http://www.npr.org/2017/07/31/540643625/los-angeles-will-host-summer-olympics-in-2028
Los Angeles, which hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984, will be home to the Games again — in 2028. The organizers of LA's Olympics bid had originally been pursuing the 2024 games. But they ceded those games to Paris, and agreed to wait for the next round.
The decision will be officially announced on Monday afternoon. NPR's Tom Goldman has confirmed the successful bid with an LA 2024 official. LA will be only the second city to host the modern Olympics three times. London became the first three-time Olympic City in 2012.
As The Associated Press reports, the bidding for the 2024 games was marked by reluctance, rather than fierce competition:
LA and Paris were the last two bids remaining after a tumultuous process that exposed the unwillingness of cities to bear the financial burden of hosting an event that has become synonymous with cost overruns. LA was not even the first American entrant in the contest. Boston withdrew two years ago as public support for its bid collapsed over concerns about use of taxpayer cash. The U.S. bid switched from the east to the West Coast as LA entered the race. But the same apprehensions that spooked politicians and the local population in Boston soon became evident in Europe where three cities pulled out.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Mykl on Tuesday August 01 2017, @07:21AM (4 children)
I'd love to get an inside view into the finances of the IOC and exactly where all of this money goes. The cost to the host city is pretty understandable - build lots of big things, pay thousands of people to manage an incredibly large and complex event etc. The competitor countries I understand - support the athletes for 4 years while they train, fly them over, pay for expenses etc.
The IOC? What are their costs exactly? To pay the salaries of a bunch of officials? I rather suspect that there is some loose change left over from that after they take their (probably almost 100%) cut of merchandising, advertising, media rights etc. Why on earth would a host country's bid need to include anything beyond their own costs? How much goes to the IOC?
It will be interesting to see what happens if there is a future games which no country bids for...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 01 2017, @08:52AM (1 child)
Yeah I actually hope that happens. I guess I'm old[1] and jaded - I hardly watch the Olympics nowadays. They make it so hard to watch with their strict licensing stuff. To me if the most of the money financing the Olympics is from my state/country's tax money then the licensing/broadcasting stuff should be a lot cheaper or more open or even free. It's like your country paying billions for an advertisement that others also need to pay billions to watch!
See also: http://www.businessinsider.com/olympics-inc-inside-the-business-of-the-ioc/?IR=T# [businessinsider.com]
[1] I remember being excited with the 1984 LA Olympics. But that's probably because I was a kid back then... The fun stuff is more fun when it's one of the first few times. But I wonder if the kids these days are as excited about it. There's just so much more competition for mindshare now.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Gaaark on Tuesday August 01 2017, @10:26AM
Me also: hardly watch it. Too much like professional sports: someone hits gold (probably due to being able to hide steroid use better (cue the Russians sneaking urine through a hole in the wall, or some such... my memory is not great anymore)) and they then do endorsements making millions (like i need a 'big athlete' telling me which tampon to use... yikes).
I stopped watching pro sports due to the whining about how little money they make and how great they are: would rather just go up to the sports field with my wife and son and watch the kids play.
Also, with pro sports: they say "support your team, buy the merchandise!" Well, i'd like to see these sports teams support their fans: buy the merchandise from the country you are playing in: why is NBA/NFL etc stuff made in China, but still costs a fortune? Money grubbing, perhaps?
If i was a fan, i wouldn't buy the stuff: too expensive and not made by Canadians?? Fuck that. American fans should be thinking likewise.
Just stop watching pro sports: it's easy, and your life will open up to better things. Stop supporting over-paid whining 'children'.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by Thexalon on Tuesday August 01 2017, @10:21AM (1 child)
Advertising, corruption, a nice new building for their top officials to work in, importing slaves to work on the venues, defense against lawsuits, to name a few. They are not good guys [floelite.com].
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(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Wednesday August 02 2017, @12:23AM
Totally appropriate for L.A.
Once dated a bitch who worked for a catering company that did many Hollywood events. Although I went to a couple of them and the experience was somewhat decadent, the experience was also what I could only call "glitter sprinkled on shit." Women had holes in their dresses, the lighting systems were inadequate and frequently blacked out, the salesmen were ex-chiropractors looking for a career changes. A lot of the entertainment sideshows were circus-tier.
The Olympics is pretty much an athletic version of the same, except herpes and warts runs a lot more rampant. I was once in a chemistry class with a former olympian, had the tattoo and everything -- and a nice big nasty wart on that fleshy part between thumb and forefinger that people sniff coke from. He, in his thick Brazilian or Portuguese accent, offered me a handshake, I gave him a fist-bump in return.
(Score: 2) by bradley13 on Tuesday August 01 2017, @07:43AM (1 child)
n/t
Everyone is somebody else's weirdo.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 01 2017, @09:28AM
Yeah. Why do we need the IOC? So that the abuses and corruptions of the FIFA wouldn't look so dire...
Oh sport how noble thee art!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 01 2017, @08:34AM (3 children)
Don't you mean San Angeles?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 01 2017, @10:39AM
No, it's definitely Los Francisco.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday August 01 2017, @01:32PM
It might have to be San Angeles, because IOC will use Tirade Mark law to prevent anyone, anywhere, from using the term Los Angeles. How many years prior to 2028 will the IOC tirade mark brigade have to begin sweeping the city, covering all possible tirade marks with opaque sticky tape?
I mean, geez, they even cover the logos on the urinals in the men's room, so that nobody would assume that the urinal manufacturer's brand is associated with the IOC.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 01 2017, @03:00PM
No because nobody here saw Demolition Man. When that movie came out, the average Soylentil was turning 40 and was busy climbing the ladder of management. There wasn't any time to watch kids movies.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Tuesday August 01 2017, @10:23AM
The IOC is what Redbull aspires to be: pure marketing, junkets, jobs-for-life, that *Countries* compete against each other to spend money on the licensing (after spending money on the "bids" (aka bribes).
Redbull has to pay an energy drink factory or two. The IOC? "First class tickets, plus hotels, transfers, etc to see where you're thinking of building" - with a trip or two *per* venue, and *per* IOC official (and retinue..)
Rort? Olympic-grade.
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(Score: 2) by kaszz on Tuesday August 01 2017, @11:28AM
Will Los Angeles put up warning signs along the roads into the city.. [Warning: Hoards of sports jocks and crowding ahead - keep out!] ..? :-)
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Tuesday August 01 2017, @03:09PM (2 children)
If you want to bring a bunch of athletes and fans to your city, consider hosting the Gay Games instead. They're a lot less demanding, bring in about 20,000 people, and unlike the Olympics don't stiff your city with the bills.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 01 2017, @03:11PM
I like my Gay Games stiff with balls.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday August 02 2017, @01:19AM
We just had the World Masters Games here. It looked like a real blast. Almost everyone who came was an athlete and paid their own way over.
A friend of my wife's competed in some swimming events and hosted a Canadian woman at her house. They have wound up firm friends and had a great time.
Seems like a better idea than hosting the Olympics.
(Score: 2) by richtopia on Tuesday August 01 2017, @06:06PM
I hope they will choose to host in the Memorial Coliseum again, for the third time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 01 2017, @10:58PM
Mr. Orange's Extreme Vetting may keep them out