Chapter 268 Obtaining the Right to Host

"The athletes who participated in the Olympics last year will also be handed over to you. With their help, it should be easier to establish a sports department." Arthur thought for a while and continued to add.

Minister Grant was relieved when he heard this. After all, it is not easy to build a sports system out of thin air in two years, not to mention that it has to be directly displayed on the world stage like the Olympics.

With the foundation of athletes who participated in the Olympics in Australia last year, at least athletes can be trained more quickly and quickly, and the number and scale of athletes can be supported first.

As for sports medals, these athletes who have trained for another four years should be able to gain something, right?

"If the sports construction in Australia and Australia is good, then the government should consider building a sports department. Minister Grant, I allow you to recommend a candidate for the Minister of Sports in the future, but the premise is to build up Australia and Australia's sports, at least to achieve certain results in the future Olympics. Do you understand?" Arthur looked at Grant with a little meaning and said with a smile.

Minister Grant immediately nodded and said in a reassuring tone: "I understand, Your Majesty. Please rest assured that before the Olympics, I will try my best to train at least hundreds of athletes for the country to participate in the Olympics, so that the scale of our Olympics will not be inferior to the previous London Olympics."

Arthur nodded and signaled Minister Grant to do it.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs acted quickly. Perhaps because of the good relationship with Australasia, Germany did not hide its attitude and bluntly told Minister Andrew that Germany would give up the right to host the next Olympics.

Minister Andrew also made a request. In view of the good relationship between Germany and Australasia, after consulting William II, the German government and sports department agreed to Australasia's request, and publicly declared a few days before Christmas that Germany would give up the right to host the next Olympics, and openly and secretly stated that Australasia was suitable to be the host country of the Games.

It must be said that the great powers are indeed very proud.

On the day before Christmas, the International Olympic Committee sent a telegram to the Australian government asking if Australia could build a stadium that could accommodate at least 40,000 people, promote the Olympics, and invite more countries to participate, the International Olympic Committee would be willing to transfer the hosting rights of the German Olympics to Australia.

Because Australia did not have a sports department, the International Olympic Committee's inquiry telegram was sent directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

As soon as Foreign Minister Andrew received the telegram, he immediately asked Arthur for instructions.

Arthur agreed to the conditions of the International Olympic Committee without thinking.

After all, sports have been valued by countries around the world, and the development of sports in Australia is also a general trend.

Regardless of whether the Olympics can be held, it is necessary to build a large stadium that can accommodate tens of thousands of people.

After all, for some European immigrants who like sports, the popularity of various sports may be one of the reasons why they choose to immigrate.

As for the remaining conditions of vigorously promoting and inviting other countries, this is what any Olympic host country will do, and it will definitely do its best.

After all, any country hosting the Olympics is definitely not for public welfare, and the politicians and nobles of this era do not have this ideological awareness.

In addition to the strong demands of the people, the country hosting the Olympics is actually more of a need to expand national interests and external influence.

After spending a wonderful Christmas with my family, the reply telegram from the International Olympic Committee came the day after Christmas.

They congratulated Australasia on winning the right to host the 1912 Olympic Games, and said that after the announcement, the International Olympic Committee would send a team to Australasia to help Australasia build venues and prepare for the Olympics two and a half years later, and to supervise the construction of venues in Australasia. After all, the holding of the Olympics is also related to the reputation and status of the International Olympic Committee.

A successful Olympic Games can not only greatly improve the reputation and status of the host country, but also greatly improve the influence and status of the International Olympic Committee.

This is equivalent to the current Australasia and the International Olympic Committee are in the same boat. If this Olympic Games is not well held, not only will Australasia's reputation suffer, but countries around the world will gradually look down on the Olympic Games.

But if this Olympic Games is well held, not only will Australasia's external influence and international status be improved to a certain extent, but the influence of the International Olympic Committee will also be greatly improved.

Of course, the arrival of the International Olympic Committee actually has a more important purpose, which is to discuss the specific events of the next Olympic Games with the host country.

Even in the Olympic Games of later generations, the host country will have some privileges and can decide whether to hold a few sports events on its own.

This also means that the host country of later generations can hold some events that their country is good at and cancel some events that other countries are good at.

Of course, this privilege is more obvious in this era. For example, in the 1912 Swedish Olympic Games in history, events including boxing, free wrestling, weightlifting, hockey and archery were cancelled, just because these sports are harmful to health, prone to injury, and not widely carried out.

Although the reason looks very formal, the specific reason for the cancellation may only be known by the host country and the International Olympic Committee at that time.

However, this kind of regulation is basically tacitly accepted. After all, a country spends a lot of money and manpower to host an Olympic Games. If the national committee does not make some concessions, who would be willing to waste time?

Arthur's ambition is not big. Among dozens of Olympic events, five events that Australasia is not good at can be cancelled as appropriate, and then replaced with events that domestic athletes are good at.

As for the remaining regulations for the Olympic Games, officials can discuss with the National Transportation Committee.

As long as it does not harm the interests of Australasia, some appropriate concessions are also acceptable.

After all, Arthur's main purpose is to increase Australasia's influence through this Olympic Games.

If many countries are unwilling to participate because of the huge changes, it would be a bit of a loss.

According to Arthur's memory, in the 1912 Olympic Games in history, auxiliary electronic timing and end-point photography were used in many events, which greatly improved the accuracy of time and resolved some disputes in the judgment of the end-point ranking.

These improvements are very meaningful for sports events. If conditions permit, such improvements can also happen in the Australasia Olympic Games.

Because telegrams can only communicate briefly, Minister Grant and the International Olympic Committee agreed to wait until the other party arrived in Australasia before communicating in detail.

However, it is still necessary to publicly announce the change of hosting rights. Minister Grant has even made preparations to warm up for the Olympics now.

At the end of December, just after Christmas, the International Olympic Committee publicly announced that because Germany voluntarily canceled the right to host the Olympics, after the IOC's research and decision, and with Germany's strong recommendation, in accordance with Germany's wishes, the right to host Germany will be transferred to Australasia.

The Fifth Olympic Games will be held as scheduled in Australasia, from May to July 1912, and the venue will be in Sydney, the capital of Australasia.

At this time, the influence of the International Olympic Committee is not small, so after the International Olympic Committee issued an official statement, many people, sports organizations and countries have officially noticed this Olympic Games.

The Olympics have now evolved into a way of peaceful struggle for some countries, and sports have gradually gained political influence.

To put it simply, if Britain and Germany participate in the Olympics together, the athletes of these two countries will naturally become competitors and enemies.

There is only one reason, that is, their countries are in a state of competition, and the intensity of the competition is exaggerated.

Even if they are friendly to each other, they will have to go to the opposite side under the pressure of public opinion from domestic and foreign media and the expectations of the domestic people.

If they fail in such a big occasion, it will not only be their people who lose, but also the media and people who support them behind the scenes.

Peaceful competition in sports will also evolve into a political struggle and a struggle for national dignity.

After the International Olympic Committee publicly announced it, Arthur immediately convened the cabinet and asked the cabinet to come up with a plan for the construction of sports venues as soon as possible, and let the Ministry of Finance prepare sufficient funds.

The construction of sports venues is destined to be a large investment. In addition to a lot of publicity at home and abroad, as well as receiving athletes and organizations from other countries, the holding of the Olympics, the awarding of medals, and the purchase of equipment, etc., it is destined that the cost of holding this Olympics will not be small.

Arthur also has certain requirements for the scale of the stadium construction this time. The stadium construction this time must meet the maximum capacity of 45,000 people, and it must ensure that the stadium can be used for at least dozens or even hundreds of years.

Arthur doesn't want the stadium he built with great effort to become a dangerous building in a short time, especially since it concerns the country's reputation.

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