Brisbane Picked to Host 2032 Olympics Without Ri-val Bid
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July 21, 2021 07:53 AM (source)
Brisbane Picked to Host 2032 Olympics Without Ri-val Bid
沒對手！布里斯本奪 2032 年奧運會主辦權
July 21, 2021 07:53 AM
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東京奧運會如火如荼舉行同時，澳洲布里斯本於週三（編按：2021 年 7 月 21 日）成功以 72 比 5 的票數壓倒性奪得 2032 年的奧運主辦權。奧委會表示如此迅速的決定是考量疫情及避免買票等指控，這使得澳洲有 11 年時間做比賽場地的準備。繼 2000 年雪梨奧運，奧運會 32 年後第一次重回澳洲，也將是澳洲第三次舉辦奧運，第一次是 1956 年於墨爾本舉辦。
Brisbane was picked Wednesday to host the 2032 Olympics, the inevitable winner of a one-city race steered by the IOC to avoid rival bids.
The Games will go back to Australia 32 years after the popular 2000 Sydney Olympics. Melbourne hosted in 1956.
"We know what it takes to deliver a successful Games in Australia," Prime Minister Scott Morrison told International Olympic Committee voters in an 11-minute live video link from his office.
When the award was later confirmed, winning the vote 72-5, Morrison raised both arms in the air and gave two thumbs up.
The victory led to a fireworks display in Brisbane that was broadcast to IOC members in their five-star hotel in Tokyo.
Brisbane follows 2028 host Los Angeles in getting 11 years to prepare for hosting the Games. Paris will host in 2024.
The 2032 deal looked done months before the formal decision at the IOC meeting, which was held ahead of Friday's opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games.
The IOC gave Brisbane exclusive negotiating rights in February. That decision left Olympic officials in Qatar, Hungary and Germany looking blindsided with their own stalled bidding plans.
Though the result was expected, a high-level Australian delegation went to Tokyo amid the COVID-19 pandemic to present speeches, films and promises on stage.
The city of Brisbane sent Mayor Adrian Schrinner, the state of Queensland sent Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Australia's federal government sent sports minister Richard Colbeck to woo Olympic voters.
They were joined by long-time Australian Olympic official John Coates, now an IOC vice president who shaped the fast-track selection process two years ago.
The first-time format, designed to cut campaign costs, gives the IOC more control and removes the risk of vote-buying.
The project will see events staged across Queensland, including in Gold Coast, which hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Brisbane's renowned cricket stadium, known as the Gabba, will be upgraded and may host the sport at the Games. Cricket was played once at the Olympics, at the 1900 Paris Games.
The next three Summer Games hosts — starting with Paris in 2024 — are now secured in wealthy and traditional Olympic host nations without any of the trio facing a contested vote.
The IOC and its hands-on president, Thomas Bach, have torn up the template of traditional bidding campaigns and hosting votes to lock down preferred cities with the minimum risk.
The future hosts offer stability for the IOC, which was stung by the two previous Summer Games contests being tainted by allegations of vote-buying when multiple cities were on the ballot.
The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics are still under investigation by French prosecutors. They have implicated officials who then lost their place in the IOC family as active or honorary members.
A low-risk future beckons for the IOC following the often-troubled Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games in February, which will throw scrutiny on China's human rights record.
Key partners have also been secured through 2032. The IOC's signature broadcasting deal with NBC and top-tier sponsors Coca-Cola, Visa and Omega are tied down for the decade ahead.
Language Notes
註 1： steer by 意指引導，帶領
註 2： blindside 為動詞，意指偷襲；出其不意地打擊
註 3： woo 為動詞，意指爭取；努力說服
註 4： vote-buying 意指買票；賄選
註 5： taint 為動詞，本文意指玷污，敗壞
註 6： implicate 為動詞，意指牽連，涉及
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Check your comprehension!
Choose the BEST answer to each of the questions below. After you finish, highlight the parentheses to reveal the hidden answers.
1. ( D ) What is the main idea of the article?
(A) COVID pandemic's impact casting doubts on the safety procedures of the Olympics
(B) Cricket to be played in the upcoming Brisbane Olympics for the first time since 1900
(C) Tokyo Olympics under scrutiny by French authorities due to allegations of corruption
(D) Brisbane exclusively being chosen to host the upcoming 2032 Olympics game by the IOC
2. ( B ) Which of the following is the CORRECT ORDER of cities hosting the upcoming Olympics?
(A) Tokyo > Los Angeles > Paris > Brisbane
(B) Tokyo > Paris > Los Angeles > Brisbane
(C) Tokyo > Brisbane > Paris > Los Angeles
(D) Tokyo > Los Angeles > Brisbane > Paris
3. ( C ) What are Qatar, Hungary, and Germany's officials reaction to Brisbane hosting the 2034 Olympics?
(A) They were devastated.
(B) They were infuriated.
(C) They were surprised.
(D) They were pleased.
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