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South Africa picks Durban for Olympic, Paralympic bid

Durban would face Munich, Ahmedabad, Jeonbuk, Istanbul, Budapest and Qatar for the 2036 Games, with an IOC presentation due at the end of November; the bill remains unestimated.

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  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorSouth Africa wants to be the first African country to host the Olympics, and it picked Durban, built around the fifty-six thousand seat stadium from the twenty ten World Cup.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe bid is valued at five hundred billion rand, the formal announcement says, and officials say they can't yet estimate what hosting would cost.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo who pays?

  4. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, a five hundred billion rand number with no price attached, that's a roster with no jersey numbers.

  5. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm telling you, that's the most Olympic sentence ever written.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDurban was stripped of the 2022 Commonwealth Games for missing its financial commitments. I'd start by confirming who's holding the receipt.

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