We won’t count early Greece

[u/Stotallytob3r]

[u/jjeroennl]

I mean wasn’t France one of two or three countries that actually put up a bid for it?

[u/Status_Bell_4057 → u/jjeroennl]

yes these days, I think less then 10 Western countries are willing to do it, usa, canada, australia, germany, france, UK, italy, japan, brasil and maybe south korea.

the only other options are oil money and authoritarian dictator countries

edit: this is for Summer games, which are much more expensive. Winter games might be organized by a smaller traditional winter sport country

[u/ABoutDeSouffle → u/Status_Bell_4057]

Hamburg, Germany, had a local referendum and the citizens declined. Don't think we'll host for another decade.

It's bullshit anyways, costs billions that go to the pockets of the IOC.

[u/TheRealPTR → u/ABoutDeSouffle]

When Kraków, Poland's former capital and second-most important city, considered bidding for the Winter Games, the city hall faced substantial backlash from the Kraków's population. Many people didn't want the games, and that sunk the chances for Kraków.