2024 Summer Olympics / Games of the XXXIII Olympiad bids

[Axelferis]

looks like new velodrome de roubaix:

[prahovaploiesti]

Originally Posted by parcdesprinces

Of course we do, and I have nothing against them, not to mention their music which I love.

OFF -TOPIC:
So why do you think all romanians are gypsis?
Why should you judge a whole country, because you, Italy, Spain etc. have problems with a few so called romanians who don't respect your laws?

[Jex7844]

Sarkozy vise les JO 2024
12/04 19h11 - JO

A l’occasion d’un échange avec des sportifs, des responsables et des animateurs de clubs dans le Val d’Oise (Domont), Nicolas Sarkozy s’est prononcé pour une candidature française à l’organisation des Jeux Olympiques d’été 2024. «Je pense qu'il faut maintenant qu'on professionnalise nos candidatures, il faut que la France la choisisse (et) qu'on s'y mette tous (…) Cela ne doit pas être une candidature de témoignage (...), ça doit être une candidature pour gagner», a déclaré le président de la République, ajoutant que 2024 était «la bonne date», cent ans après les derniers JO d’été organisés en France (à Paris).

Not a surprise but always nice to hear .

http://www.sport24.com/jeux-olympiqu...jo-2024-547972

[parcdesprinces]

Originally Posted by prahovaploiesti

OFF -TOPIC:
So why do you think all romanians are gypsis?
Why should you judge a whole country, because you, Italy, Spain etc. have problems with a few so called romanians who don't respect your laws?

I have nothing against Romania/Romanians either and I never thought they/you are all Gipsies. Actually, I called you (personally) Gipsy just to upset you because I didn't really like your racist sentences/clichés, nothing more.

And about the Roma community in France, well, indeed there are some problems with some of them, but to be honest I don't really care.

[parcdesprinces]

Originally Posted by Axelferis

looks like new velodrome de roubaix

From inside indeed, but not really from outside IMHO.

BTW, here are some more renders & info I posted a while ago in the "France Stadiums & Arenas" thread about the Paris/St-Quentin Vélodrome :

Originally Posted by parcdesprinces

Location: Paris (St-Quentin-en-Yvelines), Ile de France
Name: Vélodrome Olympique/Centre National du Cyclisme (New Cycling Centre)
Tenant: FFC (French Cycling Federation)
Capacity: 5,000 seats, 3,500 permanent + 1,500 temporary (several VIP areas/skyboxes)
Opening: 2013
Architects: Chabanne & Partenaires, Ralph Schürmann (track), Agence TER (urban planning), jointly with Bouygues (construction)
Cost: €74M (Public–Private Partnership: Local authorities, French state, FFC & Bouygues)
Temporary tiers
Renewable energy
Rainwater collection system

(the whole complex includes the Velodrome, a BMX hall, a large entertainment area/park, an Eco-park, a commercial area, many office spaces + the FFC headquarters)

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@Boriska: Thanks for the pics, nice to see that they have finally begun the preliminary works.

[Boriska]

Who the f*** is Borsika ?

[parcdesprinces]

Une faute de frappe que je viens de m'empresser de corriger.

Avec toutes mes excuses Brosika, euh Broiska .

[Boriska]

tu es tout pardonné stadevelodrome

[prahovaploiesti]

Originally Posted by parcdesprinces

I have nothing against Romania/Romanians either and I never thought they/you are all Gipsies. Actually, I called you (personally) Gipsy just to upset you because I didn't really like your racist sentences/clichés, nothing more.

And about the Roma community in France, well, indeed there are some problems with some of them, but to be honest I don't really care.

Ok, no problem, I judged you wrong.

Originally Posted by parcdesprinces

Actually, I called you (personally) Gipsy just to upset you because I didn't really like your racist sentences/clichés, nothing more.

I think you're talking about alwn.
I know his political public money cliches from the romanian onlinesport forum.

[parcdesprinces]

Originally Posted by prahovaploiesti

I think you're talking about alwn.

Oops...Yes, indeed.
I answered quickly and I thought it was a post from alwn. Sorry.
Next time I'd better read who writes a post before quoting/answering it.

[isaidso]

Is Paris definitely bidding for the 2024 Summer Olympics?

[RobH]

Best to wait to see who wins 2020 first. No city is definitely bidding yet.

[Boriska]

if an European city wins, it's all over

[Knitemplar]

South African sports officials have just announced that their quest for 2023 will begin in earnest right after London.

http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/olympic...216136223.html

They will need Doha and Baku then to bid as well.

[Weebie]

go for Durban.

[Elwin135]

Durban got this!

[swifty78]

If Tokyo gets 2020 then maybe not as Europe would most likely get it, as they never go more than 12 years

[TEBC]

Now the competition got strong. For me the favorite bid to win: Toronto 24 is confirmed!!

Toronto City Council Overwhelming Votes On 2024 Summer Olympic Bid
Friday, June 8, 2012 2:51pm EDT GB Staff
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By a vote of 26-8, Toronto City Council has overwhelmingly backed looking at bidding for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and the 2025 World Expo.
Although the agenda was limited to a vote on the 2025 World Expo, Toronto Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong moved to add the Olympics to the vote.

Minnan-Wong told reporters after the vote, "we're due, it only makes sense to consider both global events and not put all your eggs in one basket. It's the number one global event that a city could host. I don't want to diminish the value of having an Expo, but if I had my choice, the Olympic Games is the one to pursue.

"I think it'd be great for the city, great for the economy, and create a lot of jobs".

Toronto Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, who had moved to look at the 2025 Expo, said looking at two bids sends a confusing message, when only one bid is practical. She said, "I doubt very much we'll make a run at both bids. They're very, very costly. It requires basically all oars in the water pulling in the same direction.

"There's no financial wisdom to actually submitting two bids. They're very large undertakings. I don't think we have the capacity or the political will for both bids".

Council asked the city manager and the city's head of economic development to check with provincial and federal governments and key agencies and submit reports to council's economic development committee next March.

If council decides to formally pursue one or both bids, Toronto would still need the support of the federal and provincial governments.

Minnan-Wong said council would insist that both governments would have to shoulder any financial losses while providing money for venues.

This would be Toronto's third attempt at an Olympic bid since losing the 1996 Games to Atlanta, and the 2008 Games to Beijing.

http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/olympic...216136226.html

[RobH]

It's a step in the right direction towards a bid, but in no way is it "confirmed" Toronto will be bidding.

[Lord David]

Forget the World Expo, an Olympics is far more better legacy wise.

A Worlds Expo would naturally use the existing Exhibition Place for events and housing of national exhibitions that don't use their own temporary/permanent structure.

For such a purpose, one could expect utilization of whatever free space is left downtown, which should ideally be used for an Olympics instead.

Alternatively, this could all be thrown out the "window" and a purpose built Expo Park might be used, even if most of it is temporary.