2020 Olympic Games: Host City poll

[amoy]

Three head to the finale > Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul. Which would u vote for? Me for Istanbul

Six Applicant Cities for the 2020 Olympic Games
Six Applicant Cities for the 2020 Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is pleased to announce that six cities have been put forward by their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to apply to host the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in 2020. The cities, in alphabetical order, are: Baku (Azerbaijan), Doha (Qatar), Istanbul (Turkey), Madrid (Spain), Rome (Italy) and Tokyo (Japan).

 

[LurkerBaba]

Poll, added. Also, Doha's probably out of the race

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Qatar was hoping to add the event to the 2022 World Cup but was denied after a technical report found that shifting the Games from its traditional summer slot to avoid the extremes of temperature risked damaging television revenues.

The decision to drop Doha and Baku leaves the IOC with a weak field of just three cities, all of which face challenges.

Madrid is mired in the Eurozone crisis, Japan is still recovering from earthquakes and Istanbul faces infrastructure challenges and a clash with its ambition to stage Euro 2020 a month before the Olympics.

The decision to cut Doha was taken, the IOC said, for technical reasons, with concerns over climate, capacity, infrastructure and the impact on television schedules all cited as challenges.

The IOC is also known to be nervous about the impact of Doha's huge resources, and those of Baku, turning the campaign into a marketing arms race.

Doha's chances of becoming an Olympic Games host city severely diminished as IOC turn down 2020 bid - Telegraph

 

[nrj]

Madrid ? Rome ? What a joke! Where, when and how are they gonna grow money to host Olympics ?

Istanbul is a logical choice

 

[p2prada]

Tokyo! Tokyo! Tokyo!

 

[Yusuf]

None of the cities. Italy and Spain are a joke. Japan needs to recover and Istanbul, well it still is nowhere as it thinks it is. You know what even the US, UK or other European powers can't considering the times. India is yer to recover from the Commonwealth scam. Beijing anyone?

 

[nrj]

If Rio can host Olympics, why not Istanbul ?

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BTW Chicago did not make to the shortlist? weird

 

[Oracle]

We're talking about 2020 guys. World economy would be in a better position by then. I vote for Spain.

 

[Razor]

Tokyo-desu

 

[Singh]

I vote for Istanbul. Go Turkiye !

 

[Blackwater]

I vote for Karachi,everybody will run for gold medal when bullets fly:taunt1::taunt1:

 

[LurkerBaba]

June 4 - Madrid will win its campaign to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics as long as the Spanish economy does not collapse, bid leader Alejandro Blanco (pictured right) has predicted.

Madrid 2020 will win if Spain can regain financial confidence, claims bid leader | 2020 Summer Olympics | insidethegames.biz

 

[Dovah]

Team Tokyo

 

[pmaitra]

I vote for Baku, Azerbaijan.

Why Baku?

• It is a oil rich country flush with funds.
• It is not a western democracy where progress and construction work can be stymied by litigation.
• It is also going to take care of disruptive irritants like protests with an iron hand.
• It can ensure good security, given that it is friendly with Russia and can get the KGB to help its security services.
• It is located at a place that is neither too hot nor cold.
• It offers excellent tourist attractions close by, such as the Fire Temple, old fortresses like in Derbent, in neighbouring Dagestan, cruise on the Caspian Sea and a visit to see the Caspian Sea Monster, i.e. the Ekranoplans.
• Its location is more or less central to most participating countries.