Guardian Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Well, it seems that the race for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games has begun. The first article that I have found about it so far is coming out from MOSCOW. Link: SportingNews: Moscow Bids To Host First Youth Olympics In 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filipe_Golias Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Hmmm... Will the IOC throw right away the first edition into a world capital, like Moscow, in prejudice of other low-profile cities? And if the IOC is to treat these Games as a high-level sporting event, will it accept that Russia gets two Olympics in 4 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainad Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 I think the Russians have got a bit carried away with Olympic fever! I can understand the enthusiasm of a city like Moscow for wanting the chance to bid for these Youth Olympics but I feel they need to be realistic and realise that,in the larger context,Russia has already just been awarded a major Olympic event and I doubt that the IOC will want to hand them two such prizes in short order! I feel that these Games are ideally suited for some of the smaller cities and countries who are never likely to stage the full-blown thing to become a part of the Olympic hosting experience.And I have a strong feeling that the IOC will be looking in this direction too particularly to stave off criticism from some quarters that it only seems to be currently awarding its events to the bigger,richer places! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filipe_Golias Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 It's the wiser move, if they wish to shake off a bit the elitist character of the Olympic Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 I don't know about "elitist" so much. It's just that the modern Olympics requires major infrastructure in place which is beyond the realistic reach of many cities. In this case, the IOC has an opportunity to lay down a marker that this is going to be a smaller event that smaller cities can make a bid for and have a realistic chance of winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filipe_Golias Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 With Singapore uncertain of their interest for 2010 and India claiming it's too soon, I'm starting to believe that the first edition will indeed be given to a big city with all infrastructure already in place - either a former Olympic city or a failed bid city that went forward with its plans. If Sochi hadn't got the Winter Olympics, I'd say Moscow could land the first Youth Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 With Singapore uncertain of their interest for 2010 and India claiming it's too soon, I'm starting to believe that the first edition will indeed be given to a big city with all infrastructure already in place - either a former Olympic city or a failed bid city that went forward with its plans. If Sochi hadn't got the Winter Olympics, I'd say Moscow could land the first Youth Games. Then, what about Athens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Then, what about Athens? I'm surprised Athens hasn't come up. They have the facilities in place, it would be fittingly symbolic for the first games, and the Greeks I'm sure would be keen to make their mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filipe_Golias Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Yeah, I'm surprised they haven't given signs of morally claiming these first Games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I'm surprised Athens hasn't come up. They have the facilities in place, it would be fittingly symbolic for the first games, and the Greeks I'm sure would be keen to make their mark. Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Perfect. Especially that Athens' Olympic venues are the latest ones to be built so far, ahead of what Beijing is doing right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goey Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Athens has my vote for the first YSOG. Now what about the first YWOG? Salt Lake, Torino? or someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord David Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Athens has my vote for the first YSOG. Now what about the first YWOG? Salt Lake, Torino? or someone else? Vaduz, Liechtenstein! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggler Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Athens has my vote for the first YSOG. Now what about the first YWOG? Salt Lake, Torino? or someone else? Maybe Salzburg should try I mean they have almost all venues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Well, Calgary could do it, in terms of being the first host of the winter version, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Getting back in topic, I think it could be a Moscow/Singapore showdown here. Of course, we still haven't seen how many cities are wanting to take a shot at the 2010 Summer YOG yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Getting back in topic, I think it could be a Moscow/Singapore showdown here. Of course, we still haven't seen how many cities are wanting to take a shot at the 2010 Summer YOG yet. What about Hamburg _ I thought they'd announced a bid as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 What about Hamburg _ I thought they'd announced a bid as well? That is what I didn't hear before. Hmmm.... Well, Hamburg has a lot of potential to do it. Why not? Have they put forward a bid for it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filipe_Golias Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 In 10/11 days we'll know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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