2036 Summer Olympic Bidding

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I hope Indonesia wins it. Among the large countries who have not yet hosted it, Indonesia seems like the best bet.

India is not mature as a nation to host the Olympic games. The politicians and bureaucrats will go absolutely bonkers salivating at the prospect of making money. We will have another CWG type complex built where crony businessmen and babus will acquire flats before the construction even begins.

Thanks for the endorsement. Any way, Jokowi screw up with his bid for Olympic to be held in new Capital, Nusantara. This is something that I dont like to see since we have already had good sport venues in Jakarta and Palembang. Even for football event, several good stadiums near Jakarta can be used as well as we know football needs many stadium and we should have both male and female football competition in one Olympic.

I hope no decision yet on Olympic 2036 host in 2024 as I believe Indonesia would fail if its bid is in Nusantara where currently it is still like this

 

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Sadiq Khan teases exciting 2040 London Olympics bid as he bigs up "greenest Games ever"​

Following the success of 2012, London's mayor has fuelled excitement among fans by hinting that the capital could host another Olympic Games less than two decades from now

By
Callum Marius

• 21:27, 30 Jan 2023
• UPDATED09:43, 31 Jan 2023

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has teased a possible bid to host another Olympics in the capital.
He spoke on the prospect of London welcoming the world for a fortnight of sporting brilliance once again in 2040, less than 30 years after the success of 2012.

"We're working with colleagues to get a bid explored. 2032 and 2036 are a done deal,” the mayor told MyLondon. “The attraction of a deal for 2040 for London is it would be the greenest Olympics ever - watch this space."

London 2012 was received incredibly well as thousands of fans from around the world descended on English shores for the showpiece event. Plenty of new champions were crowned while megastars cemented their legacy as the greatest in their respective sports.
The Mayor of London believes a potential Olympic Games could help to address some of London's long-term transport and infrastructure issues, just like London 2012, which saw big developments in the East London town of Stratford.

Khan previously stated that should London be awarded another Games, the aim would be to host the most environmentally friendly Olympics in history. The 52-year-old told Sky Sports News last July that he wanted to show the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the world that a mega sporting event could be held with green credentials, with the intent to reuse many of the venues used in 2012.

"We're working on a plan to bring the Olympics back to London, and I'll tell you why," said Khan. "We've seen over the last few days the consequences of climate change in relation to the heatwaves, in relation to the grass fires.

"What we need is to make sure future games are green and what we're doing is working on a plan to have the greenest games ever. The great thing about London is you don't expend carbon on building new stadiums, new places to do cycling, new places to do swimming, because we've got all the kit. And so watch this space."

The UK government is optimistic about London’s chances of hosting another Games. This is due to the country's track record of hosting major sporting events, with another example as recently as last summer’s excellent Commonwealth Games.

The 2012 Olympics was a great success and Khan wants to replicate that in 2040 (Getty Images)

“The UK has a long and successful track record of staging major sporting events that have the power to deliver wide-ranging economic benefits,” a UK Government source said.
“These events bring the nation together, inspire greater participation and enhance our global reputation and a future Olympic Games could do just that. We’ve shown the world what we can do with London 2012 with our fantastic sportsmen and sportswomen making our country proud.”

During the 2012 Olympics, Team GB earned 65 medals and matched the feat at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. Should another Games take place in the London 17 years from now, a new crop of British athletes will be keen to make their mark and become national heroes.

Sadiq Khan teases 2040 London Olympics bid as he bigs up "greenest Games ever"

Following the success of 2012, London's mayor has fuelled excitement among fans by hinting that the capital could host another Olympic Games less than two decades from now

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After World Cup, Qatar seeks Olympic gold​

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is among a number of marquee sporting events hosted recently by Qatar, with several more scheduled in the coming years. | AFP-JIJI

• BY RAPHAELLE PELTIER, TIM WITCHER​

• AFP-JIJI
• Dec 20, 2022

DOHA – After the 2022 FIFA World Cup earned Qatar both plaudits and censure, the energy-rich Gulf state is now starting a marathon to secure the 2036 Summer Olympics and a place as a pillar of world sport.

Even as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo scored goals and shed tears in Qatar’s multi-billion-dollar stadiums, its sports administrators were booking new victories off the pitch.


During the tournament, Qatar was awarded the 2025 world table tennis championships and the opening race of the world endurance championship in 2024, adding to its packed calendar.

Formula One will return in 2023, and a major renovation of Qatar’s race track went ahead during the World Cup shutdown.

Qatar also stepped in when China withdrew from holding soccer’s 2023 Asian Cup and will stage the world swimming championships in 2024.

Its Bein Sports channel, with its growing viewership and rights portfolio, only adds to Qatar’s sports muscle.

Hosting major events is “a very powerful game-changing tool,” said Michael Payne, a former head of marketing for the International Olympic Committee.

Doha’s bids to host the Summer Olympics in 2016, 2020 and 2032 have all failed to succeed. | REUTERS

Qatar is ploughing ahead with its sporting ambitions despite criticism of its rights record — particularly the treatment of foreign workers who built the stadiums and power the economy of one of the world’s richest countries.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino repeatedly said Qatar was hosting the “best ever” World Cup, and other federations have also welcomed Qatar’s largesse.

An official with the International Table Tennis Federation said “Qatar stepped in to help organize events when COVID devastated the calendar, and its facilities are all in place.”

Qatar won an overwhelming majority in the ITTF vote against Spain for the 2025 championships.

The 2036 Olympics — which will not be awarded before 2025 — is the next big prize. The emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, is an IOC member, and Qatar has already bid for the 2016, 2020 and 2032 Games.

Some analysts say its World Cup record will count against Qatar in the Olympic bid.

Changing the date of the opening match three months from the start of the World Cup and banning beer around stadiums two days from the start were “errors,” said Jean-Loup Chappelet, an Olympic movement specialist at the University of Lausanne.

“The International Olympic Committee wanted none of it (for 2032) and I think that after the World Cup it will be exactly the same,” added Chappelet.

Veteran marketing specialist Payne also said Qatar and FIFA had scored “own goals,” but added that these had been quickly forgotten.

The IOC has a declared policy of rotating the Games, and the Olympics have never been held in the Middle East.

But the scorching summer temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius mean the IOC would have to switch the Games to the winter months.

Qatar could face competition from Saudi Arabia and Turkey, which has previously bid five times.

Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani (left), president of the Qatar Olympic Committee, and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup game between Saudi Arabia and Mexico in Lusail, Qatar, on Nov. 30. | AFP-JIJI

The Saudis were part of a Gulf blockade of Qatar from 2017 to 2021.

Ties have since been restored, and Qatar has highlighted the Arab fervor shown at the World Cup to claim its success. The Saudis pulled off a shock win over Argentina, and Morocco reached the semifinals.

“It remains to see how long the Arab unity and revitalization of the FIFA World Cup 2022 will last after the final whistle,” said Danyel Reiche, an associate professor at Georgetown University in Qatar who is leading a World Cup project.

Reiche said sport should become “a tool for peace-building.”

Qatar and Saudi Arabia should launch a joint Olympic bid, copying the co-hosting of the next World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada and other big events, Reiche said. “Co-hosting sporting events with other Middle East countries would add to Qatar’s image of being a good global citizen that has, for example, mediated in major conflicts.”

After World Cup, Qatar seeks Olympic gold

Qatar is ploughing ahead with its ambitions despite criticism of its rights record, with major sporting events including world championships packing the Gulf state's sporting calendar.

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Egypt Sets Sights on Hosting 2036 Olympics​

SHEREIF BARAKAT
25 SEPTEMBER 2022

Egypt could potentially become the first African and Arab country to host the Summer Olympic Games, in 2036, after successfully meeting the requirements to apply to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

The news was shared via a social media press release from Egypt’s Ministry of Youth and Sports on 24 September.

While the official application for the 2036 Olympics is yet to begin, Egypt can already expect competition from the likes of Mexico, Turkey, Germany, Indonesia, India, Qatar, and Russia.

Egypt’s bid to host the 2036 Olympics was approved by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, announced Minister of Youth and Sports, Ashraf Sobhi, in a live interview in Egypt’s new Olympic Village in the New Capital.

Also in attendance at the press conference was the President of the IOC, Thomas Bach, on a visit to Egypt to discuss the country’s potential to host the event.

Bach’s trip consisted of touring a setlist of sites, from the Egyptian Olympic Museum, to watching squash matches at the Egyptian Open, and visiting Egypt’s Museum of National Civilization – a recent venue for the World Squash Championships back in May 2022.

“IOC President Thomas Bach confirmed that Egypt’s sporting infrastructure allows it to host the 2036 Olympic Games,” stated the ministry’s press release.

Egypt’s history with the Olympic Games dates back to 1912, during its first-time participation in the Summer Olympics in Stockholm (Sweden). Since then, the country has amassed a total of 38 medals – 8 gold, 12 silver, and 18 bronze – the highest ranking Arab country in terms of medals.

The country’s most recent gold came during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, when karateka, Feryal Abdelaziz, clinched gold in the 61+ kilogram division.

The country also hopes to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, a joint bid with Saudi Arabia and Greece.

Egypt’s efforts to become a venue for global sporting events comes in light of recent construction and infrastructure improvements, chief among them Egypt’s new state-of-the-art Sports City, located in the New Capital.

Egypt Sets Sights on Hosting 2036 Olympics

Egypt could potentially become the first African and Arab country to host the Summer Olympic Games, in 2036, after successfully meeting the requirements to apply to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) The news was shared via a social media press release from Egypt’s Ministry of Youth and...

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India's ambitions for sport industry grow as China cuts goal​

Nation floats idea 2036 Olympics in Modi's home state of Gujarat

Kane Russell of New Zealand, left, competes for the ball against Akashdeep Singh of India during a FIH Men's Field Hockey World Cup match in Bhubaneswar, India, on Jan. 22. © EPA/Jiji

JOHN DUERDEN, Contributing writer
February 19, 2023 19:00 JST



SEOUL -- India's global sporting ambitions are slowly beginning to catch up with those of China, a geopolitical and economic rival.

The city of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha state in eastern India, last month hosted the Men's Hockey World Cup. Odisha, already labeled the country's "sporting capital," is spearheading sporting development that could move the country toward hosting a future Olympics or a soccer World Cup.

Led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Odisha has invested more than $250 million in sports infrastructure over the past decade: It has built the world's biggest field hockey stadium and India's first indoor athletic stadium, part of a complex that includes an aquatics center as well as tennis and badminton courts. The city is also the base for India's U-15 and U-19 soccer teams and the national rugby side, and it co-hosted the women's U-17 soccer World Cup late last year.

Charudutta Panigrahi, chairman of Odisha-based policy think tank FIDR, told Nikkei Asia that investment has come from both the state and the private sector.

"They have built world-class stadiums and also mobilized the youth from across the state to play sports and games -- football, cricket, wrestling, athletics and women's sports, rugby and more besides."

Simon Chadwick, professor of sport and geopolitical economy at the SKEMA Business School in Lille, France, said the state is implementing a wide-ranging strategy that includes securing hosting rights to major events and educating the next generation of leaders.

While the size of India's sports industry still lags China, its has the potential to match or exceed that of its rival.

China published a comprehensive reform plan for sport in 2015 that targeted a sports industry worth around $750 billion by 2025, but the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic slowdown led that goal to be cut to $415 billion last year. Meanwhile, Mumbai-based Anand Rathi Investment Banking reported last year that the industry in India was worth $27 billion in 2020, but is forecast to grow to $100 billion by 2027.

"It could be bigger, especially given India's size, economic growth and predisposition towards sport," said Chadwick.

Much of India's current sporting worth comes from the Indian Premier League, the most lucrative competition in the world of cricket, which was valued at $8.4 billion in December.

"Sports strategy in the country has, until now, been rather chaotic and inevitably biased towards cricket," Chadwick said, adding that Odisha's development is an important prerequisite for India's development. "But one senses that a transformation is building in Indian sport, which appears to have a more professional, strategic and more appropriately resourced approach to it."

Panigrahi said that although cricket remains dominant, many more people are picking up other sports. "Odisha's state government has realized the value [for] the industry of a variety of sports, especially when there is a growing middle class. For example, there are so many football fans now."

Compared with the government of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the administration of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has so far been less involved in sports.

"We need state investments for Indian sports to develop, as not enough private money is being pumped into the sports ecosystem," said Arunava Chaudhuri, formerly of India's soccer federation and now a sports consultant. "Odisha is doing it their way, as are other states with their sports."

For instance, Uttar Pradesh, the country's most populous state, unveiled its Sport Policy 2022 with investments in three levels of sports: elite, development and grassroots. But individual states can only do so much, and Chadwick said the central government shows little intent to focus on developing sport.

Mega events, however, can focus minds. Beijing is the only city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, and there is now talk that India is looking at staging the Summer Games.

Anurag Thakur, India's sports minister, said in December that the country was looking seriously at a bid for 2036. The event could be held in Ahmedabad, the capital of Modi's home state of Gujarat, Chaudhuri said.

"Clearly there is a need for better policy, strategy, and planning -- and big strides that need to be made" by India, Chadwick added.

India's ambitions for sport industry grow as China cuts goal

Nation floats idea 2036 Olympics in Modi's home state of Gujarat

asia.nikkei.com

 

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PARIS OLYMPIC 2024 Qualification for track cycling held in Jakarta for last several days. There will be 6 events within this year and Jakarta is the host for the first event. Good start to get better advantage for our 2036 bid that I hope should be held in Jakarta-Palembang rather than Nusantara in Kalimantan Island.

 

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Hungary: Budapest a proper host for the Olympic Games?​

14.02.2023 15:48 source: StadiumDB.com; author: Kuba Kowalski

The parliamentary secretary of state in the Prime Minister's Office, said in an interview with Inside the Games that Budapest is now even more suitable to host the Games than before, and could even host the event in 2036.

Many years of efforts by Hungarians​

Budapest has applied several times to host the Olympics: in 1916, 1920, 1936, 1944 and 1960, and most recently to organise the competition in 2024, but has never been successful. Its last attempt failed, and the Intergovernmental Olympic Committee eventually awarded the 2024 Games to Paris, while Los Angeles will host the 2028 Games.

Most Hungarians probably still remember that Budapest applied to host the upcoming Olympics. The public was strongly opposed to the event, citing cost, among other factors. Momentum, an opposition party composed mainly of young adults, became prominent in 2017, when it launched the so-called "NOlympics" campaign, calling for a referendum against the Olympics, which eventually led to the withdrawal of the bid.

Nevertheless, the Hungarians are making it clear that this time they are ready. Among the countries that have also tentatively expressed their desire to host the world's top athletes at the 2036 Olympics are Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Qatar, South Korea and Turkey.

© Gábor Pap

Is Budapest ready to host the Olympics?​

The Parliamentary Secretary of State believes that Budapest is now in a better position to host the Games due to developments in recent years. In addition, there is no longer a problem of where to stay for those attending the sporting event, as hotel infrastructure, developed by the private sector, is also available in the capital.

Puskás Arena deserves special attention. Although the planning for this stadium was a complex and lengthy process, the construction went very smoothly, passing the only delay before work began, when the documentation was revised. The gigantic scale of the project must be taken into account: 120,000 cubic meters of concrete, thousands of tons of rebar and 12,000 tons of steel. Nearly 1,600 tons of piles needed to be driven, and as many as 38 majestic, monolithic towers needed to be erected. 30 of them stick out above the facade grid. The result of the work is a football arena capable of holding more than 67,000 spectators, the largest in Central Europe.

How has the city developed?​

Sports infrastructure has also improved in the city, taking into account, for example, the construction of the Duna Arena, which hosted the 2017 Aquatics World Cup and many water sports competitions, and the completion of the Puskás Arena, which hosted some matches of the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship and will host the UEFA Europa League final. Hungary will also host the World Athletics Championships this year, for which a new 40,000-seat athletics stadium, Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, is being built in the capital.

Finally, it's worth mentioning that Budapest has a strong commitment to sustainability and environmental protection. The city has a number of initiatives in place to reduce its carbon footprint and promote environmentally-friendly practices. This includes the use of renewable energy sources and the implementation of green infrastructure projects such as solar and wind power, creation of new parks or creation of bike lanes. This commitment to sustainability is becoming increasingly important for the Olympic Games, making the city well-positioned to meet these requirements.

Hungary: Budapest a proper host for the Olympic Games?

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