger87 said:

Considering this is what happened with Colombia (At Pan Ams true) I guess better now than later. 

Very different situations.

The 2036 Olympic Games have not been awarded to anyone yet, far from it.   Only interested parties in continuousdialogue exist for the 2036 Games, that’s it.

On the other hand, Colombia were stripped of the 2027 Pan American Games after having been previously been formally awarded them and signed the host city contract already.

[AustralianFan]

The Poland Pivot:  2036 Olympic Games

1. 28 September 2023:   Poland says it wants to pursue hosting 2036 Olympics - AP News
2. 15 October 2023:        Poland National Election Held
3. 5 January 2024:         Poland not ready to bid for 2036 Summer Olympic Games, says minister - The First News.com

 

[StefanMUC]

On 7/15/2023 at 7:18 AM, StefanMUC said:

Kaczynski always hated Putin and Russia, even more so after blaming him for the plane crash where his brother/President died in 2010. That didn’t stop him creating a party around his own will himself. And that party is still highly manipulative and thus very likely to win the elections.

Glad I was wrong with my election prediction and Poland is back to becoming a real democracy again.

And restoring democracy should always have precedence over vanity projects like the Olympics, especially when they come from the antidemocratic previous government and its strawman President who sadly is still the head of state for a while.

[FYI]

^OMG, but is Poland's new PM's name really Donald Tusk?!   Oh, the irony if we're talking about democracy! 

[StefanMUC]

2 hours ago, FYI said:

^OMG, but is Poland's new PM's name really Donald Tusk?!   Oh, the irony if we're talking about democracy! 

He was already PM long before the other one started his "political career" though. And then he had one of the EU top jobs as well later.

[SportLightning]

14 hours ago, AustralianFan said:

It will be up to Poland to choose if they publicly elaborate further on why they are no longer interested in the 2036 Games.

Is this more likely another politician in a ‘changed government’ not wanting to follow-through on the previous government’s 2036 Olympics plans, and then having the gall to actually blame the previous government for this “inaction” ?

 

That means, it could be a big boost for Mexico City (With Guadalajara, Tijuana and Monterrey) as a potential 2036 games host.