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In 2018, the people of Calgary voted “no” in a referendum on staging the 2026 Winter Olympics – the 11th successive city to vote against hosting an Olympic Games.
IOC president Thomas Bach repeatedly labeled it “the best-ever prepared city for the Olympic Games.” Then COVID hit. Officially, Japan says it spent $15.4 billion to host these Olympics, but ...
A turn toward extravagance. Forty years ago, the Olympics were also at a crossroads. After the 1968 Mexico City Games and 1972 Munich games were marked by deadly violence and the 1976 Montreal ...
On 24 February 2021, Brisbane was chosen by the IOC to be a preferred candidate city to host the 2032 Olympics. [15] On 10 June 2021, it was reported that Brisbane would be set to receive the rights to host the Olympics by 21 July 2021, which ultimately did. It became the first host city to win the bid unopposed since the 1984 Los Angeles Games ...
[8] [9] Istanbul's goal for the games was a result of bidding for the 2000, 2008, and 2020 Summer Olympics, but they were ultimately defeated by Sydney, [10] Beijing, [11] and Tokyo. [12] [13] A delegation from Istanbul presented their plans to host the 2027 games at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the EOC on 7 February 2024 in Madrid.
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; French: Jeux olympiques) [a] [1] are the world's leading international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition ...
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The 2002 Games, widely regarded as one of the most successful Olympics, brought government funding for a light-rail system and world-class athletic facilities. The city grew rapidly in its wake.