I was living in NYC when then Mayor Bloomberg was pushing hard to get the 2012 Games. Not a single citizen I knew was in anyway interested in hosting, and almost everyone was actively against the idea. In a sane world, there’d be one or two super arenas in constant use [FIFA, Olympics, etc]
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CopernicusQwark@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It’s interesting how populations are now growing extremely wary of hosting these events, though overwhelmingly enjoy watching them take place elsewhere. Peak NIMBY.
Just earlier this year Melbourne in Australia pulled the plug for the Commonwealth Games, citing cost blowouts, and now the CG are scrambling to find a new host given that there are zero cities interested in hosting.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 6 months ago
ohlaph@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Honestly, they should build one location for all games and just keep it maintained.
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You could even have a guest host country for some of the games. Play most of the sports in the primary location, and have satellite location(s) for a handful of events. That would reduce the burden on smaller host countries and allow the Olympics to shine spotlights on other countries.
ohlaph@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That would be awesome too.
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That’s a really good idea.
In the past, cities were clambering over wanting to host the Olympics because it would normally boost their revenue but so much more cost & trouble & local upheaval involved in building the venues.