2020 Summer Olympics

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The 2020 Summer Olympics, what will be officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, is an international athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Olympic Committee. The winning bid should be announced in the summer of 2013.

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Potential bids

Amsterdam/Rotterdam, Netherlands

It is said that Amsterdam or Rotterdam, Netherlands might bid for the Olympic Games in the future, maybe in 2020. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]} However, it is considered unlikely that the IOC will choose one of these cities for 2020 because of their proximity to London, the host city in 2012.

Brisbane, Australia

Australian subtropical city Brisbane could seriously consider bidding for the Olympic Games in 2020 or 2024, Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has said. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]} His announcement came after IOC President Jacques Rogge, who has said the IOC would love to see a bid from Brisbane one day. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

Nonetheless, Olympic officials are urging Brisbane not to be too eager in pursuing the idea so soon, because the 2000 Olympics were held in southern Australian counterpart Sydney.

In 1985, Brisbane failed to win the bid for the 1992 Summer Olympics, which was held in Barcelona.

Melbourne will also consider a bid, ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]} but will pull out of the bid if another Australian city gets the 2016 Olympics.

Toronto, Canada

Toronto has been put into consideration if they do not win the 2016 bid. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

The lack of European competition could also give Toronto an edge in trying to win the Games if it chooses to bid on them. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]} The city was second to Beijing in the final round of bids for the 2008 Games and in the last two decades has achieved an international population diversity surpassing that of any other city. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}As a Canadian city, Toronto would not technically fulfill the "unwritten convention" mentioned below with regard to NBC, it could be still be a very strong candidate in the mind of the IOC for 2016, especially since it also lies in the North American Eastern Time Zone. Toronto pulled out of bidding for the 2012 Summer Games after the 2010 Winter Games were awarded to the Canadian city of Vancouver.

Busan, South Korea

Busan, South Korea. Busan's Mayor announced on November 14 2005 that they were planning to bid for the games. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa, which was eliminated during the third round of the 2004 Olympic race, may also bid for the 2020 Olympics. [link] It is widely perceived that the IOC wants to give the Games to an African nation, ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]} but could not do so because of infrastructural deficiencies. This is supported by a comment made by IOC President Rogge in regard to the Cape Town bid for the 2004 Olympics (which went to Athens, Greece). ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]} Rogge said that he wanted to give the games to Cape Town, and told them to keep trying. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark is considering applying for their first Olympics, in Copenhagen, in 2020. In a report by Rambøll Consulting it is said that Copenhagen will try to bid for the Olympics in 2020 because they conclude it’s most likely that a European country will win in 2020. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]} Therefore Denmark will not wait until 2024 to bid, because of limited chances of the games in Europe two times in a row. Another factor why Denmark bid for 2020 not 2024 is that the report says that 2024 may be time for an African or South American to bid.

The report also suggests that it is unlikely that South Africa will bid for 2020 because they expect a “not so successful World Cup in football 2010” would still be fresh in peoples' minds when the 2020 bidding round takes place in 2013, and that Brazil in 2013 would be planning the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and will not bid either. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]} This is the reasons why Denmark is set to have best chances of winning in 2020 or 2024 if a European city doesn’t get the 2020 games.

Copenhagen’s forces is said to be that IOC resent have made it public know that they would like to tell the world that it’s not necessary to be a world metropolis to bid for the Olympics. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]} And another force for Copenhagen is the fact that the city already has excellent infrastructure where only little upgrades would be necessary. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]} On the other hand, a problem for Copenhagen could be lack of attendance because of the relatively small population in the capital as well as the nation. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]} And of course it would be a huge undertaking to compete with other major European metropolises as Madrid, Paris or Berlin/Hamburg. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

Denmark has putted down a work group to attract big event to Denmark to increase the possibility to get the Olympics. It said that Denmark will try to get World Championship in table tennis 2010, World Championship in cycling (road) 2011, European Football Championship (together with Sweden) in 2016 and European Championships in Athletics in 2018. [link]

Geneva-Lyon, Switzerland-France

In January 2006, a work group named [Lyon Nouvel Horizon], backed by French transport minister Dominique Perben suggested the idea of a common, bi-national Lyon-Geneva bid. There have already been bi-national bids in the past, even though the IOC has never awarded the games to a joint bid of two cities.

New Delhi, India

New Delhi, India will be bidding for the games if it does not win the 2016 Summer Olympics bid.

Mumbai (Bombay), India

Mumbai, India will be bidding, if New Delhi does not win the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is suggested as a bidder [link]

Prague, Czech Republic

Prague', Czech Republic. Prague’s mayor Pavel Bém has organized a team to assess whether Prague could win a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Its estimated preparations for an Olympic bid, including a proposal to connect the metro system to sports centres and to an enlarged airport, would be USD$9.1 billion. Also most of the sport grounds must be built. Some parts of the Olympics will not be in Prague (like Yachting); the Olympics would, if success inflow the whole country. [link]. [link].

France

France wants to have an Olympic Games after Paris 2012's defeat, maybe in 2020, or 2024 for marking a century since the 1924 Paris Games. But a Parisian candidature will be considered if Grenoble, Annecy or Gap lose for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Taiwan

In July 2005, Taiwanese premier Frank Hsieh announced Taiwan's effort in the bid of hosting the 2020 Olympics as well. However, the Taiwanese authorities have not announced which city would be nominated to make the application. Objections from mainland China would likely be an issue.

Puerto Rico

After London won the 2012 bid in 2005, some newspapers (as Claridad) in Puerto Rico commented that San Juan could possibly bid more successfully to the 2020 or 2016 Olympics, after its unsuccessful bid to the 2004 Olympics. The mayor of the city hasn't commented on this possibility.

United States

Denver

Denver, Colorado, USA is conducting a feasibility study for either the 2018 Winter Olympics or 2020 Summer Olympics. However, Denver must overcome the distinction of being the only city to reject an awarded Games (Rome rejected its hosting duties for the 1908 Summer Olympics because of reconstruction efforts following a volcanic eruption). After being awarded the hosting rights for the 1976 Winter Olympics, in the early 1970s, environmentalists and anti-growth advocates forced a statewide referendum prohibiting the expenditure of public funds to host the Games. Colorado voters approved the referendum, essentially killing the city's ability to host the Games. After thirty years of substantial growth, significant improvements in the region's transportation infrastructure (Such as the Denver International Airport), a host of new stadia and arenas, the city is considering a new pursuit of the Games.

Detroit

Although the city of Detroit, Michigan has recently suffered from a stagnant economy, as well as poverty and crime issues, it has recently undergone rebuilding, and is a rumored candidate for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The city either has hosted, or plans to host, several major events either recently or in the near future. Among these are Superbowl XL, the U.S. Open, the Baseball All-Star Game, and the NCAA Final Four. The city also hosts several smaller, yearly events including the North American International Auto Show and the International Freedom Festival. The city is also well known for its professional sports teams, most notably the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Pistons.

Detroit also has a long running Olympic History, bidding seven times between 1944 and 1972, during this period Detroit came extremely close on two occasions, by coming in second to Tokyo in 1964 and to Munich in 1972, making the city with the most failed bids for the games.

Los Angeles

There is speculation that Los Angeles might be interested in hosting the 2020 games and that because of a desire to share the Games among the continents, as a European city (London) is to host the 2012 it will make it unlikely that other European cities could play host to the Summer Olympics until at least 2024. [link].

Philadelphia

There is also speculation that Philadelphia is interested in bidding for the 2020 games. Joe Torsella, head of Philadelphia Sports Congress has pointed at a potential bid, if the bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics falls through. Torsella confirmed his 'going for the gold' in an interview in the local Philadelphia Daily News. [link]

Minneapolis

Legislation to put a 2020 Olympic bid in motion was introduced, the second time this decade that lawmakers have suggested exploring whether Minnesota could host the summer games. Rep. Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, wants to create a panel that would investigate the cost of submitting a bid to the International Olympic Committee on behalf of Minnesota. One obstacle could be Minneapolis-St. Paul's lack of hotel rooms. Also, other cities in the United States are vying for the 2016 Summer Olympics. If those Olympics were held in the United States, the chances of a U.S. city landing the 2020 games would be remote.

Bidding considerations

A lot depends on where the 2016 Games end up being held. It is believed that the Games will return to the USA due to an unwritten convention that every 20 years the IOC reciprocate for the vast payments by the NBC media group for Olympic coverage ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}- funds that largely bankroll the IOC. If the United States (or Canada; Toronto was second to Beijing in the 2008 bidding and may consider a run at 2016 with the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia long out of the way alongside Montreal) were to win the 2016 Games, there is a very good chance that the 2020 Games could go to an African or South American city, two regions that have never hosted a Summer Olympics. But if either region actually hosts the 2016 Games, the 2020 Games will probably end up in either North America or Asia.

External links

[GamesBids.com]

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Olympic Games Sports Medalists NOCs Symbols [[Template:Olympic games medal count\|Medal counts]]		Summer Olympic Games>Summer Games 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906^{[[Template:Olympic Games#(1)\|1]]}, 1908, 1912, (1916)^{[[Template:Olympic Games#(2)\|2]]}, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940)^{[[Template:Olympic Games#(2)\|2]]}, (1944)^{[[Template:Olympic Games#(2)\|2]]}, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
		Winter Olympic Games>Winter Games 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940)^{[[Template:Olympic Games#(2)\|2]]}, (1944)^{[[Template:Olympic Games#(2)\|2]]}, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
		Athens 2004 — Torino 2006 — *Beijing 2008* — *Vancouver 2010* — *London 2012*