September 7, within the framework of the 125th session of the International Olympic Committee the capital of the Olympic Games - 2020 was the city of Tokyo - the capital of Japan. The voting results can hardly be called sensational, since Tokyo is one of the largest cities in the world, the Japanese adequately represent their country at the largest international competitions and yes modern practice expansion of geography allows again to use the country from Asia for the games. The Japanese capital had two competitors during the final vote - Madrid and Istanbul. In the first round, Madrid was eliminated, and in the second, the Turkish capital could not resist - Tokyo won by almost a twofold advantage. If the Olympic Games still went to Istanbul, then the talk about elections would not subside for many days. And we just remember the cases when the elections of the capitals of the Games ended with sensational or simply unusual results.
1. London 1948 (UK)
The fact that London became the capital of the 1948 Olympics can hardly be called a sensation. Still, the Games in the British capital were supposed to take place back in 1944, but the war prevented. At first, they wanted to make London the venue for the next Olympics, but during the war, the British thought to abandon the organization of the competition and delegate their powers to some American city. The United States was not opposed, but a veto on such a decision was imposed by King George VI, who immediately after the end of the war held talks with a representative of the International Olympic Committee and confirmed that London was ready to host the Olympic Games for the second time in its history. However, the British capital still had to take part in the vote, where it earned the largest number of votes without any problems. The king, as it turned out later, was absolutely right. Large-scale competition allowed the city, undoubtedly damaged by hostilities, to acquire a new look and recover in as soon as possible.
2. Albertville 1992 (France)
The French are a happy people, not deprived of major sports competitions. Either the memory of Pierre de Coubertin, who was born in Paris, does not allow France to refuse to host the Olympics, or they always do it so well that they want to come to them again and again, but the fact remains: Paris became the first city where Summer Games were held twice, and France is only the second country after the United States to host the White Olympics three times. In 1986, the French, running the small alpine town of Albertville, had little hope of victory. The competitors were Swedish Falun, Norwegian Lillehammer,
Bulgarian Sofia and three more cities from Italy, Germany and the USA. In the first round, the Bulgarians won, but the French at the subsequent stages were rapidly gaining votes at the expense of the outgoing candidates. As a result, the modest Albertville won twice as many votes as the big Sofia. Although it was funny to call the competition in 1992 the Olympics in Albertville, since most of the awards were played anywhere but in this city.
3. Innsbruck-1976 (Austria)
V recent times rumors have become more frequent that Brazil will not have time to prepare for the World Cup, for the Olympic Games and that a replacement for Rio de Janeiro is urgently needed. Let's hope that all this is nothing more than rumors, especially since such a situation has developed only once in the history of the Olympics. At the next session of the IOC in 1970, the American Denver was chosen as the capital of the XII Winter Olympic Games, whose residents did not agree to live on a large-scale construction site and voted in a referendum to cancel the competition in their city. Denver asked for an urgent replacement, and therefore it was necessary to choose a city with a ready-made infrastructure and a desire to hold the competition as soon as possible. The impossibility of repeating the Olympics in one city was not even discussed - it was necessary to save the Games, and the Austrian Innsbruck, the capital of the 1964 Games, went to the rescue. The Austrians managed to prepare everything properly in the time pressure mode, and the residents of the city witnessed the second Olympics in 12 years - similar in history Olympic competitions never was and, it seems, will not be in the coming years.
4. Mexico City 1968 (Mexico)
In October 1963, no urgent decisions were made - everything was quiet and calm. Mexico City won fair fight despite the fact that the discussion during that IOC session was particularly intense. Until 1956, the geography of the Summer Olympic Games was limited to European countries and the United States. And only then Australia and Japan appeared. Mexico followed them as a pioneer in a new region - Latin America... Despite the relatively successful experience of Tokyo and Melbourne, any untested option is always a risk, especially when it is quite possible to choose the Americans or the French. The highlands, where the Games were planned to be held, were also a stumbling block. It was in 1968 that a huge number of records were set, only due to the fact that the Olympics were held at high altitude and delegates could not fail to take this circumstance into account. But still, with a majority of votes in the first round, the Olympics went to Mexico, avoiding another trip to France or the United States.
5. Montreal 1976 (Canada)
It's no secret that big sport Is also a weapon of big politics. Virtually all the Olympic Games of the mid-twentieth century forced political disputes to flare up with renewed vigor. A kind of exception occurred in May 1970, when a regular session of the IOC proclaimed Montreal the capital Summer Olympics 1976 year. Interestingly, in the dispute between two political and economic giants, leaders of the polar world - the USSR and the United States - the choice of a Canadian city became a compromise and, it seems, a successful decision. Only three contenders for victory made it to the decisive vote: Moscow, Los Angeles and Montreal. In the first round, the capital of the USSR won, and the American city dropped out of the vote, unable to catch up with the Canadians. And of course, in the second round, the delegates who voted for Los Angeles went over to the side of the Canadians. Montreal became the capital of the 1976 Olympics, which apparently suited both sides of the global conflict. Canadian Olympics dispensed with resonant boycotts, in contrast to the next two, which took place, as you know, just in Moscow and Los Angeles.
Innsbruck, Austria
Year of the Olympics: 1964, 1976
The very fact that Innsbruck was elected twice Olympic capital, speaks for itself. The Tyrolean resort from year to year attracts tourists with its developed infrastructure, beautiful slopes and picturesque nature. The symbol of the city is the Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl) - a Gothic balcony decorated with gilding, frescoes and coats of arms.
However, no less important is what is under this very roof - namely, the Museum of the Olympic Games. There you can watch videos from the 64th and 76th competitions, admire the faces of the winners (including record number our compatriots!), see various symbols such as flags and badges, as well as anniversary postage stamps timed to coincide with the Games.
Stube - small restaurants in a typical Alpine style, offering traditional Tyrolean cuisine.
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Lillehamer, Norway
Year of the Olympiad: 1994
I bet not many people remember the name of this city. What is strange, because for our country the 94th Olympiad was a landmark event - for the first time the countries of the USSR each marched under their own flag. This small cozy town, located on the shores of the Norwegian Lake Mjøsa, is in itself worthy of being noted on the traveler's map.
It was here, in the vicinity of Lillehamer, that beliefs about fairy elves and trolls were born. You should go here for a measured rest, a kind of rural romance. Once in Lillehamer, be sure to visit the Ethnographic Open Air Museum and, of course, the Norwegian Olympic Museum.
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Seoul, Korea
Year of the Olympics: 1988
The meaning of the word Seoul (or Soul - the true sound of the name) speaks for itself - the capital. Most populous city in Korea, and possibly in the entire world.
Seoul is ahead of the rest of the world not only in terms of the number of people per square meter, but also in its technological effectiveness and modernity. Walking through the city, one marvels at the ingenuity of Koreans.
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Tokyo, Japan
Year of the Olympics: 1964
I have no doubt that even back in 1964, Tokyo managed to stun athletes from all over the world who came there to compete for Olympic medals... What can we say about modernity! The Japanese are considered to be very wary of other cultures and only begin to travel in old age.
And they can be understood: why go somewhere, if your city seems to have left the screen of a futuristic film - where we have sellers / controllers / cashiers, robots have been operating for a long time. What are the cat cafes and rammers in the subway? And you don't even have to try to see absolutely all the sights and "interesting things" of Tokyo - people don't live that long!
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Barcelona, Spain
Year of the Olympiad: 1992
Capital of Catalonia - hometown former President of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch. Isn't that why the games of the 92nd in Barcelona became the most massive and calm in the whole modern history Olympics? These competitions are even called the "Reunification Games": not a single state in the world boycotted the Games.
In a city-masterpiece of architecture, there should be Olimpic village to match - for the first time, a complex of structures was erected right within the city, at the foot and on the slopes of Montjuic. And the opening of the Olympic Games in Barcelona is still remembered as one of the most spectacular. However, what is there to be surprised! The splendor of the festivities and the wide scope - business card Spaniards.
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Sydney, Australia
Year of the Olympiad: 2000
The Sydney Olympics, I think, will be remembered by many, even those who are far from sports. Still, there are so many records! First, a nice round number - 2000, the first Olympics of the new millennium. Secondly, delivery of the torch is no joke, 1000 Australians carried it on foot, by train, bicycle, horseback, ship, plane, kayak, canoe, and finally by ferry.
Well, and how not to recall one of the most curious cases in the history of the Games - the swimmer Eric Musambani from Equatorial Guinea almost drowned in the pool, since he learned to swim only 3 months before the competition, and he saw the 50-meter pool for the first time. Eric is considered the slowest 100m swimmer in the history of the Olympics: his result is 1.52.72.
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Montreal, Canada
Year of the Olympics: 1976
Another Olympic record holder was held in Montreal. The 1976 games went down in history as the most expensive - $ 5 billion at the time! The city was paying for the Olympic debts until 2006, that is, for 30 years. The type of torch transportation also contributed to the high cost of the competition. The fire, traditionally lit from the rays of the sun in Olympia, was carried by Greek runners, replacing each other, to Athens, where it was handed over to a Canadian athlete at the Marble Stadium.
He lit a fire in a bowl in the stadium and ... the device instantly triggered, turning the ionized particles of the flame into electricity and then into radio waves. In a split second, the space satellite transferred the transformed Olympic flame across the ocean to Ottawa, where another device performed the reverse operation on it. Runners again carried fire from the capital of Canada.
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Athens, Greece
Year of the Olympiad: 2004
The next city on the list is full of stories. Needless to say, Greece is the birthplace of the Olympic Games. The first competitions were held here already in 776 BC! Since then, Greece has hosted several more Olympics, the last of which took place in the not so distant 2004.
And here it was not without curiosities - one of the athletes, the Dutch rower Simon Diederik, was apparently so tired of fighting with rivals that, absentmindedly, he left his gold medal in a taxi. And what do you think - it was returned to its rightful owner!
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The Olympic Games are the largest sport competitions world scale today. They have been carried out since ancient times, about which there are not even records.
Ancient Olympic Games originated a long time ago in Ancient Greece, this is sport's event it was more like a holiday than a competition. They were held at Olympia. Reliable data about the origin is lost, but there are legends that tell about the games. When the Romans came, the games were abandoned and forgotten. V different countries nevertheless, competitions were held, reminiscent of the Olympic Games, but they were much smaller and did not go beyond the borders of their country.
For the first time after a long time, a commission was assembled at which a decision was made to restore this event. And in 1896 the games were held in Greece in the city of Athens. And after that, they began to be held every four years. True, they were canceled three times due to the war going on. Russia didn’t take part in the competition for a while, because nobody did it. But there were several athletes who themselves went to the fourth games in 1908 in London and brought two silver from there.
There are several traditions before starting games:
- you need to light the Olympic flame before opening;
- then the oath is pronounced by the athlete of the country in which the games are held;
- the judges also take an oath that they will judge fairly and impartially.
And after the games:
- the winners are awarded with medals;
- singing the anthem and raising the flag.
The Olympic Games are Summer, Winter, Paralympic (games for disabled people, they are held two weeks after the main ones, almost all the same competitions, only tuned to certain people's capabilities) and Youth (all the same, only teenagers from 14 to 18 years old take part ).
Today, Russia takes an active part in the competitions and in their holding, it is not a secret for anyone about the recent games in Russia, which were held at the highest level... And for good reason. Our country has been preparing for a long time and carefully, a lot has been built, a lot has been spent and unforgettable experience and knowledge acquired. We should be proud of our country and our athletes, and we have a lot of them. And how many talents have not yet been revealed and how many are yet to be revealed.
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