Posted on 12/07/2022 3:58:56 PM PST by Libloather
The International Olympic Committee is delaying the selection of the 2030 Winter Olympics host city after discussing climate change and sustainability during its executive board meeting on Tuesday. The 2030 host city was originally scheduled to be announced after the 2023 IOC session.
The executive board is giving the Future Host Commission more time to look at the preliminary results of academic research that shows a potential reduction in the number of climate-reliable hosts. A proposal to ensure climate reliability would require hosts to show average minimum temperatures of below zero degrees for snow competition venues during the Winter Games over a 10-year period. Another idea discussed was the rotation of the Olympic Winter Games within a pool of hosts.
During Tuesday's meeting, there was also a discussion about a double award for 2030 and 2034 to create stability for winter sports and the Olympic Winter Games. However, the IOC said this needs more exploration as no conclusion was reached.
With the extra time, the future host commission is also expected to consult with other interested parties, international federations, athletes, winter sports industry experts, and the International Paralympic Committee.
"The new, flexible approach to electing Olympic hosts was designed so the IOC could respond swiftly and effectively to ever-changing global circumstances, for the benefit of the athletes, all Olympic Games participants, and the whole sports movement," IOC member Octavian Morariu said in a statement.
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My guess, they don’t believe the world will end for them.
Only for us.
The elite think only they are smart enough to warrant saving. And that the rest of us only deserve to serve them.
huummff
Shouldn’t they just cancel it altogether? We will be burning up by then I think.
LOL - they get a gold medal just for getting there alive.
I’d watch.
I know a guy that tried Everest twice. Both times he got a pulmonary embolism.
That’s a lot of money and training to almost die.
I bet Sherpas constantly wonder what is wrong with white people.
Yes, I like reading about the people who attempt K2. I know there’s that small window around May 10 that’s supposed to be optimum. I liked the book “Into Thin Air” and of course, I pull for everyone to make it, but they just don’t. It’s a rather crazy lottery.
And Everest. I’ve often thought it might be interesting to go to Kathmandu and see it, but that’s about it. And even the altitude of Kathmandu might make this flat lander dizzy. LOL
Jon Krakauer…
I didn’t realize how many people were in Kathmandu.
Hold it in Antarctica, someone had my idea. Ice Hotels...
8 years to liberals is 8000 years... 🤓
Squaw Valley? How racist... It should be called Liz Warren Valley... 🤓
They moved those games to Innsbruck (they had hosted before).
I’m inclined to think if they delay the selection, they’d almost be forced to reuse a previous site.
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