The race for 2016..

Yeh one in Egypt would be very interesting. Most likely an African one will come from the North or South

canuck3360 wrote:damn straight I'm happy the Commonwealth games are in Glasgow(being scottish in decent)

Yeah me too, it'll be part of the golden decade for British sport which I'm really looking forward to!

2010 - Ryder Cup in Newport - Hosting

2010 - World Lacrosse Championship in Manchester - Hosting

2011 - International Children's Games in Lanarkshire - Hosting

2012 - Summer Olympics in London - Hosting

2013 - Rugby League World Cup in England - Bidding

2013 - Super Bowl XLVII in London - Considering

2014 - Commonwealth Games in Glasgow - Hosting

2014 - Ryder Cup at Gleneagles - Hosting

2015 - Rugby World Cup in England or Scotland - Bidding

2016 - Football - Euro 2016 in Scotland - Bidding

2018 - Football World Cup in England - Bidding

2018 - Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Sheffield or Liverpool - Bidding

2019 - Cricket World Cup in England - Hosting

I seriously doubt London will get the superbowl Toronto and Mexico City have tried multiple times
Host city's for the Super Bowl
Miami/South Florida-9(10-hosting 2010)
New Orleans-9
Los Angeles-7
Tampa Bay-3(4-Hosting 2009)
San Diego-3
Houston-2
Detroit-2
Atlanta-2
Phoenix-2
San Fransisco-1
Minneapolis-1
Jacksonville-1
Arlington-0(1-Hosting 2011)
Indianapolis-0(1-Hosting 2012)

Now after 2012 It'll likely go back to Miami,LA,New Orleans and talk of another Detroit Super Bowl as it went so well for XL.I know they've talked about expanding outside the US.

I dunno, it could happen. They had that NHL game at London that seemed succesful, Mexico City and Toronto are kind of different to London. They're just like having it in New York or Houston, but further North/South respectively. London would be a huge jump, rather than a small leap.

Doesn't really bother me, as I don't like American Football too much, but it's something I could see happening.

From the front page: I really think that its Rio or Chicago that has the potential because I read somewhere that the ISC wants to pick a host from a continent that hasnt hosted in a long time. Beijing hosted the recent games so Tokyo doesnt really stand a chance and Madrid doesnt either after Athens in 2004.

And I am hoping that Manila bids for 2024, even though thats for a time.

And I agree with LeLeOne, that South Africa will probably be the first to host the Olympics, if not then Egypt.

boooooooooo Glasgow 2014! it should have been Halifax! I think its probably gonna be Chicago for 2016. But im waiting for Toronto's bid for the 2020 games

I hope it's Madrid for 2016, I want to watch the Games live

Very unlikely to happen sadly.

Athens 2004
London 2012
Madrid 2016

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and also Barcelona 1992, (Lillehammer 1994, Torino 2006, Sochi 2014
if we count the winter editions) anyway the Madrid's bid is definitely better than many others, personally I think Chicago is the favorite, but also Rio and Doha have a good potential.

Doha is out

ooooooops sorry my bad.....even if it could have been an interesting choice

hmmm, just a slighly amusing/ embarrasing story. Well on the 1st of October I was looking forward to who would be chosen as host the next day. So on the 2nd I waited all day, constantly checking the internet. Then I remembered, I was a year early!!

I'm BACK!!!!

Soooo... things REALLY have changed....

2016 i have a ENTRIELY new prediction as the front runner...

Rio.
Just because Tokyo is in a severe Recession and the US economy is in Shambles. so the two front runners seem to have lost one key thing that may topple them... Public Support.

So were down to the 2 new clear front runners... Madrid and Rio.

The Favorite V.S. the Black horse...

Madrid may just win because there is still public support and they at least have the money to pull it off.

Rio has the big ace up its sleeve... small economy=lesser economic impart. mix that with public support and the IOC wanting an Olympics to be held in south America and you have the makings of an underdog bid!

I think Rio was long the favorite anyone who pays attention to the political undermining of the games realizes that the ISC was bound to pick Rio because it is in South America and in a country that has not hosted the games before unlike Japan, America, and Spain all which have. It is a similar outreach program that FIFA has sort of employed with there trading the games from each continent starting with a clearly dangerous choice in South Africa. The games is no longer about the best choice but about the 'feel good story' or so that the ISC dose not seem to favor countries even at the risk of injury or death to those involved its really a sad practice

I think that the IOC will prolly pick Rio, if the Chicago and Tokyo fail, because I heard somewhere about how the IOC wanted an olympic games in South America and in Africa. In my opinion, Tokyo prolly wont win since Beijing hosted the games recently. Chicago could win since its one ofthe best olympic cities the US has to offer (Im biased since I came from there).

Petrovar Ambassador wrote:Chicago could win since its one ofthe best olympic cities the US has to offer (Im biased since I came from there).

I wuld have to say yes and no...

Yes, because it is one of the biggest cities in the country and is a major financial and economic hub...

No, because as far as what i have heard,people in Chicago are ripping that they want to spend ALLL that money on a sporting event....
and because i personally think that New York, Los Angles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Houston, and Detroit are the ONLY cities that could pull off a successful bid and would have won hands down (when i say that i mean NYC and Los Angles)

Id like to see Madrid win, I am NOT a fan of Rio.

I'd love to see Tokyo or Madrid, I'd hate to see Chicago or Rio. Rio dose not deserve the games on a whim like they will likely get it. Chicago dose not need more fuel to there we're the best fire. Tokyo and Madrid would be great hosts

I agree with you dljrfn, Rio just docent seem right for the games.

dljrfn2000 wrote:I'd love to see Tokyo or Madrid, I'd hate to see Chicago or Rio. Rio dose not deserve the games on a whim like they will likely get it. Chicago dose not need more fuel to there we're the best fire. Tokyo and Madrid would be great hosts

We'll when this discussion started the terms of a winner were different.
We guessed Tokyo would take the prize.
Now were guessing Rio...

hionestly Tokyo is the only city that can efficiently host the games... but they can't afford it.
Chicago has no public nor national support right now and Obama is probably ganna be against the idea as well.
Madrid is within the same continent as Sochi and London. The likelyness of madrid getting it is slim to non... (yet... Remember Albertville 1992, Barcelona 1992 and Lillehammer 1994. were all 2 consecutive olympics held on the same continent.)
Rio has never held an Olympics but as i said before it is the favorite and it's people have no problem with it's government blowing billions on the olympics since it is not financially unstable...

I think the IOC is ganna bid like this...

City Round1 Round 2 Round 3
Chicago X
Rio X X X
Tokyo X X X
Madrid X X

Wit the Front runner (Tokyo winning) or the dark horse (Rio)

I hope Tokyo gets it Japan is a beautiful nation, not to take anything away from Brazil, Spain or the USA I just love the culture that Japan has. I think the safety of the competitors would be best in Tokyo I see little to nothing in the way of terrorism happening at the games. Japan is a very pro Western nation in the east so most bases are covered. I think in terms of an economy we have to remember 7 years is a long ways a way and being Japan is so heavily computer based and because there car manufacturers may have nearly a monopoly on the auto industry Japan could most defiantly have the resources to host a games in 7 years.

Madrid is also a very beautiful city I think the main problem with Madrid sadly is the weather. Spain's summers are unbearable and to host the summer games would be a challenge. Also being in Europe right after London dosn't help there chances.

I would not say Obama will down Chicago's chances of hosting a games. I think its just too low on his picking order to have a chance right now. If the selection were farther away they might have a chance. If it were the simlympics Chicago would be a major front runner there venues look amazing. But in reality I think if the selection was further away Chicago would have a better chance. But Obama has created a sense of excitement amongst the international community it may just come in handy for the Chicago Games bid.

Rio I think though is the favorite to win the games Brazil was generally unaffected by the economic issues the IOC showed us with Beijing they could care less about the lack of human rights and poverty that plague Rio so that won't hurt them. I think again the weather may be a factor because Brazilian summers are much like Spanish ones. I think another strike against them will be there really unchallenged love affair with Christianity. Saying nothing bad about Christianity I am christian, but they seem to take it to a near Vatican level sometimes in Brazil and the IOC is so into equal rights and equality that it may hurt them a bit. But even with all of that Rio is in a 3rd world country that has not hosted the games it's too big an advantage to give anyone else a chance.

There's no way it's going to Madrid, that'd be 3 european hosts out of 4 Olympics.

But yeah, the economic collapse has definitely dealt a blow to Chicago, which was the front runner to me.

Very well said about japan...
Absolutely agree with you! (And if you read the IOC's Evaluation of the possible host cities they also agree!)
The evaluation of the cities showed Tokyo being a strong possibility for a great games.

The only problem is there in the same boat as Chicago sadly (economically speaking)
There last Olympics (USA and Japan) are both long ago enough that there wouldn't be a high amount of favoritism shown.

(PSSSHHH: secretly i want Tokyo. But so far... i'm worried about it's chances)

IOC inspectors are inspecting Chicago this week, and, there being greeted by Protesters, lots of them apparently. Tokyo is a front runner still - despite the economic issue, Japan has continued to throw lots of money and backing for there bid. It'll be interesting to see how this effects Rios bid as well. As for Madrid, well, I wouldnt be that surprised if they pulled out a win. Stranger things have happened.....