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I don't think the US deserves to be on the "overrepresented" list with only 4 cities out of 30 Olympics. I would think that the nation contributing the most athletes and sponsors to the Games might have gotten even more consideration than that.
As far as some of the newer areas becoming a heavier part of the rotation, it will depend on how Rio does in 2016 and how the stability of different regions plays out in the next few years.
4 games out of 32 games so far selected. The US is certainly not an 1/8 of the world either by population or by number of countries. That's pretty much what I mean by overrepresentation.
4 games out of 32 games so far selected. The US is certainly not an 1/8 of the world either by population or by number of countries. That's pretty much what I mean by overrepresentation.
St Louis hardly counts, in 1904 the Olympics were hardly a thing, of the 621 athletes at St Louis 526 where American.
4 games out of 32 games so far selected. The US is certainly not an 1/8 of the world either by population or by number of countries. That's pretty much what I mean by overrepresentation.
Considering the levels of participation, the US is underrepresented. Athletes, medals, dollars, sponsors, etc. It's not just about population figures...if it were then China would have hosted about half the time.
The USOC has so much egg on their face. Why didn't they just go with LA in the first place? We have the infrastructure, we have the support from City Hall, we have the experience, and we have the weather.
The USOC has so much egg on their face. Why didn't they just go with LA in the first place? We have the infrastructure, we have the support from City Hall, we have the experience, and we have the weather.
Yeah good choice by Boston. I had some friends visiting that live in the city and they were against the games too.
I mean, in the long run it really doesn't matter as it's pretty unlikely the US gets the games. But LA is easily the most fiscally responsible bid for the US. Perhaps if the proposed improvements to the LA River and Metro system get the IOC interested LA could win, but I feel like it's unlikely.
However, we are hosting the Special Olympics right now!
Yeah good choice by Boston. I had some friends visiting that live in the city and they were against the games too.
I mean, in the long run it really doesn't matter as it's pretty unlikely the US gets the games. But LA is easily the most fiscally responsible bid for the US. Perhaps if the proposed improvements to the LA River and Metro system get the IOC interested LA could win, but I feel like it's unlikely.
However, we are hosting the Special Olympics right now!
Wasn't the LA games one of the only ones that made a big profit?(Or any profit?)
One thing about the Olympics(or the World Cup) is that there's a desire to see cities that haven't hosted the games get the Olympics, have it in interesting world locations, etc...though unfortunately the cost of holding the games has become so prohibitive for many places(in part because they expect a certain amount of venues or newly constructed venues), that it can literally impact a country's financial well-being like Greece. So whereas an event like the Super Bowl can basically rotate among a few choice venues for the most part(with a few recent exceptions), the Olympics tries to spread it a little further--though places like London and Los Angeles(or Tokyo) are better prepared already for the games for the most part. So it might be more limited to certain cities that have hosted before in the future.
Wasn't the LA games one of the only ones that made a big profit?(Or any profit?)
One thing about the Olympics(or the World Cup) is that there's a desire to see cities that haven't hosted the games get the Olympics, have it in interesting world locations, etc...though unfortunately the cost of holding the games has become so prohibitive for many places(in part because they expect a certain amount of venues or newly constructed venues), that it can literally impact a country's financial well-being like Greece. So whereas an event like the Super Bowl can basically rotate among a few choice venues for the most part(with a few recent exceptions), the Olympics tries to spread it a little further--though places like London and Los Angeles(or Tokyo) are better prepared already for the games for the most part. So it might be more limited to certain cities that have hosted before in the future.
Wasn't the LA games one of the only ones that made a big profit?(Or any profit?)
One thing about the Olympics(or the World Cup) is that there's a desire to see cities that haven't hosted the games get the Olympics, have it in interesting world locations, etc...though unfortunately the cost of holding the games has become so prohibitive for many places(in part because they expect a certain amount of venues or newly constructed venues), that it can literally impact a country's financial well-being like Greece. So whereas an event like the Super Bowl can basically rotate among a few choice venues for the most part(with a few recent exceptions), the Olympics tries to spread it a little further--though places like London and Los Angeles(or Tokyo) are better prepared already for the games for the most part. So it might be more limited to certain cities that have hosted before in the future.
Yeah the 84 Olympics actually was the first (and has been one of the only) to show that the games can be profitable for the host location.
However, that is because L.A. didn't (and still doesn't) need to build virtually anything from a venue perspective. The 2024 bid centered on already constructed facilities, with the exception of the river for kayaking. The initial bid also included Farmers Field, but while that is dead, there will likely be 1 (or 2) new NFL stadiums up within the next couple of years.
But we all know the IOC will choose some place where they need to build a ton of new stuff. How else will all those palms get greased?
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