Why Hosting The Olympics Isn't Worth It Anymore

It's no secret that it's a pricey pain to host the Olympic Games, running billions of dollars above the estimated budget. As the International Olympic Committee receives fewer bids with each problematic games, the future of the tradition is looking unsure. We spoke with Smith College Professor of Economics Andrew Zimbalist on the matter. He should know, he's written about the Olympic issues in Circus Maximus, No Boston Olympics, and Rio 2016.
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[@ColasTeam]

I think it's funny that "the committee taking a smaller percentage of profits" was not brought up as a possible solution

[@HughMiller98]

And also, what could the committee possibly need such large profits for? The hosts pay for the venues, the broadcasting, the housing, the infrastructure, the transport, the maintenance and are left at the end with a massive sports village with no future. What do the committee pay for?

[@psychedashell]

@@HughMiller98 Covering the bribery. People are less likely to suspect bribery from well funded committees.

[@freshoxygen2176]

ColasTeam : HOW Dare You !! 😁

[@JosephKulik2016]

Exactly what does holding an athletic event have to do with spending a lot of money ? The ONLY Reason why the Olympics cost so much is because Greedy Capitalists wring every miserable penny out of them that they can. That's why. The real questions are why does anyone expect the host city to put on a fancy facade and why are the Olympic Games the gratuitously spectacular events that they have become. It sounds to me like Big Business is saying that if we can't reap ever greater profits from the Olympics then let's scrap them altogether. Perhaps a more rational solution would be to severely downscale the presentation of the Olympics as well as downsizing the public's expectations of what they will get.

[@Kni0002]

committee should not get so high a percentage at all, since the city government and tax payers are paying for the Olympics.

[@hothotheat3000]

It’s like hosting a big party at your house. Sounds fun until you realize you gotta clean your house before AND after the party, you gotta make sure your place doesn’t get damaged, you gotta wrangle people’s kids, you gotta pray no one gets hurt on your property or you’ll get sued, you gotta order or cook enough food, etc.

[@GeorgeMonet]

And at the end of the day everyone just pretends to have a good time while wanting to get out as early as possible.

[@hybrid5568]

And you don't get paid for your trouble

[@harkeb]

OMG, That's exactly it!

[@anadacup3978]

Also lose 70% of your *****

[@RaymondHng]

But you have 11,238 guests staying for 16 days.

[@BobTheTesaurus]

i would have thought that the clear fix would be "Don't take 70%+ of the income"

[@purpleb3106]

How can you expect them to be less selfish? *SHOCK* That would mean they would have to put millions of other peoples happiness above their own 😥.

[@drdewott9154]

Well maybe if they got an administration that wasn't corrupt then this could go better ways. I mean Denmark as well as its Scandinavian neighbors are currently listed as the least corrupt countries in the world, maybe getting a few Scandinavians or just people who are just less greedy in there could really start to shake things up

[@bilibiliism]

isnt it ironic. the triumph sign of peace in ancient greek turned into a pure businese in 21st century.

[@tawhidchoudhury1168]

@@purpleb3106 it's cos it's corrupt they always want money

[@jivanjovan]

@@4EEBS yeah but a they only take 4% just 30 years ago

[@Violant3]

omg it was heartbreaking seeing that they took 70% of profit in rio, knowing that brazil lost so much money to make this event happen, this is just not fair at all...

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Hand Olympic Medals

[@justice7788]

It's like hosting a HUGE party at your house. Have fun cleaning up after!

[@humannaturedj]

I cleaned a whole hotel room after a party i didnt even host (it was a friend's party). I never felt the same about humans after that night

[@nthatomalope]

LOL!!!

[@humannaturedj]

@Oh Yeah Yeah Commander nah, just shot dice in the bathroom with dirty shoes on, dropped (and stepped on) chocolate cake in the carpets, and soggy doritos in random cups of liquor

[@lillyie]

first off, no one in a party takes the revenue of someone else second, the people in your party are mostly people you know, in the olympics pretty much anyone from the world can come third, do you award people who partied the hardest?

[@justice7788]

@@lillyie you must be fun at parties lol

[@Kerem9_8]

2:15 pay attention to the swimmer in the yellow. He swims out of the pool

[@Dylan-Frost]

What the hell

[@tomatochips9900]

Lol

[@sofiareis5568]

🤣🤣

[@xdabe3915]

Hehehe

[@charlottef8918]

Omg I’m wheezing

[@jessicaflowers6795]

40 billion over budget? Damn, all I want is 1 million and I’ll host it in my backyard

[@MackenzieN347]

Galadreana Lopez r/whoosh

[@Fewchore]

@Galadreana Lopez Either that was some dry sarcasm, or you're using it as an excuse

[@snowparody]

@Galadreana Lopez well, u say they have nothing else better to do yet you certainly had the time to type out all that sarcasm 🤷‍♀️

[@arjunsidhu896]

@Galadreana Lopez doth thou *grammar is shaking*

[@arjunsidhu896]

@Galadreana Lopez ohhh right shakespeare era english remember reading it in a book called trials of apollo by rick riordan

[@genesisp3884]

I don't like the idea of having one permanent host, but if it comes to that, then it should be in Greece since they started the games.

[@S_kare]

But then it should be like other countries would give support to greece since their current situation with money isn’t that great.

[@genesisp3884]

@@S_kare Definitely

[@alejandraflores731]

Yeah sure and whos gonna pay for all the expenses, I remind you that the facilities have to be maintained, in addition to the expensive Olympic Villa, there are also many other expenses like food, transportation, lodging, (towels, sheets, mattresses, etc.) dolls , flowers, medals, clothes for the workers and volunteers, (also meals for all of them) and a lot of props and other things to decorate the stadiums, . It's a lot of money and no country in the world would do it. especially not Greece which is not a rich country.

[@alejandraflores731]

the 2026 World Cup in North America is going to cost Mexico 6,600 million dollars, -and there will only be 10 games, -the stadiums are already built. -It's just one sport -with shared host countries (the USA and Canada) and it's still going to be very expensive.

[@genesisp3884]

@@alejandraflores731 Other countries would help pay for the upkeep. Plus Greece would receive all the tourism from he games which is the main reason why cities bid for the Olympics in the first place.

[@lothean2099]

Create an Olympic island. All nations contribute to its construction. Then you host the Olympics there forever. It could work and be it's own government.

[@grizzley6937]

lothean Very unlikely, considering the amount of corruption and violence in this world.

[@RDJ2]

Or a country. We could call it Greece. Would be even better if it has a place called Olympus.

[@sventinus]

@@grizzley6937 Could Have All Countries That Is Compeating Could Vote For Who Is Going To Be The Leader

[@ianread3116]

You are a geneuis

[@DawsonsMemes]

That’s a good idea but what island

[@Joe-ni6wj]

I never understood why they spend billions on stadiums that are most likely never gonna be used again.

[@Joe-ni6wj]

N-word Surfer yeah. But if they just build 1 permanent Olympic park and take care of it, it would still look cool.

[@dp-2835]

@@Joe-ni6wj you're the only one Maximillian pfp user that I like

[@cubriffic172]

The only one I know that is still in use is the Sydney stadiums, theyre used for concerts, sporting events, festivals, ect. I could be wrong though, there might still be some in other countries that are used

[@JIROHirokawa]

They should still be used again to maximize profits. The other abandoned stadiums are just mismanaged.

[@brookewalters2998]

*lmao it’s like buying a wedding dress...*

[@PLIDD]

BUILD A PERMANANT OLYMPIC CITY INSTEAD OF BUILDING EVERY 4 YEARS...

[@fakuri913]

Fixing isn't much expensive as building it, and the building wouldn't be abandoned like what happen in rio

[@daniabadeister1526]

Tears 312 Every participating country would pay a part of it

[@gracecalis5421]

VIMALARANJAN Let a country that has plenty of finances be the site of a permanent Olympic City. Places like Dubai or Singapore, but make every participating country chip in on the construction. Make it a mall or whatever in between every Olympic games, so they have a stream of revenue for maintenance and upkeep. Do SOMETHING because the aftermath of Rio convinced me never to support Olympics until they get their act together.

[@eck0799]

Build the Olympics city in Antarctica. ❄️🐧❄️🐧

[@ahtinen4004]

VIMALARANJAN good idea. and that would be in Greece, near original Olympos

[@BlackyberriE]

Seeing what Tokyo went through where they had to still keep the event running without viewers it seems like hosting is looking even less lucrative

[@1pasupaty]

U mean spectators.

[@shiv7978]

U mean live audience at the stage/ground?

[@ashalansari]

Lord knows how much money they lost on that. The astronomical cost of hosting the Olympics is usually worth it due to the massive influx of tourist money that comes with it, this time they got nothing but debt.

[@BoleDaPole]

Not like many foreigners are going to the COVID Olympics anyways. I mean, what kinda westerner would even want to visit China besides seeing the great Wall? They don't even have toilets to sit on, you literally have to squat over a hole in ground that's halfway filled with .. "sewage". And God help you if you leave one of their " teir 1 cities" ( basically the cities where the government tries to keep cleanest for the most wealthy and loyal citizens). My buddy was walking with his girlfriend, a big black guy and he would get the nastiest looks and remarks. He'd go into the store to buy whatever and the clerk would be like " hey wife, come look at this big monkey!" Thinking he didn't understand..

[@Minhang-pt2hz]

@@BoleDaPole I think Tokyo is in Japan?

[@noa_9863]

Just put it in Greece permanently. It was their idea to begin with, and it's a nice way to boost their economy.

[@septik_goose]

Do the summer games there and the winter ones like in Canada or Russia idk

[@noahpartic7586]

IKR😉.

[@gullivergumba2309]

Even if the stadiums exist, they need to be improved, changed,... If Greece made headlines during the last years it was about money and debt or struggle with arriving migrants, so I am not sure if Greece could manage to do it on their own. I guess it's more likely that a permanent venue would be in China or Qatar or somewhere similar. Money rules and why other states might have the financial possibilities (the US, France, Germany, Canada, Australia,...) they have free speech as well and might face huge protests against such ideas.

[@joannedimi5357]

It was our ancestors's "idea" but only for the Greeks, not for the whole world. Sooo no. Also I don't want extra money. I already pay for the damn expensive -but still beautiful- bridge of Rio Antirio. Now that I think about it it's probably the only facility that is still usable since the Olympics.... :(

[@Nick-GR]

We dont want them! This is an insult to our History. You can keep your fake Olympics.

[@WhatsCookingTime]

Going from 4% television Revenue up to 70% what the f*** is going on

[@SalivatingSteve]

Yeah what the hell is the IOC doing with these billions of dollars??

[@richardhills6952]

Stephen Gregson bonuses for the board the same level of corruption that happens in fifa, icc and the one for swimming

[@TheWitchOvAgnesi]

All about the Benjamins...

[@Jose04537]

@@richardhills6952 It's not like one big sport committee have been condemned for massive corruption despite having a reserve of ONE BILLION DOLLARS. (Fifa/Joseph Blatter)

[@beamarla8218]

does anyone even believe in that sham they call the Olympics anymore.. everyone is doping. judges are being bribed, games are rigged, i stopped watching the Olympics after the marion jones scandal. its all fake.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

Instead of a permanent host city why don't the games rotate between cities that have already hosted the games. That way infrastructure is already in place and can be more appropriately maintained until the games return.

[@Piersmarchant]

Chris L that is a very good idea as a permanent host would not be good for tv viewers for example if a Citizen of New York is watching the olympics and the permanent host is Tokyo timing would be very off and some events would be shown at ridiculous times of the day. Also a moving host would keep the events fresh and not make the olympics boring

[@rahulnarjiary4887]

Piers Marchant Permanent host city meaning : When a country bids for the Olympics, they bid with the same CITY over and over again, thus eliminating the need for the bidding countries to build new infrastructure in another city. One permanent host city Per country. E.g.: LA for US, Beijing for China, e.t.c. Countries may maintain a second City for Winter Olympics.

[@harrynuts1013]

Chris L. has the best and smartest answer going.Pick a city for winter and summer on the appropriate continent and rotate the games making sure each host country is reimbursed properly for time and money spent.Wall-a,problem SOLVED!!!!!

[@geoffreylee5199]

Chris L usually some old stadiums are required to be demolished; like Tokyo.

[@redfish337]

They could have kept the stadium if they were trying to keep to a strict budget. They just took the opportunity to replace it. Which is fine... all central Tokyo venues have no problem being well-used considering Japanese love for sports and music. Perhaps more importantly... they "kicked" the Americans out of the western Yamanote region to use as the Olympic Village. And then built Yoyogi Park on top of it after the games finished. So they have to make a new Olympics Village over near the harbor district. So what would have happened if they had maintained the space? It's the large green space between Harajuku and Shibuya... It's hard to say if things (in a pop culture sense) would have developed the way it has without that park being there preventing heavy development on top of Harajuku. The point is...Japan traded military housing for a park- trying to maintain some of the less important infrastructure would have been a detriment moving forward.

[@hibbs3180]

Just make an olympic village in a country that has all the resources available to host and just keep it in that one location forever. It will be more sustainable because the facilities could be used for summer/winter, tourists will want to visit and use the facilities, and the athletes of said home country could use it as training grounds or something.

[@amehaaa7432]

Yeah its kinda good idea for IOC to buy a island to build every infrastructure and venue for olympics so it’ll reduce the cost. But it’d be boring imo lol

[@nithishprabhu1259]

@@amehaaa7432 Better be boring than damage finances and not have Olympics altogether.

[@pratyakshyt]

@Real Napster hey no , I like watching it 😄

[@AP-yt]

@Real Napster lmao, I never knew more than half of the world is now nobody. 🤷‍♀️

[@xenobladesrg7729]

@Real Napster I don't think so

[@gigi-gc8gu]

As a native of Chicago it’s crazy we lost the bid knowing all the damage that the games did to Rio. Very grateful my city was spared

[@daradiant1]

The last time I have been to the 60644 was 25 years ago. My question is this, do yall have the land space to host an Olympic game?

[@Lzrdman91]

They do, by the lake, soldier field and the south side.

[@sidney351612]

They tore down so much high rise low income housing on the southside just for the bidding process. In hindsight, the low rises needed to be demolished anyways, but it was even more of a slap of a face that they forced people out and STILL didn’t win the bid.

[@braydenbronstein1190]

@@daradiant1 Well Chicago already has a lot of necessary infrastructure. It has one of the world’s largest and most internationally connected airports. It has plenty of massive arenas and stadiums like the United Center and Soldier Field. It has plenty of highways connecting the city. It has other forms of infrastructure like the metro and etc. Yeah Chicago could also pull it off.

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

It would be a detroit 2.0

[@thulx3997]

"Why Hosting The Olympics Isn't Worth It Anymore" Me, waiting for Tokyo 2020:

[@briananavarrolopez9286]

Me hoping that in 2028, Los Angeles dosent host the Olympics

[@briananavarrolopez9286]

@The Cereal Tree oops

[@briananavarrolopez9286]

@@Cakerpie the traffic is already horrendous and the Los Angeles Population is like 5 million so.

[@darkworldbeats]

Brianna Nava Los Angeles population is WAYYY above 1mil. What are you on?

[@briananavarrolopez9286]

@@darkworldbeats oh lmao. Its cuz I read that California is 39 million, but I read it as 3.9 million so I thought about 1 million, but yes that even worse. And no I am not on anything lol. I am only twelve

[@nerfirelia8235]

>City spends billions building an Olympic stadium >Committee takes 70% of the revenue >Stadium completely abandoned >Less cities are willing to bid Committee: Pikachu Face

[@jo_nm9484]

😂😂😂

[@bernardl.w3467]

And that's how capitalist works 😔

[@officialballisticfox8111]

Ferruzzicati I agree. We still use the stadiums

[@mikeabanto9463]

Should be 50/50

[@randomdude9135]

@@elusive7578 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@ashlynw4500]

The only thing with having a permanent city host is “home court advantage”. I could see how that would be controversial

[@alewiina]

I guess they could make the rule that competitors from the country cannot use the olympic facilities to train, then they shouldn't have any advantage

[@ems7623]

I doubt that is as much an issue as more political concerns - and IOC concerns about esteem and media revenues. Any Olympics that looks the same every four years is not nearly as flashy. That is going to lead to a decline in global viewers of Olympics events.

[@d.bannerusa7279]

WUHAN OLYMPICS 2028 GOLD MEDAL WITH COVID VIRUS 🤮

[@NevrrPresntt]

Im not accountant but i know 4% is totally far less than 70%

[@Fred_the_1996]

Uh?

[@Bonbon-C]

Greed at its finest

[@khanasad928]

No Name you don’t need to be an accountant to know that tho

[@finnthewastebin4678]

No Name thanks I was wondering. 🤣

[@leti1615]

Khan Asad that was the point

[@elmarrebato]

Athens, Greece should be the permanent host for Olympics. Olympics originated in Greece 🇬🇷.

[@Ama-Elaini]

It would make perfect sense.

[@lljonhll]

But they are broke

[@elmarrebato]

ShadowKiller all countries will contribute afterall it will be the home of the Olympics.

[@projectleaf2724]

Honestly that's a good idea.

[@Krshna28]

It was the Olympics that helped bankrupt Greece.

[@elizabethkaran3091]

“[Los Angeles] has the transportation infrastructure” Me, an LA resident: “AHAHAHA”

[@kongfamily3759]

SAME MATE LA RESIDENT HERE TOO.

[@thearmobro6390]

I honestly don't want to have the Olympics be permanent here in LA

[@shalynweir195]

@@thearmobro6390 that would be horrible it's already expensive enough to live in la not to mention the traffic

[@ryanpfahler9945]

imagine everyone driving to the stadiums on the 405 at the same time... what a nightmare

[@shalynweir195]

@@ryanpfahler9945 Exactly that would be hell

[@jinhunterslay1638]

I feel so sorry for the Tokyo Olympics for it’s unluckiness of coinciding with the pandemics

[@blackleague212]

In a land that pays attention to " bad omens"... That was a disaster. Even in their own city the japanese people protested... Thunderstorms and tsunamis covered the front of the games as well... Quite poetic.

[@jinhunterslay1638]

@@blackleague212 The Olympic committee is also an asshole organization that contributed little funding to the event while bankrupting a BUNCH of countries

[@keithadler4671]

Update: Japan has understandably flipped on support for Olympics during the pandemic. They are now 80% against hosting it instead of 2018's 80% in favor.

[@mybusinessaccount4408]

Tokyo are the hosts not the entirety of Japan, no?

[@ada_unknown_2738]

@@mybusinessaccount4408 yes that is correct... but it's the idea that it effects the entire country's economy... once money gets blown... let's just say 30B... then the whole country going to be facing budget cuts...

[@PetsoKamagaya]

They missed 20% of the population in the survey.

[@PetsoKamagaya]

@@mybusinessaccount4408 It is called the Tokyo Olympics but events are scattered throughout northern Japan. Tokyo does not have the sporting facilities for all the events by itself. Also many of the teams would have been staying in really far out places during the events, so it is really an Eastern Japan Olympics.

[@mentoshoarder5175]

@@ada_unknown_2738 You're just speaking out of your a.rse mate. No one really cares about the economic effect as much the humanitarian one. Regional heads in countries like Japan and China are not on a tight budget to start with. Many people are against the Olympics because of Covid, nothing more. - Japanese guy

[@isaiahwilhite5980]

I personally think there should be a permanent summer game city and winter game city. Seems best economically, environmentally, and the most efficient.

[@teerificbitch]

Who pays for the 'city'? The taxes every 5 years?

[@isaiahwilhite5980]

Probably honestly

[@timbat5324]

Isaiah Wilhite God I hope it’s not LA. The traffic is going to be 50x atrocious.

[@Nintendofan2012]

Isaiah Wilhite perhaps a neutral country that is large enough to accommodate both athletes and visitors

[@zoomertoast3703]

Yeah, but what cities? LA, why not Moscow, or Berlin, or Rio, or Tokyo; it would be impossible to decide.

[@JerKKeR]

If a permanent place, why not Athens, Greece? Because the Olympics originate from there and it would only be fair to bring it back to it's roots

[@Gold833]

JerKKeR Greece? lol they're broke cause all of this

[@JerKKeR]

Joel Schembri yes but once they have their equipment, re-using over and over again would bring more profit then spending

[@theov527]

Τι είπε;;

[@arthurvasco8626]

Yeah I agree. It should be in Greece permanently. They would have an initial cost for building a permanent Olympic City, but the cost would be worth in the long term. Also, if they host it permanently they would be backed by the EU with the costs, so it wouldn’t be a big financial problem for Greece

[@djthereplay]

+Joel Schembri Of course because they have no other reason to use it nor is it being used or maintained outside of hosting an Olympics . No wonder why they see no reason to fix and keep up their Olympic Infrastructure .

[@TestTestGo]

The problem with giving it a permanent home is that it becomes less of an international event. It's nice to see different countries each time expressing their culture in the opening ceremony etc, and helps share around the home advantage. A different solution might be to scale it down somewhat, so it doesn't need the insane levels of investment that it currently does which are virtually impossible to recover.

[@Wolff13]

Yup; there are too many sports.

[@wb_golf7063]

Can always have a singular home for the events but each country can still bid to be the “host country” do the olympics 🤷🏻‍♂️ being ones culture around the world instead.

[@griffinrails]

Would also mean that you wouldn’t have slums being walled up and bulldozed to preserve your country’s image.

[@seryupp2347]

hopefully it is now "which city has more infrastructure" instead of "who pays more"

[@hasu4399]

you could give it a theme each time so that a different culture can express themselves. Better than having to build these ridiculous stadiums every time.

[@SORRYBUTYOURENEXT]

I remember as a kid wanting to watch them and getting hyped for it,years and years ago but now I can’t remember the last time I watched the olympics

[@afia7425]

As a Jamaican the last time I watched the Olympics was 2016, now that Bolt has retired I'm not sure when me or the rest of Jamaica will be hyped up to watch the Olympics again

[@ngweso]

@@afia7425 well...those were literally the last Olympics so...

[@siliasporter4424]

Lol i love the winter Olympics much more, but i could not hold in my excitement for this years Olympics only for it to be postponed due to our lord and savior the year 2020

[@Sunny-ot1vo]

A part of that is due to publicity is different and where to watch. It used to be on public TV but NBC has a hold over the rights which means peacock is the only 'streaming' service. You have to pay to watch.

[@veljaycopalmes506]

Solution: be in equal sharing! 70% goes to them and they expect the host to provide everything thing?? Lol no wonder fewer cities are bidding to host. Crocodiles

[@ananthasrikara1167]

That's the reason why developing nations don't want to host the Olympics as the costs for infrastructure is high.

[@sugarcookiesubliminals1550]

Well said 🤝

[@aries4571]

Also it creates lots of pollution and debt.

[@jonathanng138]

Maybe because countries like India Pakistan or Bangladesh are just shitholes?

[@southpawpaw7214]

@@jonathanng138 stfu

[@abdulalhazred4224]

@@jonathanng138 like china u mean? Ng = nutty goblin ? 😁

[@MrMogi-zg2ud]

For those of you who are saying put the Olympics back in Greece since that’s where they came from originally, Realty Check-Greece can’t afford it.

[@robertharris6092]

Idea would be the countrys participating would joint fund it.

[@MrMogi-zg2ud]

not bad

[@antonytye3484]

Funded internationally in Greece is the way to stop all the backhanders, the IOC and international athletics should pay for everything and own everything as a permanent feature, funded by participating nations, tv advertising etc, the profits would be there if no bidding and no building was required, therefore not affording it wouldn`t matter, as Greece wouldn`t be paying, they would profit from land sales and tourism, and free advertising, i agree. And Greece is a bit more central, California is about as far from anywhere else as you can get, and Greece wouldn`t benefit so much from home advantage as they are less of a contender.

[@spacedoutorca4550]

Then IOC should pay for it with the billions they steal from host countries every olympics.

[@gabecupps5449]

literally America could just pay for it

[@ryansutter4291]

Seriously, build ONE EPIC olympic city or choose a site and make it permanent. A permanent olympic collesseum, stadium, olympic pool, multiple olympic venues villages and everything. But ALWAYS in one place.

[@tgm2104]

Turn out not many people would fly over to island to see it

[@irrelevance3859]

Who's going to fund it and where will it be located. It will be empty for four years at a time and still require upkeep and they'd need to make TWO Olympic cities in a medium climate for the summer games and cold climate for winter games*. It's not practical

[@aaebsssb9914]

Irrelevance It wont be empty for 4 years. There will be many things held there

[@tgm2104]

@@aaebsssb9914 Olympic held every 4 year what is it?

[@aaebsssb9914]

T GM Other sporting events, concerts, festivals...

[@iSickle_]

Why not reuse older stadiums?

[@personperson5373]

MrGabenLand II I was wonder why they don’t do that more too

[@markpagtama7954]

Its because most of it is degrading. How do youse a ceremonial ground regularly? special paths for athletes? So they just destroy it and build other useful things like businesses. Just let greece host the olympics and salt lake city the winter olympics EVERY YEAR. Steady revenue less damage to the environment.

[@kaltomp43]

Mark Pagtama like greece can host the games lol

[@Centrioless]

Because those stadiums dont have the equipments for every sport in olympic. In brazil, there are tons of football stadium, but I doubt there are as many swimming pool facilities as football stadiuma

[@5yearsago404]

+Mark Pagtama ikr

[@explorebytrain448]

I think London’s planning for the games was very good. The apartments in the village for the games, was sold for housing afterwards. The area around the main area was turned into a park, and a lot buildings that were already built was used.

[@luvbxn]

Explore By Train you from London?

[@ronik330]

Agree

[@robertharris6092]

You should look at rio. None of the buildings they built are currently in use.

[@michaelscott7166]

They also built an International railway station, a massive shopping mall and got TV companies to fill the Media Centre afterwards. All in what was a more deprived area of London which has led to the area starting to be gentrified.

[@antonytye3484]

I think West Ham United uses the stadium for football as well.

[@ardalla535]

Just move it back to Greece and keep it small. It's gotten way out of hand. If we want something big, we should revive the old World's Fair.

[@Kagemusha08]

I absolutely agree about the World Fair. Giving attention to bold new inventions and innovations should be more important than athletics.

[@spotsthenpc7796]

nop

[@Alejandroperez-rj4dc]

Pat Downs Greece has no money for that

[@spotsthenpc7796]

@Darth Ruin No it wouldnt. It would destroy as. Are stadium is garbage. We would have to rebuild it or make a new one and we dont have money for that. Also it would just bring tourism something we already have. Also lets not forget that one of the main reasons we went bankrupt was because of the olympics in 2004

[@HrHaakon]

Greece would make money from having it though: They wouldn't need to build new stuff every year (or at least not a lot), and they'd have a massively popular event there every four years.

[@calichekid8527]

Why not have them in Greece, the birthplace of the Olympics, every time? All the countries competing could donate funds to build and maintain the various venues. One or more countries could be chosen each time to be the "Sponsor" or to be recognized in some way as the host. This would stop the insane practice of having the host being responsible for erecting and maintaining new facilities, which usually ends up with that country going into insurmountable debt, with the facilities falling into ruins after the Games are over. If Greece doesn't want to do this, then perhaps build 4 or 5 venues and rotate the Olympics between them, but have all the participating countries pay the costs of building and maintaining the facilities. Cutting down on the number of sports would certainily help too. As more "sports" are added the Olympics become a bloated monster.

[@d.bannerusa7279]

WUHAN OLYMPICS 2028 GOLD MEDAL WITH COVID VIRUS 🤮

[@madhusudanghosh1181]

why should sports be cut down

[@vitormascarenhas4884]

But than Greece should donate the land to IOC to create like a Olympic City. The Olympics shouldn't be a bargain of governments.

[@kingkazuma2239]

@@vitormascarenhas4884 that's because it was originally a bargain of governments

[@l.matthewblancett8031]

dear sports: stop relying on taxpayers for your games.

[@thethirdman225]

Who is going to build the facilities then?

[@chronhado771]

TheThirdMan joe

[@zhl8412]

nicely said

[@zhl8412]

@@thethirdman225 noone.... Noone will die of we omit these games or championships

[@thethirdman225]

Zh L No facilities- no sports.

[@timothymclean]

I can see plenty of people not being cool with a big international event being hosted in the USA 100% of the time. Maybe there could be multiple host cities in multiple countries?

[@jmoa5758]

Timothy McLean Yeah only for countries that already have facility in place. Meaning first world, high income countries. Not poor ass Brazil.

[@geopixels6886]

Timothy McLean Your forgetting transportation honey m.

[@JohnDoe-yq5bd]

Justin Moua brazil shouldnt be bidding for any olympic hosting rights in the first place. And if it’s in first world countries safety for the attendees wouldnt be such a risk.

[@JohnDoe-yq5bd]

Geo & Pixels first world countries have all necessary transportation measures in place now with a good amount of reserve busses on stand by already honey

[@hht6676]

Timothy McLean I object too

[@leodavinxi3402]

IOC:Increase cuts of profit. People don’t want to host olympics now IOC:Surprised Pikachu Face!

[@ferpz968]

YES

[@Jason-ct9rv]

Imagine how Japan felt having no spectators or normal revenue from people coming to watch. Ouch.

[@Taikamuna]

I know nobody who gets hyped about olympics starting

[@profitseth4801]

Tai ka muna= in Tagalog philippine language it means You poop first

[@ShadowriverUB]

Any sport enthusiast :) there no other event where you feel thrill of medal chances every hour if not minutes is like watching final of world cup with you country playing in it in every hour and you need to wait 4 years for another event like that. I suspect you from US and winning medal classifications on every Olympic indeed may make even boring for you, but if you from Poland like me which country kind of stuck in to 10 medal hole for few decades the feeling is way different

[@thundermcking6969]

Taikamuna geez, you REALLY have no friends

[@clappedcircle5301]

Taikamuna hey this isn’t yiay!

[@SeohyunPark-t1j]

my sister does :3

[@10minvidz58]

Maybe one permanent city per continent? So it could keep rotating.

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

It's like those industrialized countries and with stable government and economy. Let's say 3 continents that can regularly host the events. Like in Asia (Japan, China, Korea) North America (USA, Canada) Europe (Many European countries can host the Olympics) I think this is one of the best solutions. A cycle of host every 4 years. Like next Olympic will be in Asia (Japan 2020), then the next will be in Europe 2024, then next will be in North America 2028. Then the cycle continues, Asia again.... and so on. Instead of doing that in those developing poor countries that later on will struggle economically with a massive debt.

[@Churros1616]

E B there are African nations and south American nations that could host. They fucked up in Brazil, but South Africa got better because of the Olympics. Next place maybe Nigeria or Angola, they are growth economies.

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

@@Churros1616 Nigeria and Angola to host the Olympics??? Are you insane or have no common sense? These two countries are struggling with a large number of poor citizens! Let their governments spend the money to uplift the lives of their poor people and feed them instead. That's the best thing they could do instead of hosting that Olympics, a very expensive sporting event. But I agree and vote for South Africa. They can host the games. But Nigeria and Angola??? NO, NO, NO, NO, NOOOO!!!!

[@theyankeegal13]

E B that is exactly what happened, next year is Japan, the next summer one in France and the next summer one after that is united states

[@KshitijBhambri1]

@@LifeOdysseyMotivation India is also interested in Hosting 2032 now...Don't know how we'll do it 😂 Barely mananged to host CWG 2010.

[@mexicanongames5275]

Just have all olympics be in Athens. If we're talking about tradition and all of that... Greece was were the olympics started and Athens is its capital. Just build 32 venues there, you could even build like an "Olympic City" and just have it be a properly nice place with the Olympic Villa and all of the stadiums and venues right next to each other. It would revive Greece's economy a little bit, and it would almost be poetic.

[@jacobreed8753]

MexicanOnGames Yes.

[@prouddegenerates9056]

But Winter ❄️

[@prouddegenerates9056]

Still like the idea, but who would pay?

[@clipped2453]

MexicanOnGames stick a few museums and amenities and boom you have tourism on off years

[@mexicanongames5275]

I would assume Greece and the Olympic Committee. As it was seen in the video they have been pocketing quite a heavy revenue. You're right that Winter olympics would have to find a different venue but to me it makes sense. I imagine a mega city with 16-20 Stadiums and courts and venues for all the other sports, and in the middle of it all a beautifully designed Olympic Villa with Greek influence. If I was an athlete and thought "I want to become an Olympian" and then thought about going to Greece, the birthplace of the competition, and always being in the same Olympic Villa. I feel like the grandeur and magnificence of the event could only go up. Even after that all those other traditions would make sense, you could light the Olympic torch from the an iconic place in Greece. Think about it, even events like the marathon would be amplified, because as we all know the marathon started from an old tale from Ancient Greece. You could have the marathon start at the town of Marathon in Greece and finish in Athens. The distance is literally 26.2 Miles. It just makes sense.

[@katmacalinao9541]

Now I understand why a lot of the stuff in Tokyo Olympics were recycled

[@vincent-ls9lz]

ah yes, 4% of the profit to the IOC... now its 70% WAIT wHAT

[@KorZen10]

Capitalism doing what it does best :)

[@bigballs8188]

@@KorZen10 was there no capitalism back in the 90’s or did they just get greedy?

[@KorZen10]

@@bigballs8188 They got greedy.

[@MattyMoores]

I've thought that it could be held every 4 years at the same venue, the obvious choice would be Athens. The structures could be well maintained and updated over time. As for the Winter games, find a place to do the same. The cities would become experts at hosting the events and they would run more smoothly. The current system has to end. It does not work.

[@kash8897]

Athens iz broke

[@ildibaba11]

Winter Olympics should be in canada probably

[@libbykenilworth]

@@kash8897 Historically, the Olympics originated from and were held in Olympia, Greece. In my opinion if they went for a permanent host they should go for the historic one

[@alienfrommars563]

@@libbykenilworth yeah that would be a good idea but the other countries need to help funding it since Greece isn’t rich

[@katepausig8562]

@kpfc Libby isn't saying to do the Olympics in Olympia.

[@cmunoz810]

So now the Olympic committee has to beg cities to host them 🤣😂🤣

[@BabsW]

3:53 He must've never visited LA. Their public transportation is embarrassing for a city of that size in a 1st world country.

[@shadowninja6689]

It was still good enough for them to win the right to host the Olympics twice.

[@Wow_wow1]

Yea, simple. Quit being poor and buy a car.

[@hamzerpanzer]

Wow Wow That’s the issue. The public transportation is so bad you have to buy a car

[@MrDenysJoke]

Wow Wow so the thousands that will be traveling to LA for the Olympics need to buy a car just to get around for a few weeks?

[@Wow_wow1]

@@MrDenysJoke so spend millions, maybe billions of tax payers money to build an infrastructure for the Olympics and for people who will cheat the system and ride it for free? Americans drive cars.

[@oldschewl]

... another traditional event has turned into a commercial cesspit. Zero surprise.

[@lectric_ladyland2485]

Exactly that....everything is..

[@arturoolvera7470]

Events take money, especially huge international ones like this. Traditional events have always been financially driven to a degree. You can't just see it as a bad thing. It is important to acknowledge that everything goes back to economics and that we must manuver around it to keep beautifull traditions alive

[@Cookedfrfrfr]

@@arturoolvera7470 Still wonder how the IOC could go from just taking a 4% cut to taking a 70% cut of the revenue in just the span of 24 years.

[@thehighesthill]

Considering that just this week, an online Minecraft competition pulled in more viewers than the Olympics which was happening at the same time......

[@PoofessorP]

is the competition MCC?

[@markjestermatote7774]

@@PoofessorP it is

[@PoofessorP]

@@markjestermatote7774 I mean the olympics had 15 million+ ppl watching so :V idk how much mcc gets though since I just watch highlights

[@dimasreidz48]

Drop the number josh, i'd like to know.

[@LuddyFish_]

Cities wanting to host the Olympics need to be prepared before hand. Rio was unprepared as they kicked people out of homes and even built a wall to hide the low residential side. I feel sorry for Rio. Such a beautiful city but the handle of the Olympics was too much for them

[@thehunter4873]

Provocateur what’s wrong with Paris?

[@thehunter4873]

@Blejz only if you go in the poor areas

[@killarun4288]

paris will make a wall to keep the poor and immigrants out

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

And the Philippines is planning to host the Asian Games in 2030. Instead of doing that, the government should focus on uplifting the lives of the poor, and reduce poverty. Pay its debts. Upgrade infrastractures and facilities. I think spending money on these things woul be better than hosting a very expensive sporting events.

[@aaronlibago2705]

offered.

[@rahmadgerpol111]

Yeah SEA Games 2019 in Manila is a disaster

[@vynzznyv]

@@rahmadgerpol111 it's not, maybe in the eyes of the media it is since they focus on the negative things rather than what's actually happening. Philippines has bid for the 2030 Asian Games because the Olympic Council of Asia recommended them to bid after the success of the 2019SEAG. Its just not a priority to spend money on.

[@lukelawrencesparkswood6651]

@@vynzznyv Media covered both negative and positive aspects. Sad thing it is was really a disaster. Accomodation of athletes from other countries was very bad even, not so "hospitable"even for Filipino standards.

[@paulgap7012]

Dun kyo s EDSA umiyak

[@krau2880]

This aged incredibly well

[@jpolar394]

The Olympics were fun to watch back in the 70s and the 80s ,but now today the media has killed them with nothing but advertising.

[@l.a.1254]

I agree. It was more about competition and not on celebrity status.

[@michaelsamuels9901]

true advertising and bad commentators not like the 70s and 80s brian Williams ernie afaganis lol the 80s Olympics rocked and the coverage was amazing not like today at all

[@ers555666]

That’s because everyone was roided out of their minds

[@Sebeerful]

The Australian news reporters made it about themselves and talked right through the broadcast... they had to apologise 😆

[@koolmckool7039]

@Red Pilled Fox Why is this the world we live in?

[@pablomarin1475]

One of the issues is that cities and countries try to spend billions of infrastructure that in many cases isn't needed. The Olympics would be a lot more special without the grand buildings. It would be much more magical to utilize the current infrastructure. For example, using LA memorial stadium instead of creating a giant billion dollar "Olympic Stadium". The simpler, the more memorable.

[@zeroday7878]

why dont we take a stadium, AND PUSH IT SOMEWHERE ELSE?

[@Geniusignotus]

You'll need a whole Olympic village, not just a stadium

[@solcitosaov]

r/woooooosh

[@band4lyfe]

That’s the worst idea I’ve ever heard! *minutes later* PUUUUSSHHH!!! PUUUUSSHHH!!!

[@w0lf9009]

That just might be crazy enough to work 😁

[@12345marios]

AKA another country

[@michaeljohnson9916]

There's a big downside to having a permanent host site for the Olympics - it would then become an even bigger geopolitical football than it already is. Depending on the host country, you may have some nations refusing to ever send athletes to the Olympics, or setting up their own separate Olympics (think Russia in 1984 or the USA in 1980).

[@HalfiDesfarizly]

Michael Johnson Except maybe to bring back the olympics to its original place, Greece. Put all the resources there then held the olympics at its 'home' forever. More fair i think, and preserved the culture back to the roots, and also cost efficient to held it at the same sites rather than build new venues every 4 years . and it will also help greece overcome their crisis atm

[@newyorkmapper3281]

Michael Johnson and Russia had there own in 2018 even though they have a neutral team

[@miltonperez3421]

Michael Johnson make it at the vatican. Vatican knows sports.

[@shl24yw89]

Send olympics back to Olympia, Greece. This game is too ancient anyway.

[@hoopsonwheels]

Lime Athens Greece

[@renurrenur4720]

Today's Greece culture and population has nothing to do with ancient Greece. Greek now are mostly Slavs and very different from the Greeks during the ancient times. It's like Macedonia before and now

[@slitor]

Well, the modern Olympics started in the UK.

[@cineva3044]

@@renurrenur4720 wrong

[@jmoa5758]

Yeah where they took out wrestling but kept "Speed Walking" the laziest and most inept "sport".

[@chippin_in5015]

Reasons for not hosting the Olympics 1. munnehh 2. munnehh

[@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735]

3. Munehhhh

[@melodiclogic9904]

SK3LLMEN 4. munnehh

[@Lightning0969]

5. munnehh

[@igothebenzandgotbeefinnacookit]

6. munnehh

[@jesss.7788]

SK3LLMEN , the environmental damages such as building on pristine land which leads to harming endangered species/old growth forests and the people/country that are left financially unstable

[@henriquetomio]

Can't we have just have 5 different countries (including Greece), representing the 5 rings as the hosts forever and just rotate them every 4 years?

[@ciyrainshgaming507]

Eh that wouldn't exactly work

[@cg.7825]

@@ciyrainshgaming507 It has worked for the Copa America (south american football tournament) very well not inc this year due to pandemic

[@ciyrainshgaming507]

@@cg.7825 yeah but realistically there is only 12 to 15 depending in what you term a country in south America Secondly the copa America this year was handled badly first of all both nations i think don't take my word for it Cambodia and Argentina had to widrew from hosting due to 1 an internal conflict and rising covid cases The competion was placed in brazil which many did not appreciate positively towards due to the extreme levels of covid in the country leading to an unesseary amount of deaths by bensslaro

[@ciyrainshgaming507]

It wouldn't work being in the same place for the Olympics all the time how would it be fair if the games only to place In one location for the foreseeable future Secondly due to the rules if tge compettion on hosting similar to the world Cup you can't have two world cups in the same continent in a row

[@SupremeLeaderyt]

@@ciyrainshgaming507 I mean you could have Greece , China , USA , South Africa and then either Australia or Brazil ?!

[@guilhermetavares4705]

It is sad, but the Olympic games have not brought anything good to Rio. The entire legacy collapsed and the city went into economic crisis.

[@flanagamer]

Blame the drug lords and the corrupt politicians 🙄

[@brunovaz]

Wow, who could've guessed?

[@andarilho_31]

@@flanagamer it has nothing to do with drugs? ?????

[@ctruth6185]

@@flanagamer Blame the greedy Olympic committee for robbing cities & the people who live in them.

[@vetiverose128]

Blame the IOC

[@kaitlin6184]

We should just have a medium island somewhere, owned by the Olympics that just hosts everything there. In between the games have to open to professional athletes for training or something.

[@scopingops698]

Cool idea

[@Juanmantt]

So a bit like Alcatraz

[@maxsnow9952]

@@Juanmantt yeah

[@bgdgdgdf4488]

@@scopingops698 no, not a cool idea. It has the exact same problems as every other idea, but worse. The island would be in use only once every 4 years. Meaning you'd have to pay for upkeep of all the stadiums, tracks, waterways, airports, ship ports, housings etc. just to accommodate a few thousand people every 4 years. It makes no economic sense.

[@FOLIPE]

I think we in Rio shouldn't have hosted the Olympics because, first of all, the IOC tried to humiliate us once and again. Second of all, we don't use most of the sport infrastructure that was built which was pretty expensive, and we could otherwise have used that money to improve transportation and other things...

[@jake3736]

F. OPE the world cup didn't help either

[@FOLIPE]

Betternet The world cup makes more sense since all you build are soccer stadiums and not like swimming pools and shooting arenas those actually end up being used. Besides that, they are also in many different cities and not all just concentrated in Rio... But yeah, we could've gone without the world cup, but the Olympics was the worst.

[@briskxd1093]

Ben Dover That actually triggers me hearing about that.

[@bibsbunni]

TheGreaterGood80 what?? Can you link me that? LOL

[@berlintanker]

Perhaps all of you there should try to help yourselfs from ‘stealing’ , and robbing... Maybe society might start judging you differently..

[@DMINATOR]

Such a waste of resources on entertainment that lasts a few weeks....

[@justakidwithnolife5671]

We are humans not robots

[@DMINATOR]

@@justakidwithnolife5671 and ?

[@studlyhungwell]

And the funny thing is that it’s not even entertaining.

[@justakidwithnolife5671]

@@DMINATOR So we dont think rationally? Choosing fun over benefitting humanity as a whole

[@DMINATOR]

@@justakidwithnolife5671 agree to that, but just because it is that way, doesn't mean it supposed to be that way. We aren't in Idiocracy yet..

[@philippenachtergal6077]

2:38 Séville isn't a French city, it's the French name for the Spanish city of Sevilla.

[@wiseye61]

all of europe is french

[@olliepage7840]

@@wiseye61 idk if ur joking or not 😂

[@finnthewastebin4678]

OllieSaints2 he was lol

[@gigiemma3192]

@@wiseye61 what about Germany

[@davew7766]

Billions of dollars for two weeks. What a waste of money.

[@reubenwills9757]

London and a few others did it well

[@Someone-cd7yi]

Erwin Schrödinger that were the best olympics so far

[@judithlimyg5838]

The Olympics Council and the host country need to get more sponsorship from all the big international companies to sponsor the Olympics in the form of advertisements.Of course as suggested in your video maybe having a permanent venue for the Olympics is more economical and cost effective in the long term.It's indeed a costly affair for any host country to build a lot of structure for the Olympics event and used them once and these structures ended up becoming obsolete?!😗

[@prieremonte]

It is about proper and long term planning.

[@siust007]

I agree London has done well. It isn’t perfect but they have a plan for the future. It has improved the area vastly and things are still improving in the area compared to what it was. The Olympics can kick start projects but it is up to the government to keep things going. I would also be happy for the Olympics to return to London.

[@STSBMS]

Atlanta

[@TomLocura]

Just have it run permanently at the original home of the Olympics, I'm sure Greece would love the extra income.

[@108wee]

Honestly i agree.

[@Frixworks]

Usually the Olympics ruin economies, not improve them...

[@Frixworks]

Also, it's too warm there for winter olympics...

[@curseofgladstone4981]

@@Frixworks Obviously have the winter Olympics somewhere colder. But for the main Olympics it sounds reasonable. If every country chipped a little in to keep the stadium maintained or if the profits were recycled back in it would easily be self sustaining. So long as greed doesn't og the whole thing.

[@craytoncaswell4558]

Athens was a disaster, and with it only being hosted every four years, it would be a challenge to maintain the facilities unless they had another use for them. It's possible but it's a long shot.

[@HalaSialeMohe]

Brisbane Australia just celebrated they’re hosting 😂

[@tavisr]

Idk why they chose here, ain't nothing to see or do.

[@gnatgnat3295]

And nobody bidded against them then acted all surprised when they won ahhahhha

[@Snaxis257]

I live in Brisbane, don’t want it. I would have voted against it, but atleast we already have mostly up to date things, especially since the Gold Coast hosted the commonwealth games I guess… but still

[@markdouglas9182]

I wasn't thrilled when I heard Brisbane won it. But hopefully the infrastructure is in place and Gold Coast hosting Commonwealth Games recently probably helps. Sad to see all those abandoned venues in Rio, what a waste of money...

[@kingsurgaleo1]

But Brisbane already has everything with them.... Their infrastructure is kinda good and yeah if there's no natural calamity occurring 2032 should be good.... But again it's in 11 years anything can happen.

[@anonymousshitposter1743]

London has the buildings and infrastructure after the 2012 games for the summer games, and due to national competitions and the commonwealth games, invictus games, hunger game(jk jk) they maintain the facilities anyway. I think london should host it at least once in the near future.

[@MeltedToast84]

Yes

[@bdstratton1979]

We do the same in Australia - the big stadiums used in the 1956 and 2000 Games - Melbourne and Sydney - MCG & Homebush Stadiums are still used today they host the AFL, NRL, A League, Concerts and more. The smaller venues are still used too.

[@Dark-ki7lf]

@@bdstratton1979 Athens!

[@theduke9510]

Yeah I agree with you, Angrynerd. Great username btw.

[@JJ4509]

Exactly, same thing happens with a lot of wealthy countries that host. Here in LA, we utilize every facility and building that has ever been built for previous games. Nothing really goes to waste because there will always be pro teams, colleges, clubs, or the general public that uses them. Not to mention, these facilities that continue to be used provide jobs for years and decades after the games.

[@lyndengill6394]

They didn't even bother to put Calgary down for the 88 Winter Olympics and we stayed on budget!

[@ciyrainshgaming507]

Is that the one with Eddie the Eagle

[@lyndengill6394]

@@ciyrainshgaming507 yes

[@basaearljohn9624]

Watching this during Tokyo Olympics 2020 that's being held on Japan in 2021

[@erickvillegas8327]

In order for the Olympics to not be a complete waste on the host city that city should be extensively evaluated to make sure that it has the infrastructure in place to be able to host the Olympics. Some people made the poor assumption thinking that since previous host cities profited from the Olympics that maybe if their city hosted they too would profit and improve the economy of their city, but it's quite the opposite. The host city should not have to try to elevate itself to meet the requirements the IOC asks for (like building new stadiums and venues). The host city should already have them to begin with, that way even when the Olympics are done the venues will continue to be used because they were already being continually used by that city.

[@msport_erick]

Erick Villegas good comment and nice name too

[@siddhantkhorjuvekar]

Every city which will be evaluated will not have all the necessary stadiums .they will have to construct some or other stadiums. Majority of population only has interest in only some sports. Majority will not have interest in sports like equestrian, rowing,e.t.c

[@passer2by]

Yes that’s definitely true. Less populated cities should not host olympics because the buildings will be wasted after the games.

[@sjmcn500]

Special traffic lanes for chauffeur-driven IOC executives? Anyone spot the 'fat' in the Olympics that needs trimming?

[@aceclover758]

What do these executives even do?

[@implodingbaby]

@@aceclover758 get paid

[@alextgordon]

Sorry to disappoint but the lanes are necessary so that the athletes, judges and other essential people don't get stuck in traffic, especially since the olympics tends to create more traffic than usual flowing into the various venues. Banning the ioc executives from the lanes might feel good but it wouldn't make a difference.

[@aceclover758]

@Alex Gordon, it would make a difference in the fact these executives that literally do not do anything to better the Oympics, are not treated on a pedestal. It is aut the atheletes, not them

[@roberta1070]

I like the idea of a certain permanent place! I think the right place to do it is in Greece, since they were the “founders”. But The Olympics are not only about the games, it’s also about the felling to host it, like the ceremonies, it also helps the tourism. Should we sacrifice that?

[@astrofabio68]

if you want to pay that "celebration" with more taxes..go ahead!

[@heesingsia4634]

Next Olympic Games in Pyongyang... would be pretty cheap to host it there

[@autowar888]

Maybe india can handle this game!

[@thomasthai1363]

Hee Sing Sia It’s in PyeongChang...

[@thomasminer6650]

Hee Sing Sia they should host it in the team 10 house

[@basedkorean6237]

Lmao the WHOLE gdp of north korea is only a few billion lmao.

[@Kevin-yh7ph]

Hee Sing Sia cuz no one would go

[@theoddcanadian2440]

Correction: Calgary previously hosted the winter games, that makes three former hosts.

[@MarsJenkar]

And what about Lake Placid? That makes four!

[@nunyabidness3075]

Yeah, I was wondering about that. Kind of makes you wonder what else they got completely wrong, doesn’t it?

[@simonbone]

@@nunyabidness3075 Cortina d'Ampezzo, which hosted it before, and will jointly host the games with Milan, isn't even shown. Five.

[@parthlm1073]

This aged well

[@gnatgnat3295]

It did when you consider the hosts are bidding as much anymore

[@FROZYO]

4:26 - “The 2026 Olympics have several cities exploring bids, including two previous hosts: Salt Lake City and Sapporo, Japan.” Except both Calgary and Lake Placid-both of which you show here-were previous hosts, too, but okay...

[@Colonel__Mustard]

Yeah that was wierd haha they didn't even bother verifying that information ?

[@TheBuuurnz]

And oddly enough all of those cities chose to back out from their bids

[@67lilbear]

@@TheBuuurnz Lake Placid is an Olympic training facility and has most of is sports venues still in use. Their problem is they converted their Olympic village into a state prison and the infrastructure, lodging and telecommunication/logistics systems suck (cell coverage is spotty at best). It's not worth the time or investment.

[@burgermuffin931]

Must have not liked Calgary since they were the only games to make a profit

[@Wingnutcaseman]

Are they slowly waking up to the fact that they can’t continue fleecing host cities?

[@manbha549]

Permanent one is not a good idea. What is stopping LA to be a dump like Detroit in say 50 years? Lagos or Mumbai may be a dump now, but in the next 50 years they may be Top cities. If some one would have said thaf Beijing would be a world class city in the 1980s, they would have been laughed at.

[@madhavichowdhary]

Mumbai is probably gonna be underwater in the next 50 years so idk about that...

[@chriswalker143]

@@madhavichowdhary not if me and u raise a family together 😉😂

[@Ayeshazq_arts]

Greece started the tradition so they should host it with help of other countries....

[@Booklover-coffeelover]

Maybe in the future it will be possible, we're too broke now 😛

[@hollowhoagie6441]

@@Booklover-coffeelover nai

[@hollowhoagie6441]

@@garry9130 hello there

[@hollowhoagie6441]

@@garry9130 good, thank you for asking

[@bruhz_089]

@@Booklover-coffeelover get a better government then

[@ben11k]

La does the olympics well, reusing stadiums.

[@keepwatching9993]

Honestly can't wait for L.A. 2028. Ten years seems like too long.

[@joshuaaguilera6864]

They're far from being broke, they are using older facilities to increase their chance of getting chosen and it worked. They will build a few new small stadiums and facilities but overall they are set. Why would you as mayor of L.A want to waste more money when you don't have to....common sense come on. Also renovations are going to be done and the opening ceremony will take place in the new modern Rams Stadium so that would be pretty cool.

[@Zrich98]

LA is honestly the most overrated city in the US. It’s broke and it’s dirty. Only Beverly Hills is actually clean. I lived there and it sucked every day. Having the Olympics there does work, but they still have to use a lot of money to build other facilities and LA is broke too

[@snoopy0027]

SOONERGUY sounds like you actually don’t live here, or your probably broke!

[@Zrich98]

Noe Briceno nope I did. And I’m not broke cause I moved out of LA. Living there makes you broke. Place sucks. People are arrogant and snobs. My school was full of entitled people. The city was made for visitors, not people to live in. It’s also dangerous. More likely to get into a gang attack in LA than you are to get your house taken away by a tornado in Oklahoma lol

[@2011arish]

They should host the Olympics were there are facilities available and not keep on building new ones

[@shoottokill1o175]

Nah that makes to much sense

[@Jerrymouse79]

I don’t see why London couldn’t host again in that situation. OR you could have larger ‘hosts’ for instance, not just one city but more of a region instead. So instead of a host city it would be more like a host country.

[@thebishopchess]

@@shoottokill1o175 yeah, too much logic

[@brandond741]

4:31 Calgary hosted the Winter Olympics in 1988

[@TracksideViews]

North Korea needs to host.

[@AlejandroRodolfoMendez]

that would be interesting, and dangerous

[@sirboringname]

Every time an American or south Korean team plays they have to check the floor for any explosives

[@theimmortalemperor3605]

V D.O. dude what does LMFAO MEAN?

[@davidreyes183]

Lmao you have to let the North Koreans win on every final they make or else your country gets nuked. I like the idea😂😂😂

[@nouwhy3877]

DrivingBackward ....

[@kiendang2743]

Wakanda offered to do it. Just give them a ring

[@fabrigarciacartoons]

You are a genius. Massiel (not Messi) blesses you

[@ouuw]

@@97anthonyz huh, and what proves that?

[@sandis2935]

@@ouuw It's sadly true. Studies prove that African countries have the lowest IQ ( around 80 IQ). The highest IQ countries are Singapore and Japan (+110 IQ)

[@ouuw]

@@sandis2935 ...Oh,Thanks for the information. Quick question: *Why* ? Why do 'blacks' have the lowest IQ? (80 and lower) is it because of their education system?

[@sandis2935]

@@ouuw A persons IQ level doesn't depend on the education. IQ is a persons intelligence that he has. Genetics favor the Asians but that doesn't mean every asian has over 100 IQ, there are also many blacks that have over 100 IQ. Genetics have a very big role in a persons intelligence and the Africans ( not all african nations) have inferior IQ but have genetics that make some stronger, taller, faster.

[@davidyoung5114]

At 4:30, previous cities to have hosted the Winter Olympics....um, Calgary, 1988 anyone???

[@gotacallfromvishal]

ya nobody cares aboot calgary and all their facilities built out of tin and elastics are falling apart anyways.

[@theScore_Colten]

Calgary Hype. Lake Placid in 1980 as well

[@gotacallfromvishal]

@@theScore_Colten at least lake placid ended up with something useful out of it (a prison) lol

[@richardkranium2944]

Calgary isn’t precious.

[@Tresnaut47]

@@gotacallfromvishal It's only ranked as the third best city to live in in the world. No one cares about the third best city in the world.

[@sahilgangwar3687]

2032 ..India pull your bid back..we don't want a mess again like it happened in common wealth games..😑😑😑 and yes make a island..name it Olympics or something..and organize it there every year..end of discussion .but India you are not hosting.. 😑you have many problems to deal with already.. c'mon.

[@ankushKM77]

not only olympics they are also bidding for youth olympic and asian games

[@sahilgangwar3687]

Ankush saale chutad hai... ABI tak toilets ban nahi paye pure Desh main ..Olympics..KR waynge

[@tytube3001]

First clean up India before trying to host it

[@sahilgangwar3687]

@@tytube3001 no actually we are cleaned up..really nice..but we don't want your foreign ass coming here and after everything is over...you go your place and we are..left with ..what to do with the stadium ...😑😑

[@ronpd1982]

use it as a curry factory idiot - and export the curries to the west - problem solved Donald trump (the king) style

[@blackleague212]

As a kid, I always thought the entire world came together and paid for the Olympic cities... It's an insult when some of these counties can come up with funds so easily while they have people who live there suffer.

[@ambasfamily]

Companies back then: We care about quality, customers, and making everyone happy! Companies now: We don’t care about anything BUT MONEY.

[@kavitamishra7181]

Same goes with the FIFA team and EA😩😩😩😩😩😩😩

[@Ali-rv4mw]

You really think companies weren't like that back then? Capitalism was at its worse in the 1800s. You should've seen what kind of conditions workers had to face, not to mention they were children too with ridiculously high mortality rates.

[@chickennumgit1055]

Moni

[@chilliecheesecake]

@@Ali-rv4mw Capitalism hasnt changed at all since then except that it has grown and that it has outsourced it's cheap child slave labor to third world countries

[@tushargupta1764]

That's like the point of a comoany. They exist to make profits and not to open a charity and just keep entertaining out of their own pocket.

[@theaccordian9377]

I think the Olympics and sports in general is just such a stupid thing. Imagine putting yourself through years of mental and physical pain for a piece of metal. That's incredibly dumb.

[@TT-rz5hi]

That piece of metal bears a value you peabrain. No one runs after the metal, it is the value and recognition that they create. One can make a career out of it, if he isn't a peabrain.

[@hemantks4353]

Yeah atleast they should get some money

[@hr1meg]

4:26 Two previous hosts? Stockholm - 1912 (Summer) Sapporo - 1972 (Winter) Lake Placid - 1980 (Winter) Calgary - 1988 (Winter) Salt Lake City - 2002 (Winter)

[@joeuser2360]

Lake Placid also hosted in 1932.

[@davidg4026]

Very sloppy research for this video!

[@ShidaiTaino]

hr1meg it’s only for summer

[@RafaelSousa-qm8jb]

2:31 ah yes, Seville, my favorite French city.

[@mgutierrez2351]

Mine is Toronto, Poland!!!

[@calebyao.]

And mine is London, Italy!!

[@Rr-we1nr]

Imagine how stupid it would be to choose a permanent country to host the olimpic games that is not Greece where they 100% belong. Nobody can argue that, it's a fact.

[@Rr-we1nr]

Daniel S. So if i create something, someone else can stole it, make it popular and become it's owner?

[@xxjr8axx]

R r like daniel said the games were lost for 1500 years. If the greeks wanted to host them they had a millennium and a half to do so. But instead they wanna step in when someone else revitalized the event and make some money off it. Probably to help pay off their debt thats crippled their economy.

[@justinguy4675]

R r That’s like inventing a pen and someone else invents a pencil and saying they copied you because it’s a writing material

[@deterbobolo384]

@@Rr-we1nr yer like you did to rock and roll which was a black. Music genre now I bet you don't even know its was like hop hop before

[@ja8ames]

@@Rr-we1nr Someone else can respectfully bring your tradition back to life and keep it alive.

[@Moviemusiclover198]

There's a mistake in the video at 4:30 Calgary was also a previous host the winter Olympics in 1988

[@jamesfishin]

Its ok, we made money hosting so it was thown out on purpose

[@AminXD10]

Here after Tokyo hosted the Olympics 2020/2021 2:35 That's wrong. Seville is a Spanish city 🇪🇸

[@CnekYT]

Luckily Calgary recycled it’s Olympic stadium now it’s a Skiing center.

[@harrylaflare846]

I went there to ski its dope

[@meganbass9063]

Same with SLC it's open to the public now

[@matthewporter4079]

I don't mean to complain, but comment at 4:32. Calgary also hosted the olymics (Calgary, winter 88)

[@GibsonArtola]

Lake Placid too...

[@Dragonstar-p5c]

I lived in Calgary during the 88 olympics and remember them, and now our city is trying to decide if we want to bid for the 2022 winter olympics. At the current costs, I really hope we don't. It is awesome for the city when they're here, but the costs at a time when many people are struggling, just seems like a huge waste of money.

[@wjgreep]

Dragonstar Calgary is actually thinking about bidding in 2026. Could be cool but hard to say if its worth it. There will be a new c-train line in place by then.

[@JT-su2kx]

and vancouver canada hosted in 2010

[@ianmackinnon2427]

Josh, yes but they arent bidding on 2026.