Topic 53 of 71: Olympic Games 2008 Beijing
Sun, Jul 15, 2001 (22:47) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
Olympic Games 2008, Beijing
Toronto lost!
10 responses total.
Topic 53 of 71 [sports]: Olympic Games 2008 Beijing
Response 1 of 10: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Fri, Aug 24, 2001 (00:51) * 1 lines
*FROWN* I wanted Toronto to get it!!!
Topic 53 of 71 [sports]: Olympic Games 2008 Beijing
Response 2 of 10: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Fri, Aug 24, 2001 (00:53) * 1 lines
I hope we send a lot of extracurricular people over there to snoop since we have to be in China anyway.
Topic 53 of 71 [sports]: Olympic Games 2008 Beijing
Response 3 of 10: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Aug 24, 2001 (07:12) * 2 lines
I wanted Toronto to get it too, I had a decent chance of attending a Toronto Olympics, I'll have to strike it rich next year in order to foot the bill on an Olympic excursion. Are the games in 2004 or 2008? Do I need to change the title of this topic. You know, Marci, with my superpowers I can make topic titles magically change? I'm seriously thinking of doing that to College Football 99, making it College Football 2001 or something more up to date.
Topic 53 of 71 [sports]: Olympic Games 2008 Beijing
Response 4 of 10: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Fri, Oct 12, 2001 (22:13) * 1 lines
I'd rather think of the Athens games and Utah winter games soon to begin after the new year.
Topic 53 of 71 [sports]: Olympic Games 2008 Beijing
Response 5 of 10: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Fri, Oct 12, 2001 (22:16) * 2 lines
Terry, our Vi-wielding super-cyber-man. I know you can fix and change anything, and thank goodness for your expertise....and William's. You've saved me a few times. I'm learning!
Logic, my son tells me. It's all logic!
Topic 53 of 71 [sports]: Olympic Games 2008 Beijing
Response 6 of 10: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Fri, Feb 22, 2002 (19:34) * 1 lines
If you'd like a real good bunch of posts, create Athens Olympics 2004 or I will try to do so.
Topic 53 of 71 [sports]: Olympic Games 2008 Beijing
Response 7 of 10: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Fri, Feb 22, 2002 (19:38) * 5 lines
Terry please create this topic I tried and was unsuccessful.
Subject: Athens Olympics 2004
Text: The Summer Games of 2004 will be played in the home of the Olympics, Athens, Greece. Come here to keep up with the developments. Only 900+ days until the opening ceremonies.
Topic 53 of 71 [sports]: Olympic Games 2008 Beijing
Response 8 of 10: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Feb 25, 2002 (09:50) * 1 lines
I created it!
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Response 9 of 10: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Mon, Feb 25, 2002 (11:35) * 1 lines
Thanks, Terry. I have already written on it. I am subscribing to email news of the progress of preparations for the Athens Olympics, so there will be much to talk about.
Topic 53 of 71 [sports]: Olympic Games 2008 Beijing
Response 10 of 10: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Mon, Jul 28, 2003 (07:28) * 12 lines
Hi all
IOC politics and organisation was responsible for Beijing getting it.
The weighting system to determine who gets the games rests partially on geographic location. Asia had not had the games since the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Note in the list below that North America has had the Olympics 4 times in 40 years.
In the intervening years the following regions have had the Olympics: North America (Mexico City), Western Europe (Munich), North America (Montreal), Eastern Europe (Moscow), North America (LA), Asia (Seoul), Western Europe (Barcelona), North America (Atlanta), Oceania (Sydney). I wonder if population pressures have something to do with it as well because Asia has maybe 3 billion people. I do not think Africa can afford to stage an event or if it did it would be overshadowed by corruption and security concerns probably.
As for politics: Beijing lost narrowly to Sydney in 1993. I think the vision of tanks in Tiananmen Square was still too powerful for many to contemplate giving China something like the Olympics so soon.
Rob
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