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<blockquote data-quote="ncurd" data-source="post: 813099" data-attributes="member: 72205"><p>I think the IOC failed dismally in awarding Rio the games and the Brazilians should of never have bid it.</p><p></p><p>You look at the time and it was way behind Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago in terms of rating (and Chicago wasn't that good). But we just had an Asian games and European ones were just about to go and the one previous to Beijing was European.</p><p>So the appeal of first south American games overwhelmed common sense. Plus factor in controversies on awarding Sochi and Salt Lake City.....</p><p></p><p>Personally after this I think any score below 7.5 on IOC working group should automatically disqualify a bid.</p><p></p><p>The candidate city must show it has the budget to host both Olympic and Paralympic games (the stories of Rio's Paralympic games are disheartening). Budget's must be based on Beijing, London & Tokyo actual costs taking account inflation and pre-existing infrastructure. Failure to do so is automatic disqualification from the process.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm all for passing the games around but money leads to a successful games you look and Greece/Rio then look at London, Beijing & Sydney. You can't help staging it costs money no matter the values it's why in mid-80's the entire amateur concept had to be ditched as well as rampant commercialisation of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ncurd, post: 813099, member: 72205"] I think the IOC failed dismally in awarding Rio the games and the Brazilians should of never have bid it. You look at the time and it was way behind Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago in terms of rating (and Chicago wasn't that good). But we just had an Asian games and European ones were just about to go and the one previous to Beijing was European. So the appeal of first south American games overwhelmed common sense. Plus factor in controversies on awarding Sochi and Salt Lake City..... Personally after this I think any score below 7.5 on IOC working group should automatically disqualify a bid. The candidate city must show it has the budget to host both Olympic and Paralympic games (the stories of Rio's Paralympic games are disheartening). Budget's must be based on Beijing, London & Tokyo actual costs taking account inflation and pre-existing infrastructure. Failure to do so is automatic disqualification from the process. I'm all for passing the games around but money leads to a successful games you look and Greece/Rio then look at London, Beijing & Sydney. You can't help staging it costs money no matter the values it's why in mid-80's the entire amateur concept had to be ditched as well as rampant commercialisation of them. [/QUOTE]
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