Cities That Have NEVER Hosted an Olympics that SHOULD in the Future
My List:
NYC; CHICAGO; SAN FRANCISCO; SEATTLE; DENVER; MIAMI; BOSTON; PHILADELPHIA; TORONTO; BUENOS AIRES; SAO PAULO; SANTIAGO; MADRID; ST. PETERSBURG; COPENHAGEN; VIENNA; WARSAW; PRAGUE; MILAN; MUMBAI; SHANGHAI; HONG KONG; OSAKA; NAGOYA; CAPE TOWN and/or JO'BURG |
Chicago was supposed to host the 1904 Olympics.
But the little shits down in St. Louis stole it from us. So we repaid the debt by beating them in everything else. (except baseball) |
I agree with that list. Unfortunately, I will only see a few in my lifetime.
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Detroit was a runner up in 1968 and lost to Mexico City.
It's a shame too, because landing the Olympics may have really aided in the city's recovery from the 1967 riots and, thus, helped to stem the city's decline. I would love for them to host one some time in the future, maybe even a joint international game with Windsor. |
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Istanbul, Tehran, Mumbai, Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Lagos...
If the olympics is truly global, North America and Europe could stand to take a break from hosting. |
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It's why, although you can't trust the IOC, they should have some kind of endowment/fund sent up to pay for facilities in countries where they can't build their own facilities. |
I'll echo that the Olympics need to be global, to represent the rings for each continent that is its logo for starters.
Top candidates: Cape Town/ Johannesburg for Africa (SA has already held the world's biggest sporting event, the World Cup), and would symbolise the last ring Istanbul (top runner for first Islamic country to host), maybe Cairo or Dubai Bangkok/ Singapore - first for SE Asia Warsaw/ Prague/ Budapest - first for Eastern Europe (outside Russia) Delhi (already held the Commonwealth Games) - first for the Indian subcontinent Other cities: NYC, Toronto, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Madrid, Tehran, San Francisco, Lima, Bogota |
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Most likely future choices (because of financial resources, good transportation etc.): New York City, Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Denver, Shanghai, Osaka, Hong Kong, Copenhagan/Malmo |
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I can’t even imagine how much of a mess an Olympics in Lagos or Mumbai would be. Maybe in another 100 years. |
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i was really dissapointed when chicago didnt get them this last time.
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There’s enough debate about whether it’s worthwhile for a city/country to host an Olympics. Any mayor or head of state who approved funding an Olympics elsewhere should be immediately impeached. |
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So as not to repeat what's already been said I'd like to see the winter Olympics go to Finland. Lack of a high enough mountain has always been the issue but I'd still like to see it in Helsinki. Have the downhill in another country. Quebec City and Santiago are 2 other potential sites.
For summer Olympics I'd like to see them in Vancouver but only after Toronto has had them first. |
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Very conflicted on the Olympics. Feels like a red herring to me. The infrastructure improvements would be nice.
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