Chile among several nations currently in dialogue to host the 2036 Olympic Games with decision expected “before LA 2028”: Sport Minister

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Chile is planning to leverage venues and infrastructure prepared for the Santiago 2023 Games to host the Olympics in 2036, including the National Stadium Sports Complex in the capital

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[baron-pierreIV]

Chile is a non-starter for '36.  Not only is it such a small nation -- in an earthquake-prone zone no less, but it would be the 2nd consecutive southern hemisphere setting' so NO GO for '36 not unless India, Qatar or Türkiye all collapse.  Buenos Aires would be the next South American city due for a SOG, not Santiago.  

[Red Centaur]

This is great news. Chile would be a perfect host: climate and people are amazing. Love how the Olympics is embracing smaller nations and fitting into a city rather than expecting Olympic Parks to be built etc. 

[FYI]

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 Love how the Olympics is embracing smaller nations and fitting into a city rather than expecting Olympic Parks to be built etc. 

Considering how the Olympics are actually still growing instead of shrinking, I don't see how they are "embracing" such a notion. You still need the facilities regardless, which  smaller cities simply just don't have enough of.

[Roger87]

On 10/7/2024 at 6:08 PM, Red Centaur said:

This is great news. Chile would be a perfect host: climate and people are amazing. Love how the Olympics is embracing smaller nations and fitting into a city rather than expecting Olympic Parks to be built etc. 

Eh, just because they entered in talks doesn't mean they will be picked. This is common diplomatic talk. 

[stryker]

On 10/8/2024 at 8:08 AM, Red Centaur said:

This is great news. Chile would be a perfect host: climate and people are amazing. Love how the Olympics is embracing smaller nations and fitting into a city rather than expecting Olympic Parks to be built etc. 

It's all smoke. Bach said the same thing about Lima after they hosted the Pan Ams. The IOC isn't going back to South America after the Rio debacle. Also, Santiago struggled getting preparations done for the Pan Ams. They cannot host the Olympics.

[brasilolimpico]

I really can't understand how you can consider "Rio 2016" a disaster, it may not have been better than London or Paris, but without a doubt it was very far from a disaster.

Any future Olympic edition in South America faces an obvious problem: the weather.

In July-August it is cold in Santiago or Buenos Aires. The IOC did not change the dates for Sydney or Melbourne to host 2032, why would they do this for two cities in countries with economies unable to host the games?

Any future edition in South America will take place in Brazil. No other country in the region has the economy or climate conditions to host the games.

[FYI]

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In July-August it is cold in Santiago or Buenos Aires. The IOC did not change the dates for Sydney or Melbourne to host 2032

Buenos Aires could easily host in September, considering their weather then is quite similar to Brisbane's (the 2032 host) in July-Aug. And considering how the IOC president, Thomas Bach, has recently said that the dates can be "pushed back to later in the year due to climate change", then that doesn't appear to be as much as an obstacle going forward as it once was. 

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Any future edition in South America will take place in Brazil. No other country in the region has the economy or climate conditions to host the games.

Things can change, as they always do, especially when we're talking many years in advance. Just look at Brazil; when they were selected to host the 2016 Olympics, their economy was buzzing right along. But once the 2016 Games were near, Brazil was in a recession, & many there then were questioning all the spending being done on the (FIFA WC & the) Olympics. 

That said, I don't see Santiago (or any southern hemisphere "interested party") getting 2036 anyway (not so soon after Brisbane). Bach & Co. surely have their sights already set somewhere else on who their "preferred bidder" is going to be for those Games, & we could find that out as soon as March of next year. 

[AustralianFan]

Autumn Olympic Games on the horizon

The IOC Executive Board recently flagged that due to the warming global climate that they are seriously considering allowing future ‘Summer Olympic Games’ to be held in cooler months, eg northern hemisphere autumn.

Tokyo 2020 was badly hit by heatwaves and their marathon started in the cooler early morning, as it did ar Paris 2024.

Such a rule change would involve a relaxation to the IOC’s current mandatory July/August hosting requirement.

Such a hosting rule change would open the door for countries such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia to host the Games in say November as they absolutely cannot host in the oppressive deadly heat of July/August.

Brisbane 2032 is being held in winter time but a milder, drier winter than say Sydney or Melbourne. The IOC July/August rule was introduced after the Sydney 2000 Games were held in September (spring).

[Roger87]

On 10/13/2024 at 5:11 PM, FYI said:

Buenos Aires could easily host in September, considering their weather then is quite similar to Brisbane's (the 2032 host) in July-Aug. And considering how the IOC president, Thomas Bach, has recently said that the dates can be "pushed back to later in the year due to climate change", then that doesn't appear to be as much as an obstacle going forward as it once was. 

Yeah, but if honests, weather is the least of the issues in Buenos Aires. Let's see if this government doesn't fall in another Argentinazo while half of the population is living in poverty while paying the financial default. It may take 10-12 years to return to levels of 2015. 

[StefanMUC]

On 10/14/2024 at 1:11 AM, FYI said:

Buenos Aires could easily host in September, considering their weather then is quite similar to Brisbane's (the 2032 host) in July-Aug. And considering how the IOC president, Thomas Bach, has recently said that the dates can be "pushed back to later in the year due to climate change", then that doesn't appear to be as much as an obstacle going forward as it once was. 

 

Yeah, but we all know he certainly did not think about Buenos Aires when he suggested the date frame should not be seen so strictly…

[FYI]

2 hours ago, StefanMUC said:

Yeah, but we all know he certainly did not think about Buenos Aires when he suggested the date frame should not be seen so strictly…

No, of course not. I was only saying that *theoretically* speaking (& going by just the dates, & no other [political] considerations). Most of us know that's being reserved for India (or Qatar). That's why I went on to say this..

On 10/13/2024 at 7:11 PM, FYI said:

That said, I don't see Santiago (or any southern hemisphere "interested party") getting 2036 anyway (not so soon after Brisbane). Bach & Co. surely have their sights already set somewhere else on who their "preferred bidder" is going to be for those Games, & we could find that out as soon as March of next year. 

I only brought up Buenos Aires (again, theoretically speaking, if one was to take Bach's words at face-value) because the OP said this: "The IOC did not change the dates for Sydney or Melbourne to host 2032". Which most of us here also know why that really was, & it wasn't that black-&-white. 

[brasilolimpico]

Argentina is an economically broken country, they are not in a position to host any high-level event for the next 20 or 30 years.

Chile is too small from an economic point of view to host the Olympics.

Colombia is still an emerging country with a small economy.

Brazil is the only option, although I don't see the country clearly being uninterested in seeking a new Olympic edition for at least one or two generations. The next major bid will probably be for the 2050 FIFA World Cup.

The truth is that in South America only Brazil can currently host Level A events, just look at what FIFA did with the South American multinational bid for the 2030 World Cup.

The situation is even more dramatic in Africa, where I don't see the IOC finding any country with the political and economic conditions to host a Summer Olympics. Some may advocate Cape Town, but the climate is an impediment. I believe that an edition in Africa is a few decades away.

Regarding climate change, I am not a denier, however, the summer in Tokyo has similar weather conditions to the summer in Rio de Janeiro and this does not prevent high-level sporting events from being held in Brazil. There are cities in Brazil that are much hotter than Rio de Janeiro, and this does not mean that we are reserving our sports for outside the hot season.

The motivation is exclusively to meet the desire of countries with desert climates or subject to monsoons in July and August, but for public relations purposes they put the argument on climate change.

[fusilli]

6 hours ago, brasilolimpico said:

Argentina is an economically broken country, they are not in a position to host any high-level event for the next 20 or 30 years.

..not to mention politically.