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[HaffiezMike]

Malaysia would becoming a DEVELOPED COUNTRY IN THE YEAR 2020. Her Capital, Kuala Lumpur (KL) is ready to host any kind of WORLD CLASS EVENTS since KL 1998 but the question is: WOULD KL BID AND WIN THE SUMMER OLYMPICS 2020?!

And do you think it might going to be PUTRAJAYA 2020 INSTEAD OF KUALA LUMPUR 2020?! We cant just hope on ONE SINGLE CITY! Take the UK as example (The size of the UK is almost same as Malaysia), They do not count on LONDON only. They have other cities like MANCHESTER and GLASGOW and CARDIFF and BELFAST. Other countries that are almost same size as Malaysia - Italy : ROMA, MILAN, NAPLES and PALERMO. Korea : SEOUL and BUSAN and JAPAN : TOKYO, OSAKA, SAPPORO, NAGOYA, FUKUOKA (JAPAN has almost same size as MALAYSIA but has so many cities and thats just half of them).

So, can we just count on KL only? or to add another city, PUTRAJAYA?!

[Loranga]

Sounds nice but hot and moisty.

[Mo Rush]

Asia in 2008 its cape town 2020 perhaps KL should bid for 2016/2024

[Avatar]

That would be awesome, I love KL - I'd definitely come over for the Olympics.

Some of the infrastructure and development going on in KL is absolutely amazing. On a personal note I find the place so much more full of grunt that Singapore and inherently more exciting. It would be a big boost for Malaysia and KL itself.

[Greg]

I believe that KL would be already now ready to host Olympic Games.
To avoid the extreme heat and humidity you can do disciplines such as the Marathon in Cameron Highlands or Genting where it's significantly cooler.
GO KL

[Mo Rush]

uh if not cape town 2016 then cape town 2020, uhm
i think first BUENOS aires 2020 then asia after 2020
KL did not receive a very positive evaluation by the IOC, it needs to work more on the actualy presentation of the facts of its bid and need to cover more detail...i will try and copy what the IOC evualuation commitee said...

[dysan1]

i think malaysia would be a great potential venue in the future.

[Metropolist]

istanbul 2020, this city ask since 2000 olympics..

[Mo Rush]

Originally Posted by dysan1

i think malaysia would be a great potential venue in the future.

yes i agree after cape towns chance malaysia would be great

[Greg]

Originally Posted by Mo Rush

uh if not cape town 2016 then cape town 2020, uhm
i think first BUENOS aires 2020 then asia after 2020
KL did not receive a very positive evaluation by the IOC, it needs to work more on the actualy presentation of the facts of its bid and need to cover more detail...i will try and copy what the IOC evualuation commitee said...

Thanks, would be very much interested to hear IOC's KL verdict.
As much as I would like to see Olympics in Cape Town, let's not forget that SA is organizing the Football World Cup already and 2nd, maybe SA needs it's financial resources to tackle other more important issues than to organize a multi billion $ event. Also Argentine, who has truckloads of debts to the world bank and who's economy collapsed just a couple of years ago.

[satit28]

it's gonna be a real "SUMMER" olympic..........

[szehoong]

Originally Posted by HaffiezMike

Malaysia would becoming a DEVELOPED COUNTRY IN THE YEAR 2020. Her Capital, Kuala Lumpur (KL) is ready to host any kind of WORLD CLASS EVENTS since KL 1998 but the question is: WOULD KL BID AND WIN THE SUMMER OLYMPICS 2020?!

And do you think it might going to be PUTRAJAYA 2020 INSTEAD OF KUALA LUMPUR 2020?! We cant just hope on ONE SINGLE CITY! Take the UK as example (The size of the UK is almost same as Malaysia), They do not count on LONDON only. They have other cities like MANCHESTER and GLASGOW and CARDIFF and BELFAST. Other countries that are almost same size as Malaysia - Italy : ROMA, MILAN, NAPLES and PALERMO. Korea : SEOUL and BUSAN and JAPAN : TOKYO, OSAKA, SAPPORO, NAGOYA, FUKUOKA (JAPAN has almost same size as MALAYSIA but has so many cities and thats just half of them).

So, can we just count on KL only? or to add another city, PUTRAJAYA?!

It would be kinda remote for Putrajaya to host the Olympics given the availability of land there (it is actually kinda small). The possibility of other cities in Malaysia such as George Town (Penang), Melaka, Johor Bahru and Kot Kinabalu is much higher then KL itself. But of course KL had the best chance since the infrastructure are all already in place

Since Malaysia is quite a small country (population-wise), it would only be viable for KL to host and not any other cities as others are kinda smallish. Furthermore KL had hosted many international events notably the Commonwealth Games and this had made KL a possible candidate

[hngcm]

I hope not.

[szehoong]

Originally Posted by hngcm

I hope not.

Why?

[Giorgio]

Mo Rush, why do you always attempt to shoot down other nations? Its amazing how you never stop...

Anyway...Go KL!! I would love to see you host 2020

[onetwothree]

KL 2020 would be great, but I must say, I'd rather see it in Cape Town.

Of course, Copenhagen is above them all, but I don't think it'll happen *keeps dreaming*

[SDK4]

KL is as others have said a great place, but no matter what happens, 2020 is going to South Africa.

[samsonyuen]

Why not. The infrastructure from the Commonwealth Games is still shiny and new. The plan (Vision 20/20) is to become developed, but didn't the Asian financial crisis throw a big wrench in this plan? Either way, it would be nice to have South or Southeast Asia get an Olympic Games soon (Singapore maybe?).

[satit28]

BKK............
2016...............
hope it'll happend...........

[dysan1]

Originally Posted by SDK4

KL is as others have said a great place, but no matter what happens, 2020 is going to South Africa.

why do you say that it IS going to South Africa? i live here i and dont think that it would or should come that soon.