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Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle To Seriously Consider Olympic Games Bid

Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said that "he would consult sports experts on whether the city should lodge a bid for the 2028 or 2032 Olympic Games," according to XINHUA. As the Australian Olympic team returned from its Rio Games campaign, Doyle "put Melbourne hosting the Olympics in 2028 or 2032 back on the agenda." Doyle said that Melbourne's existing world-class sports facilities "made it a perfect candidate to host the Games." Doyle said, "I don't think it's sustainable that nations, particularly those that are not very affluent nations, spend billions upon billions on stadiums and facilities that are then unused after the Olympics. We could show a very friendly Games, a very inclusive Games." Doyle said that he would consult with Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates and IOC member James Tomkins as well as Melbourne-based former IOC VP Kevan Gosper and former Lord Mayor Ron Walker "to assess whether a bid was realistic" (XINHUA, 8/25).

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