At the end it was far closer than thought. 44 votes for Beijing , 40 for the Kazakh representative Almaty. But please, who asks because in a few years even after? Won is won. China’s capital will host the Winter Olympics in 2022. As IOC President Thomas Bach yesterday in Kuala Lumpur the oversized envelope with the five rings opened and the vote of IOC members announcing, as it was over with Asian reticence. Since those jumped up in the hall, which sided with Beijing. Yao Ming as the NBA star, who stands with his 2.29 meters of each mass.
thousands of kilometers away in the Chinese capital was before “Bird’s Nest”, that stadium, which in 2008 was already the venue for the Summer Games and in the 2022 Games also are to be opened, an oversized canvas been built. It had something of organized jubilation that erupted when the decision was announced. Flags swinging Volonteers, clapping people in Unity tracksuits. “Today is a memorable day for Beijing”, then exulted also mayor Wang Anshun. 14 years after the Summer Games Beijing is the first city also unsubscribe Winter Games. “We are inspired by 300 million Chinese people to become part of the Winter Sports” Anshun even said.
The latter was probably the decisive factor in the duel between two highly controversial candidate. Neuer Markt takes winter sports tradition, artificial snow instead of natural mountain scenery, long distances instead of short ways in this denominator can be the decision of the International Olympic Committee for Beijing and against Almaty also bring.
The real concern ‘of the entire application process is much more the fact that withdrew from nine candidates originally seven in advance. Ironically, all applicants from democratic states. München , St. Moritz, Oslo or Stockholm about. Cost reasons and mostly quite clear vote of the population against hosting the Games led each to surrender and say a lot about the profoundly negative attitude towards the IOC from. “The crisis of credibility of the major international sports federations still going on,” said Özcan Mutlu, sports policy spokesman of the Alliance 90 / The Greens. “By opting for the Beijing Olympic Games will be held again in a country where human rights, freedom of speech as little valid as the needs of the population or questions of nature and environmental protection.”
Now would be the ductus at Alamaty on this point not been different. Also in Kazakhstan are violations of human rights on the agenda. But one thing you have to certify Almaty: The winter sport tried to score with an athlete-friendly concept and low-budget games. Many experts assessed the application of the Kazakhs do better than that of the Chinese, especially if she had adopted last winter with plenty of fanfare “Agenda 2020″ of the IOC at least met in batches. In addition to human rights standards, the reforms for more transparency and less gigantism should worry.
The vote per Beijing but said another. There is hardly anyone doubt that China will be able to provide the required structurally to his feet. Already in 2008 at the Summer Games, they had organized everything minutely. Yet this time it still requires more massive physical effort and especially significant interventions in nature to build the necessary infrastructure. Again and again, the Chinese delegation had been questioned in recent days about logistical matters. That biathlon, cross-country, ski jumping center and is just about 200 kilometers from Beijing. By 2022 should provide expensive high-speed line for a 70-minute arrival billion. So far there are four hours by car.
At least it is just as absurd ordered the topic snow. No problem at all, it is indeed on the part of Beijing’s leaders. But even the IOC Evaluation Commission certified them in their report a “complete dependence on artificial snow”. The organizers would probably have underestimated the enormous amounts of water are needed for snow production, it said. With previously foreseeable consequences for the environment. In addition, also the following sentence found in the following versions: “Due to the lack of natural snow the ‘look’ of the venue will be aesthetically unappealing side of the slopes.” Anyone who has 2014 image off the tracks caught during the billion games of Sochi, will know what bizarre Anmutungen are meant.
wanted with such criticism you do not deal in Beijing yesterday. “Unusual and excellent Games” instead promised President Xi Jinping. He added still, China will comply with all obligations to the IOC. A sentence, which sounded for human rights organizations like mockery. A “propaganda gift” mentioned about the Tibet Initiative Germany the award.
In this country will now be exciting to watch whether the choice of Beijing’s something changes to the previously good approval ratings in Hamburg for the Olympic bid in 2024. Hamburg Interior and Sport Senator Michael Neumann built in any case before the same: “It is important not only to criticize but also to get involved and to show the IOC alternatives This we do with the application..”
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