Posted July 24, 2024Jul 24 France has provisionally been chosen to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The French Alps bid, put forward as the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) preferred vote in June, was approved on Wednesday - providing France provides financial guarantees. The French government has been unable to provide the necessary state and regional guarantees to the IOC because of the recent elections. France President Emmanuel Macron has said he will not name a new government until after the 2024 Olympics in Paris, which start this week. He said: "I confirm the full commitment of the French nation, and assure you that I will ask the next prime minister to include not only this guarantee but also an Olympic law in the priorities of the new government. "Seven years ago we made the same commitment (for Paris 2024), and we delivered. We will do the same." Under the French bid, the regions of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur will host all major events at the 2030 Games. It will be the fourth time that France has staged the Winter Olympics but the first since Albertville 1992. Salt Lake City, Utah, has been selected to host the 2034 Winter Games. What do you all think?
July 24, 2024Jul 24 Author Previous Winter Olympics hosted in France: Chamonix 1924 Grenoble 1968 Albertville 1992 French Alps 2030
July 24, 2024Jul 24 Author Previous Winter Olympics hosted in USA: Lake Placid 1932 Squaw Valley 1960 Lake Placid 1980 Salt Lake City 2002 Salt Lake City 2034
July 24, 2024Jul 24 Would have expected the IOC to at least see how Paris 2024 goes before given the winter games to them as well. What happens if this is a complete disaster?
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