The Olympic and Paralympic Games are intended to be universal. However, some regions have never hosted the Games. To address this, the IOC is prepared to shake things up. Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr he confirmed this during a conference in Madrid.
« It is unacceptable that, under the pretext of global warming, the geography of the planet or temperatures in certain regions of the world, the IOC dismisses and eliminates the possibility of organizing Games in the southern hemisphereThis will change. He warns.
« Without a doubt "The Olympics will one day be relocated in the fall In this perspective, he adds. The IOC has already demonstrated that it is ready to adapt its calendar, for example with the Youth Olympic Games: organized in August in 2010 and 2014, they were hosted in October by Buenos Aires in 2018. This year, Dakar will host them even later, from October 31 to November 13.
During the symposium, Samaranch Jr also mentioned a Possible evolution of the football tournament that holds the top spot. " On FIFA's side, there is strong demand surrounding women's football and the 7-a-side footballand we want the men's competition to get a little closer to the World Cup. We all want somethingAnd I think we're going to make very significant progress towards achieving that. For us, it's very important. " he emphasizes. His allusion to the men's tournament suggests several possibilities: either an increase in the number of teams, or relaxed constraints regarding the age of participants, in order to allow more stars to participate.
