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Originally Posted by Djeffery
Seems to be so early to be announcing a preferred city. 11 years? 10 if they officially vote on it in a year? After the two-fer announcement with Paris and LA, they must really be drying up on the interest shown by various cities to host. The bid campaigns and the voting was actually interesting to pay attention to.
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Methinks the IOC wants to strike while the iron is hot.
They have a credible candidate city and governments supportive of the Brisbane bid. If they wait too long to confirm, the IOC runs the risk of having Brisbane drop out if sentiment changes or the government cools to the idea of hosting the Olympics.
So, by locking in Brisbane now, they've committed strongly. It's hard to back out once you've been chosen as the host city. Has it ever happened?