Salt Lake City hosting 2030 Olympics is officially on the table

[TexasTowelie]

For years, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has said it didn’t expect to broach the subject of Salt Lake City’s bid for a future Olympics until after the Tokyo Games have started.

Well, the Olympic cauldron has been lit, and the USOPC is talking.

Chairperson Susanne Lyons said Saturday in Tokyo that the USOPC is “poised and ready” to discuss Utah’s bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics with the International Olympic Committee.

“We have not had any significant active discussion about winter bids beyond the next Games,” Lyons said. “However, we are poised and ready.

“Salt Lake City is so excited and so supportive of the notion of having the Winter Games return to the U.S., and we will probably be having some conversations.”

Read more: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2021/07/24/salt-lake-city-hosting/

[sheshe2]

1. Hopefully COVID will be over by then.

I am not kidding here.

I am worried about our athletes in Japan right now. Their futures may be over if they catch it, even vaxed.

I watched the swim teams tonight. One event they were back and forth in that pool so many times I lost count. The US team was amazing. Their lungs are an athletes life. We have no clue what the long term effects are at this point in time.

I hope they stay safe.

Thanks for the OP, TT.