Olympics 2012

Olivier · Post by **Olivier** » Tue May 18, 2004 11:00 pm

The IOC has chosen the 5 finalists cities for the Olympics 2012. Paris is favourite with Madrid...

Which one is your favourite?

Elmo · Post by **Elmo** » Tue May 18, 2004 11:03 pm

I hope Paris or Madrid, because they can strike commemorative euros, like
the Greeks do this year!

!Pretfles! · Post by **!Pretfles!** » Tue May 18, 2004 11:21 pm

I voted New York

Because that way the chances for Belgium to organise them in 2016 keep safe,
they never do it twice after each other on the same continent.

Olivier · Post by **Olivier** » Tue May 18, 2004 11:23 pm

!Pretfles! wrote:I voted New York

Because that way the chances for Belgium to organise them in 2016 keep safe,
they never do it twice after each other on the same continent.

With that rule, New York won't win for 2012 because of Vancouver 2010.

Olivier · Post by **Olivier** » Tue May 18, 2004 11:25 pm

2006 - Turin - Europe
2008 - Beijing - Asia
2010 - Vancouver - America
2012 - London, Madrid or Paris - back in Europe

!Pretfles! · Post by **!Pretfles!** » Tue May 18, 2004 11:34 pm

Our Flemish Minister President

has a dream of having the Olympic Games in Flanders for 2016
Which is impossible because it has to be a city

Now Brussels is also interested,

In my opinion it would be nice to have them in 2020, then it has been exactly 100 years since Antwerp in 1920.

bhoeyb · Post by **bhoeyb** » Tue May 18, 2004 11:36 pm

I've voted Madrid.

!Pretfles! wrote: Because that way the chances for Belgium to organise them in 2016 keep safe, they never do it twice after each other on the same continent.

Why oh why?? Please, not Belgium. Who'll pay for all infrastructure? Belgium is too small and crowded. I find it a very stupid and useless idea. Only a very few people will benefit, all others will pay.

DrGreenTom · Post by **DrGreenTom** » Wed May 19, 2004 12:36 am

bhoeyb wrote:I've voted Madrid.

!Pretfles! wrote: Because that way the chances for Belgium to organise them in 2016 keep safe, they never do it twice after each other on the same continent.
Why oh why?? Please, not Belgium. Who'll pay for all infrastructure? Belgium is too small and crowded. I find it a very stupid and useless idea. Only a very few people will benefit, all others will pay.

Moreover, it would be a real disgrace to have to Olympics in a country that wins no medals

BogPoet · Post by **BogPoet** » Wed May 19, 2004 3:18 am

Jules wrote:
bhoeyb wrote:Why oh why?? Please, not Belgium. Who'll pay for all infrastructure? Belgium is too small and crowded. I find it a very stupid and useless idea. Only a very few people will benefit, all others will pay.
Moreover, it would be a real disgrace to have to Olympics in a country that wins no medals

bhoeyb: In Portugal, we have ten (10!) stadiums for Euro2004, many of which were built anew, others were remodelled. It cost a lot of public money, which we could use right now. Now, that they're built, I actually like them but I still understand you.

Jules: We've never won the Euro, too (best was 3rd in France84 and Belgium/Netherlands2000). That didn't stop us...

Olivier · Post by **Olivier** » Wed May 19, 2004 5:58 am

Yes, but olympics are good for the tourism.

Fundamental · Post by **Fundamental** » Wed May 19, 2004 9:05 am

I hope it will be Madrid!

N0W1K · Post by **N0W1K** » Wed May 19, 2004 10:30 am

Fundamental wrote:I hope it will be Madrid!

I hope it so, too

If it's Madrid, Barcelona is going to help them in some categories

Remember Barcelona'92 and now the forum, we have a big city adecuadet to this kind of events

saludos!!!!!!

P.S. If I'm right NY is out....

Speukes · Post by **Speukes** » Wed May 19, 2004 12:26 pm

I hope it will be Paris in 2012 and Flanders/Brussels in 2020. Having the European Football Championship in 2000 in our country was great, so why not the Olympics?
I don't mind paying for that, although I admit it's a bit ridiculous to create sporting fields that won't be used afterwards, and a stadium for 80000 people while our biggest stadium now (50000) is almost never sold out...

Ganymede · Post by **Ganymede** » Wed May 19, 2004 4:14 pm

Why should I really care where it's being held? Well, it's nice if there's not too much time difference, but then again, I'm in touch with people in the USA all the time and it's not too much of an obstacle. Anyway, I'll catch anything I want to see on TV.

Ginirover · Post by **Ginirover** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:09 pm

I guess London will be the place to be that year

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