LONDON (AP) — Once again, German voters delivered a harsh and sobering message to the Olympic movement: No thanks.
The rejection of Hamburg’s bid for the 2024 Olympics in a referendum sent out another clear signal that the IOC still has a lot of work to do to convince cities that hosting the games is a boon not a burden.
“That’s why referendums are held — to find out what the population wants, and obviously Hamburgers don’t want the Olympics,” Christiane Wirtz, a spokeswoman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said Monday.
Hamburg’s bid collapsed two years after voters in Munich said “nein” to …read more
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