It’s incredibly racist that the Olympics have never been hosted by an African country

[Anonymous]

This is the epitome of a naive comment. It costs billions and billions to prepare and construct the venues needed for the Olympic Games. Most or all African countries don’t even have basic infrastructure (sewage, clean water, hospitals and emergency services) to take care of their own, much less host thousands of visitors and athletes.

[Anonymous]

You need pretty significant resources and infrastructure to host. Have you traveled in Africa and if so where? I haven't traveled all over, but I have traveled there some and the only place I can imagine handling Olympic Games is Cairo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't we worry about our own backyard, why hasn't Mexico ever hosted one?????

Really? I thought Mexico City 1968 was held in Mexico.

Easy there…when a Lefty is ranting about the downtrodden being disrespected, it’s not safe to burst their bubble with the facts. Sorta like how they used to say it wasn’t safe to wake up a sleepwalker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does the IOC justify this blatant discrimination.

Other than South Africa which country could afford to host the Olympics?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does the IOC justify this blatant discrimination.

Other than South Africa which country could afford to host the Olympics?

How can South Africa afford it? Much of the black population there lives in abject poverty. It would be an immoral and irresponsible choice to blow money on something like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does the IOC justify this blatant discrimination.

Which African country do you think could handle hosting the Olympics?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:South Africa someday maybe but that is all

South Africa maybe 10+ years ago (ie when they hosted the World Cup in 2010) The country sadly has been in a downward economic spiral for the last decade with gdp per capita declining sharply, infrastructure crumbling and no end in sight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does the IOC justify this blatant discrimination.

Which African country do you think could handle hosting the Olympics?

Egypt.

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/egypt-apply-host-2036-olympic-games-2022-09-24/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:South Africa someday maybe but that is all

South Africa maybe 10+ years ago (ie when they hosted the World Cup in 2010) The country sadly has been in a downward economic spiral for the last decade with gdp per capita declining sharply, infrastructure crumbling and no end in sight.

Who's to blame for that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:South Africa someday maybe but that is all

South Africa maybe 10+ years ago (ie when they hosted the World Cup in 2010) The country sadly has been in a downward economic spiral for the last decade with gdp per capita declining sharply, infrastructure crumbling and no end in sight.

Who's to blame for that?

Think it’s pretty clearly the corrupt government

[Anonymous]

Which country will be suckered into building a velodrome and a horse racing course that will never be used again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:South Africa someday maybe but that is all

South Africa maybe 10+ years ago (ie when they hosted the World Cup in 2010) The country sadly has been in a downward economic spiral for the last decade with gdp per capita declining sharply, infrastructure crumbling and no end in sight.

Who's to blame for that?

Think it’s pretty clearly the corrupt government

Typical White colonialists, ruining it for everyone!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:South Africa someday maybe but that is all

S. Africa hosted a World Cup. So, Olympics could possibly happen for them if they want it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It could happen. I don't think people would enjoy it. Qatar is a relatively modern and nice country and people melted down over the World Cup being there. "They won't let us drink beer!" "They made me turn my gay pride shirt inside out!" A bunch of crying because they had to abide by the rules of the host nation. It would be similar in Africa, except that Qatar is one of the world's richest countries and Africa is the poorest continent. And it's not like Mexico, it doesn't have a big tourist industry with nice hotels. It'll be.. rustic. And far more conservative than most Americans would tolerate.

Or maybe, just maybe, people were upset with Qatar being the host country because it is a corrupt, authoritarian s-hole with a massive, oppressed servile underclass. And yes, there's the LGBT thing too. What a shocker that gay soccer fans were unhappy with a government that criminalizes their existence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:South Africa someday maybe but that is all

S. Africa hosted a World Cup. So, Olympics could possibly happen for them if they want it.

Things have changed a lot since then

https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/south-africa-s-leaders-are-facing-impending-disaster-1.963586?outputType=amp

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-07-20/south-africa-s-private-sector-is-key-to-stopping-the-failed-state-cycle

https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/development-economic-growth/report-state-capacity-collapsing-south