Monaco has not only never won a gold medal, it has never won any medal at the Olympics — summer or winter. Since the games in Athens, the number of countries and athletes participating in the Olympics has ballooned in size lowering the number of medals per athlete for each country.
Among currently existing nations, South Sudan and Kosovo have attended the fewest Olympics with one appearance each both in South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in while Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in , so neither country appeared in the Olympics until A total of 11, athletes are expected to compete in the Tokyo Olympics.
Those 11, athletes will compete in 41 different sports and events this summer at the Olympics. France will play host for a sixth time in but it will still be chasing the United States as the country that has hosted the most Olympics.
The city is also making a bid for the Games, and this honestly might be the IOC's pick, mainly because it will bring the Games to the Middle East for the first time in history, placing the Games in both Europe and Asia simultaneously.
An interesting fact about Istanbul is that back in the Middle Ages, Istanbul had over 1, public toilets in the city. Being the 11th-largest city in the world, Jakarta has the people to attend the Olympics. And as the IOC looks to involve more and more nations, Jakarta would be the perfect place to host the Games for an area of the world that is largely forgotten when it comes to the Olympics.
With 6, inhabited islands of the estimated 17,, there's definitely enough space throughout to host every event. The Middle East is an ever-emerging player on the Olympic stage in some events , and it won't be long before a country in that region hosts a Summer Olympics. Although not really known for much outside of the game of cricket, Pakistan could offer an interesting place for the world to see the Olympics.
For the Olympics, the city lost out in the third round by eight votes, while the bid for the Olympics was lost out when Beijing got more than half the votes in the second round. Although many wouldn't think of Toronto as being a good host city for the Summer Olympics, one just has to look at how Montreal did in Add in the fact that more than languages are represented within the city limits, and you truly have a multicultural city.
I think Miami makes sense because of it being a huge melting pot for Latin-American cultures. What would that say for the IOC if it awarded the Games to a place that was represented by more than one country? With 68 percent of the population being Latin American from multiple countries, I think it would be a great way to bring a lot of cultures together in one city for the purpose of the Games.
When you think of the history within the country, Cairo would be an excellent choice to host the Olympics. Outside of the Games, tourism would be even bigger during those two weeks, as millions of people are going to want to take time to go see some of the pyramids.
Also, being in northern Africa would make it a perfect choice for being the first Games to be held on the continent. Another country that is mainly known for cricket, I could see India building some of the biggest stadiums with the most seats that the Olympics have ever seen. Don't ask me why that is, but until the games go to Africa and the Middle East, South America will have to wait a long time to see the Games again.
According to this site , Lima never experiences a hard rain. It does experience drizzle, but umbrellas can be left at home for all those attending the games.
Of course, if the city chooses to advertise that, you can more than bet that it will rain at least one day during the Olympics. This city is more of a longshot to host an Olympics, as I don't think it has the infrastructure to support an event of this magnitude.
But if it did, all attendees need to know two things—don't go outside without any underwear or a shirt on. If you do, you'll land in jail. But, the biggest questions that would come up is whether the country could support the infrastructure of the Olympics after the Games are long gone.
The last thing it wants to see happen is a city or country eventually go bankrupt years after the Games have left. The high-priced Olympics are a deterrent for wealthy nations, let alone developing ones.
In addition, the majority of sports on an Olympic program are low-profile in Africa, meaning there is no regional fan base and few facilities. In South Africa's doomed Commonwealth Games hosting bid, for example, local organizers said they wouldn't build a cycling velodrome because they didn't have the money and it wouldn't be used after the Games.
That was a big deal for Commonwealth Games officials, who faced having cycling cut from the program. Like Asia and, most recently, South America, Africa could benefit from showcasing its progress in the spotlight of the international stage the Olympics provides.
With Olympics organizers eager to welcome them into the fold, Africa could change its status from competitor to host within a generation. At the IOC meeting Wednesday, after delegates from Nigeria and Ethiopia weighed in, the chorus of support prompted Bach to ask the full body if an event in Africa had its backing.
Associated Press writer Gerald Imray contributed to this report from Johannesburg. Follow her work on Twitter at emarvelous.
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