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With the new opening of AAMI Park, there are some who suggest that maybe it’s time for Melbourne to have another go at hosting the Olympic Games.
The last time Australia had the Games was in Sydney 2000, which staged according to the late Juan Antonio Samaranch, the then IOC President, “the best Olympic Games ever”.
The Games that Melbourne could go for are either the 2024, 2028 or the 2032.
There are those who were on the IOC when Atlanta held the 1996 Olympics, if they had their time again they probably would have gone for Melbourne.
The advantages that are in favour of a Melbourne Olympic bid
– Melbourne’s past record in hosting major sports events.
– The strong Australian (and Victorian) economy, which is in much better shape in comparision to 1990.
– Melbourne last hosted an Olympic Games in 1956 and maybe its time the city of Melbourne had another go. After all, the last time London hosted an Olympic Games prior to 2012 was in 1948, so why not Melbourne?
The disadvantages of a Melbourne Olympic bid:
– Melbourne’s poor public transport system, which needs a major shake-up in the event that a Melbourne Olympic bid was successful
– Violence on Melbourne’s streets, especially within the CBD, that might turn the IOC against Melbourne getting the nod.
– Other countries that might want the Olympic Games. There’s always the chance a US city like New York or Washington DC will nab the Games away from Melbourne, similar to what Atlanta did in 1996.
– If there was a change in government, would the Liberal Government get behind the Melbourne Olympic bid, or prefer the money spent on things like public transport, hospitals and schools.
What do think of the possibility of Melbourne hosting an Olympic Games again?