No Chicago Olympics in 2016

[Greg Bimson]

Jacques Rogge wants to put the Olympics in more developing countries. Then again, when was the last time South America has hosted the Olympics?

 

[televisionarchives]

The bottom line is that the Olympics has lost some of it's luster. It's not like the old days.

 

[stmcld]

I had fun attending the Olypics in Atlanta, but the stadium there was a joke. They built the Olympic Stadium and then tore half of it down right after the games in order to convert it to Turner Field. The thing looked stupid in the first place since half of it was designed for baseball. They also tore down Fulton County Stadium after the games, and the Omni a couple of years later. Seems like the winners in Atlanta were the demolitions crews.

If I remember correctly it looked like a large container of Mickey D's fries. But, I love Turner Field. I wanted to be the one who blew up Fulton County Stadium. I hated that place.

 

[salsadancer7]

Chicago, and Illinois, haven't gotten the best PR lately. Perceived governmental corruption (in this case maybe justified), doesn't put you in a good light.

If that weren't the case, Louisiana would get the Olympics.

OH there, I agree 100%!

 

[salsadancer7]

Actually, this was a no brainer for the IOC.

Do you give in to these asses:

or these asses:

Rio baby!

WOW!! I miss Rio! LOL!

 

[salsadancer7]

Jacques Rogge wants to put the Olympics in more developing countries. Then again, when was the last time South America has hosted the Olympics?

Never.

 

[Derwin0]

I had fun attending the Olypics in Atlanta, but the stadium there was a joke. They built the Olympic Stadium and then tore half of it down right after the games in order to convert it to Turner Field. The thing looked stupid in the first place since half of it was designed for baseball. They also tore down Fulton County Stadium after the games, and the Omni a couple of years later. Seems like the winners in Atlanta were the demolitions crews.

If I remember correctly it looked like a large container of Mickey D's fries. But, I love Turner Field. I wanted to be the one who blew up Fulton County Stadium. I hated that place.

Yeah, the torch was a big red Micky D's fry container. Was pretty pathetic.

As for the stadium, I agree it looked lopsided, but the baseball stadium that was created from it is wonderful, and Atlanta Fulton Co. Stadium was pretty decrepit.

And since the Georgia Dome was fairly new, the last thing Atlanta needed was another full size stadium that nobody would be playing in.

As for the Omni, that wasn't replaced by the Phillips Arena until a few years after the Olympics.