Olympian1010 7,474 Posted December 3, 2019 #111 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Really starting to sound like Tahiti will get its Olympic dream: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1087742/tahiti-frontrunner-to-host-surfing-2024 thiago_simoes 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumo 2,796 Posted December 12, 2019 #112 Share Posted December 12, 2019 dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,549 Posted December 12, 2019 #113 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Haha If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted December 12, 2019 #114 Share Posted December 12, 2019 How often do you see announcements like: "X venue will host Y sport. Next step - IOC approval". Even they are unsure about this. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted December 12, 2019 #115 Share Posted December 12, 2019 This is fantastic. I can't wait for the rants of people who were never going to watch this sport anyway, but feel outrageous by such a long distance between the host city and venue, even though they had never planned to travel there anyway. NearPup, intoronto and heywoodu 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,549 Posted December 12, 2019 #116 Share Posted December 12, 2019 35 minutes ago, thiago_simoes said: This is fantastic. I can't wait for the rants of people who were never going to watch this sport anyway, but feel outrageous by such a long distance between the host city and venue, even though they had never planned to travel there anyway. "But the time difference! " Said someone who no way in hell would have watched it even if it was literally the only thing shown on TV for an entire week. thiago_simoes 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,210 Posted December 12, 2019 #117 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Yeah, I have no issue with surfing being in Tahiti, especially given its importance to the surfing world, but I've always been of the opinion that the Olympics were heading towards a host nation rather than a host city. France is a bit unique in that its borders can be found around the world. Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,549 Posted December 12, 2019 #118 Share Posted December 12, 2019 42 minutes ago, dcro said: How often do you see announcements like: "X venue will host Y sport. Next step - IOC approval". Even they are unsure about this. Or how often do you see the official organizing committee spelling even the IOC abbreviation in their own language? Then again, it's France, one can be surprised they even have an (somewhat broken) English tweet on this If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,210 Posted December 12, 2019 #119 Share Posted December 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, heywoodu said: "But the time difference! " Said someone who no way in hell would have watched it even if it was literally the only thing shown on TV for an entire week. That's not even a huge issue. Events go until midnight at the Olympics, that would make it 1pm Tahiti time, the competition would have already started (weather permitting) by then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Gambassi 896 Posted December 12, 2019 #120 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) Thomas Bach urban sports* to be held on a a 30,000 seats temporary venue on Place de la Concorde *skateboarding, BMX freestyle, 3x3, breaking and climbing (plus whatever new events the'll come up with by then) Edited December 12, 2019 by De_Gambassi phelps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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