27-03-2024, 02:19 PM
The 2027 European Games will happen and will take place in Istanbul, Turkey.
On the positive side, Istanbul has bid many times to host the Olympics, so a good chance for them to show what they can offer. No new venues will be bulit, but they have plenty of top stadia anyway. And Istanbul is a major European city and hub, unlike Kraków, Minsk or Baku before it. On the other hand, it is once again in an Eastern European nation - and not one that is often at the top of any medal tables. A unaminous vote (i.e. no other meaningful bids) doesn't inspire much confidence either. The issues that have seen less interest in previous editions has likely not been addressed as well.
www.eurolympic.org
Better night for BBC Sport at the RTS Awards though, with Alex Scott winning the award for Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit for the Women's World Cup, and BBC NI's All Ireland Senior Football Championship coverage winning for best Sports Programme.
rts.org.uk
On the positive side, Istanbul has bid many times to host the Olympics, so a good chance for them to show what they can offer. No new venues will be bulit, but they have plenty of top stadia anyway. And Istanbul is a major European city and hub, unlike Kraków, Minsk or Baku before it. On the other hand, it is once again in an Eastern European nation - and not one that is often at the top of any medal tables. A unaminous vote (i.e. no other meaningful bids) doesn't inspire much confidence either. The issues that have seen less interest in previous editions has likely not been addressed as well.
www.eurolympic.org
(26-03-2024, 07:00 PM)Scratch_Perry Wrote: And it was a poor night for BBC Sport overall as regards event presentation.
Better night for BBC Sport at the RTS Awards though, with Alex Scott winning the award for Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit for the Women's World Cup, and BBC NI's All Ireland Senior Football Championship coverage winning for best Sports Programme.
rts.org.uk