Copenhagen is the latest city to catch Olympic fever.
Later this year Widely acclaimed The Games in the Danish capital of Paris announced that it was exploring the possibility of hosting the international sports competition, with an allocation of half a million kroner (€67,000). Annual budget “For a preliminary study of the holding of the Olympics.”
According to the 2025 city budget, the funds will be used to “identify the prerequisites for entering the bidding process and the potential Danish hosting of the Olympics”. Denmark has never hosted the modern games since their inception in 1896.
“My vision is that we should have the smallest and most sustainable Olympics ever,” Copenhagen Culture and Leisure Mayor Mia Nygaard said in a press release. Danish media.
The city will also prepare a bid for the Youth Olympic Games, which, like the Olympics, are held every four years and will next be held in Dakar in 2026.
The earliest Copenhagen could take the Olympic torch is 2036, with Los Angeles hosting the Summer Games in 2028 and Brisbane in 2032.
As of 2018, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach spoke positively about Denmark’s chances of hosting the Games. “Nobody in the world of sport can doubt that Denmark can organize a spectacular Olympic Games both organizationally and logistically,” he said. saidAccording to Danish media.
The Danes may face competition, however, from other European capitals.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk last month indicated his interest With an eye to 2040, hosting the Olympics in Warsaw.
Potential host cities have been in recent years shrunk away Afraid of hosting the Olympics, the enormous price tag, disruption to residents’ lives and disputed long-term benefits.
Due to lack of bidders IOC implemented series Improvements In 2021, making the bidding process more flexible and reducing the cost of staging the event, in an effort to revive enthusiasm for the Games.
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