Should Thailand host the next Olympic games?

Question

We've hosted ASEAN games, SEA games, world games... what about the Olympics?

If not, why not? I don't think that Thailand isn't 'prepared'. If a country like China could do it, why not Thailand?

Answer 1

yes of course!!! but i wont be there, cant get a passport! I'm bad!

Answer 2

Before many enviroment and ecolocigal damages are not solved I say NO because Olympic games and what comes with it make them much worse.

Answer 3

I agree with James B but I love Ice Cubes answer.

Answer 4

of course.me myself i'm from thailand  and i would lyk to see the ollympics in thailand cause china they not tht prepared i just dont fancy them really much .china is able to do the olympics just because their country is bigger in size but tht doesnt mean they can only do it ................i hope someday like the year 2010 or something they should do it .i'm really lookin forward it.............thailand all d way

Answer 5

The government is dying.. We haven't got space... no large arenas (not large enough for Olympics anyway) ASEAN games and SEA games are tiny compared to Olympics... All the budgets.. Imagine what the government would do to us Thai people if Thailand would be the host..? They'll eat our money... War with Cambodia may happen... I can't be bothered to give anymore reasons but NO..!!  Thailand should NOT be the host.

I'm Thai as well and of course I'd be happy if my country would the Olympic host but I really don't think we're ready for it.

Answer 6

I think it would be a good country and if they target 2020, they would have plenty of time to prepare for it.

My only concern would be if Thailand's economy copy with millions of dollars it costs to host,  and construct all of the buildings etc.

Answer 7

Yeah why not....

Thailand will hold the Olympics right after building 4 X commerical nuclear power stations and completes all the "mega" projects on the go...and becomes a "hub" for everything in SEA.

Answer 8

Well that might require a lot of influx of resources to preparing for the olympics that might otherwise have gone to public infrastructure or people in need.

However it might encourage Thailand to work on their police corruption problems and especially fix the problem with taxi drivers in Bangkok - which is an epidemic. Hosting the olympics has done a  lot of good and bad for China.

Answer 9

The 2012 olympics are being held in England.

London, Paris, Madrid, New York and Moscow were the finalist.

The 2016 Olympics has so far received bids from

Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, Chicago, Doha Qatar

Dubai UAE, Los Angeles, Madrid, Prague, Rio de Janerio and San Francisco.

I would love to see an Olympics in Thailand.  It would be very good for the economy and would instill a lot of pride in the Thai community.  That being said do you think PM Samak Sundaravej can do something?

Answer 10

I can't bear the though of it.

Answer 11

THE ANSWER IS NO! This country couldn't organize a p**s up in a brewery, and as for corruption come to Pattaya and see all the unfinished public works due to corrupt officials employing mickey mouse contractors who get paid up front then bugger off with the money leaving a mess behind, if you live in Thailand you will know what I am saying.

Answer 12

Olympics?  Not a chance.  

There would be too many reasons to list, and it would make for a very boring answer, so I will stick to the more interesting reasons.

1. Government instabilty- no country with a history of military overthrows would ever get a bid.  Just ask Chile.

2.  Infrastructure- granted this is rapidly improving in Bangkok, but even in 40 years time it would not be up to the task.

3.  Space- Bangkok does not have the space required for anything of Olympic proportions.  They have no Olympic quality sporting venues and so on.  That would all have to be built.  

4. Logistics- If the new airport is any indication, construction of the venues would be hampered by corruption, would come in WAY over budget, and be completed a decade after the olympics are finished.

5.  Human Rights - there are so many HR violations in Thailand that are government sanctioned or the governement turns a blind eye to, that the power brokers in Thailand really do not want the scrutiny of the IOC to start to question things.

The list goes on and on, but I think you get the idea....

Answer 13

Sure. But security will be a big issue especially  if Thailand starts a war with Cambodia.

Answer 14

Yes, but with all the bad images about 'Pot" and 'Hookers' all the sport players might go looking for that and only Thais win all the gold medals!

Answer 15

Can you imagine. It would be so funny.

The problems with Suvarnabhumi airport (cracks in the runway) did a lot of damage to Thailand's reputation of being able to build something correctly. If a country can't build an airport without any problem then how can it be trusted with all the construction necessary for the Olympics?

Also, wasn't it just 2 years ago that there were tanks and soldiers in the street in Bangkok?

Also Thailand has something of a reputation for corruption - can you imagine Thai politicans, generals, police, etc. fighting over international sponsorship money ?

These things are not good for a country's reputation.

China is a big, economically important country..

Thailand is a small but lovely country with nice beaches and people with beautiful smiles.

Not really the same qualification for hosting the Olympics.