If Brazil cancel the Olympics could Atlanta be an emergency host city. (closing, cost)

[demonta4]

Has there been any news about the police issues and gangs in Rio? Are there no protests being held over the lack of infrastructure improvements in Rio's favelas?

[bUU]

Originally Posted by krogerDisco

And if the games were moved to Atlanta, it could have been the West Nile virus. Or maybe everything is just fine as it has been pre-treated.

We'll never know, either. The reality is that there are differences in standards. It's a reality, without prejudice.

Originally Posted by krogerDisco

My point is Athens has built the infrastructure and has what is needed in place.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ga...on-in-pictures

Originally Posted by krogerDisco

The point made was an athlete got sick because of conditions in Rio. This thread is about the possibility of Atlanta filling in, in a pinch. Apparently, Atlanta has a pestilence too.

Or does it? Maybe it just has a condition, by comparison. That's really the issue - relative comparisons. If the world was just black and white it would all be so much easier wouldn't it? But it isn't. There is a spectrum - in this case a spectrum of risk. Some places post greater risk than others. That's not the same as saying that there is the absolute absence of risk somewhere. There doesn't need to be for one place to have more or less risk than another place.

[krogerDisco]

Originally Posted by bUU

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ga...on-in-pictures.

Eh...Atlanta would have a similar issue.

Atlanta 1996 Olympics: How the venues look now | www.ajc.com

But at least they have the foundation on which to restore rather than building from scratch.

[bUU]

Originally Posted by krogerDisco

Eh...Atlanta would have a similar issue.

Except more money to bring them up to spec and keep them that way long-term, if the city could be assured of the income every 20 years.

Greece doesn't have that advantage.

Furthermore, with Greece, they would need to rehab so many more facilities, because Atlanta has maintained at least some world class facilities regardless of hosting.

[Zanarkand A East]

Originally Posted by Gulch

In fairness, we did get two within 12 years of each other (Los Angeles in 1984 and Atlanta in 1996), plus two Winter Games book-ending them (Lake Placid in '80 and SLC in 2002). Most of the recent lack of hosting had stemmed from stadium disputes (NYC in 2012) and a pissing match between the IOC and USOC on the allocation of TV revenue (which helped derail Chicago's 2016 bid).

I'd bet money that Los Angeles is selected next year for 2024.

Rome will get its second before LA or Paris get their third.

[bUU]

Europe just hosted the games in 2012, and in 2004 before that. By 2024, it will have been 28 years since North America hosted the games.

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by Zanarkand A East

Rome will get its second before LA or Paris get their third.

Rome's bid may be in trouble.

ROME (AP) — Rome's bid for the 2024 Olympics is in serious trouble with the city's new mayor maintaining her opposition to the candidacy.

"My position isn't changing. Right now it's really not a priority for Romans," Virginia Raggi told Euronews on Wednesday in her first interview since being elected.

Raggi pointed to spiraling deficits in Olympic cities.

"Already with 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in debt, Rome can't permit taking on more debt to make cathedrals in the desert," she said.

Representing the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, Raggi won a runoff Sunday to become Rome's first female mayor and, at age 37, also its youngest.

Raggi said her opposition to the bid has nothing to do with fears of corruption or Mafia involvement.

"My 'no' is very clear. It starts with the numbers," she said. "Historical data from the Olympics — discounting eventual episodes of corruption — shows us that the costs are not sustainable. Other cities have already withdrawn their bids for these reasons. And I don't think they were thinking about corruption or Mafia infiltrations."

Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago acknowledged Tuesday that IOC rules for candidates require undivided support from the city, the Olympic committee and the government, and that if one of those pulls out, "we would be too weak."

[krogerDisco]

Originally Posted by bUU

Except more money to bring them up to spec and keep them that way long-term, if the city could be assured of the income every 20 years.

Greece doesn't have that advantage.

Furthermore, with Greece, they would need to rehab so many more facilities, because Atlanta has maintained at least some world class facilities regardless of hosting.

If Greece is assured the games every 4 years, getting sponsors won't be a problem. I bet even Coke would pony up money to be the official soft drink. Once assured of being a permanent site, they can keep up the venues. As it is now, no real reason to. Atlanta tried to persuade the US Open to move to Atlanta and make use of its tennis venue but to no avail, so it has fallen into disrepair.

[Atlwarrior]

Originally Posted by krogerDisco

If Greece is assured the games every 4 years, getting sponsors won't be a problem. I bet even Coke would pony up money to be the official soft drink. Once assured of being a permanent site, they can keep up the venues. As it is now, no real reason to. Atlanta tried to persuade the US Open to move to Atlanta and make use of its tennis venue but to no avail, so it has fallen into disrepair.

Greece currency is weak and also in tremendous debt to other nations.

[krogerDisco]

Originally Posted by Atlwarrior

Greece currency is weak and also in tremendous debt to other nations.

Greece uses the Euro as their currency. The USA has a tremendous debt and about 1/3 of it is to other nations.