re: 2022 Winter Olympics: Almaty or Beijing?

The IOC's demands for a host city have come under a lot of fire recently. That's the reason for American cities turning their back on bidding. The article I read yesterday said that Los Angeles looks the be the front-runner in getting the US bid now that Boston has backed out. Originally, it was Boston, San Francisco, LA & Washington DC.

Here's an interesting tid-bit:

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Americans across the country overwhelmingly (89 percent) support the idea of holding the Games in the United States, according to a national Associated Press poll in June. But that support dropped to 61 percent when people were asked if they would want the Olympics in their local area. It dipped even further, to 52 percent, when they were asked if public funds should be used on top of private funds to help pay for them.

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