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Maybe Melbourne missing out on the 96 games played a part in boosting the hopes of the nationQuestion, how come when Sydney was given the Olympics there was such celebration etc yet Brisbane didn’t even get a major announcement where the country awaited the decision with bated breath.
Well if MCG or Stadium Australia was under a roof then see no reason why it can't happen.Melbourne wont make a bid for the winter Olympics in July unless climate change has really warmed things up.
No Oz city / state government is bidding for a late July - early August Olympics other than Brisbane or a city north of Brisbane.
Are you serious? Its about more than a roof.Well if MCG or Stadium Australia was under a roof then see no reason why it can't happen.
The circumstances couldn't have been more different.Question, how come when Sydney was given the Olympics there was such celebration etc yet Brisbane didn’t even get a major announcement where the country awaited the decision with baited breath.
You had the exact opposite situation between 1993 and 2021.The circumstances couldn't have been more different.
The Sydney Olympics were awarded on the back of a long bidding process, there was a vote and an announcement that was telecast nationally. (I was 16 and got up in the middle of the night to watch it. I distinctly recall jumping off the couch, John Fahey-style, and yelling so loudly I woke my parents.)
We were also coming out of the early 90s recession so it was a big boost to national confidence. And I think being only seven years away meant that the work had to commence immediately - it was rarely out of the news.
The Brisbane Olympics were awarded during COVID, when everyone had other things on their mind. And when exactly were they awarded? There was a vote but it was on a proposal that had gone through a couple of different rounds of announcements, and it was never really clear when the thing was going to be made official. It ended up being a day or two before the Tokyo Olympics, so it became yesterday's news very quickly.
The political environment has changed dramatically - instead of being something to be proud of, the prevailing mood of the nation is "how much will this cost?" Cancelling the Commonwealth Games made this a huge issue. And the renderings of temporary stadiums just make it look a bit half-arsed, IMO.
And I think there are some (me included) who think it's a bit odd that Brisbane have the Games at all - since Athens, the Games have all been in major world cities, and, frankly, to go Beijing, London, Rio, Tokyo, Paris, LA and then Brisbane doesn't seem right.
I hope Brisbane pulls it off, but they just need someone in Government to go "yes, this will cost a shit-ton of money, but most of it is in wages to Queenslanders to build things that will we will be using for decades to come."
It not just NBC. The IOC award the Olympics to EBU for Europe and nearly all its members have Euro soccer rights so they don't want the Olympics clashing with their broadcast rights. Same with Japan, its a quiet spot for them sports wise, and also as the Chinese rights get more expensive, it fits their scheduling as well.NBC has the rights to the Olympics in the US and a late-September Olympics will mean low ratings due to clash with the NFL season. Everything in Sydney was shown in the US on tape-delay due to the time difference. Melbourne will never have an Olympics as long as NBC holds exclusive Olympic rights in the US