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Unfortunately, the generalist Italian press, whether sporting or not, decided to deal with the "withdrawal" of Stockholm from the race to the organization of the Olympic Games 2026. Obviously, the result was to have disinformed, For bad faith. So urge to place order.
Friday 28 April 2017 4 minutes reading time
Firstly, it should be said that renunciation is not yet definitive. The Swedish Olympic Committee has already announced that it wants to meet with the city's municipal administration to study the situation and try to continue to make a nomination for the XXV Winter Games. And there is still a long time before the deadline.
Second, the reasons for the renunciation are to be analyzed. Stockholm is governed by a center-left coalition, including the Environmentalist Party. This has been the case with the uncertainty of the contribution of the economic contribution provided by CIO in the event of victory in the running of the organization. In fact, the same party has stated in a press release how it feels that the work needed to set up plants will go against the climate and ecological standards required by the city's statute. So motivation is officially economical, but digging in depth you realize how it is ideological / political.
Thirdly, the Stockholm mayor Karin Wanngård was sorry about having to withdraw his candidacy and pointed out that his party (the Socialist Party) was in favor of competing for the Winter Olympics 2026. Hence, the local press can save parallelism with Other European capital syndicates who said "No" to the Games. Regardless of the political vision, what happened in the Swedish metropolis is not absolutely similar to cases of more southern countries.
Finally, who has decided to talk about "Olympics in crisis" because "even Stockholm retires," we would like to ask a question. How has it ever been written about renunciation, but previously not of the will to apply? How has it not been written that Sion has already submitted his candidacy? Why has not it been written that Lillehammer, Innsbruck, Calgary, Erzurum and even Helsinki (though with a project that is not standing) have all expressed interest? Perhaps these news stories can not be scandalized about the "Olympic crisis"?
Make us a favor. Go back and fill your pages of dozens of panzanate on the scoreboard, or how bad this or that other political party is. Let the Olympic Games stand, which at least abroad is still a serious thing.
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