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Diabierna 11 Juni 2021
Brisbane set to be named 2032 Olympics host next month

(AP) — Brisbane has long Tokyo opening ceremony — bidding process at Bach’s in-
seemed to be in a one- they typically rubber stamp vitation.
horse race to host the 2032 all recommendations coming
Olympics. from the leadership. Its quick progress as the
That race looks sure to IOC’s clearly preferred op-
be over and won in To- Bach praised Australia as a tion has raised questions
kyo next month when the sport-loving country with about possible conflicts of
International Olympic strong support from lay- interest for Coates. He is
Committee meets before ers of government in the viewed as one of Bach’s clos-
the games open. city of Brisbane, the state of est allies and also leads the
Queensland and federal level. IOC’s oversight of prepara-
IOC president Thomas Bach “All this together I think tions for the postponed To-
said Thursday after an ex- made it somehow irresist- kyo Olympics.
ecutive board meeting Bris- ible,” the IOC leader said. Bach cited the IOC’s “strict
bane can be awarded hosting Brisbane is set to be the first rules” which were monitored
rights as the only candidate Olympic host selected unop- by ethics and compliance of- looks bright,” Bach said. have yet to be awarded, with
proposed at a July 21 meeting posed under a new system to ficials. Salt Lake City among po-
ahead of the Tokyo Olym- streamline bid campaigns in Still, Brisbane’s rapid selec- The 2024 Olympics will be tential bidders. Bach said
pics. order make them less costly, tion this year blindsided of- held in Paris, with the 2028 the IOC was in talks with “a
give the IOC more control ficials in countries including Games in Los Angeles — number of interested parties”
The Australian city’s victory and decrease the risk of vote- Germany, Hungary, Indone- both cities offering more sta- but there was no urgency to
already looked certain after buying. Tokyo’s campaign sia and Qatar which had been bility than the troubled and make a pick.
the IOC put it on the fast and 2016 host Rio de Janeiro in talks with Olympic offi- often chaotic organization in
track in February by being were both tainted by corrup- cials about shaping bids. Rio. Bach also confirmed Thurs-
named the preferred candi- tion allegations that are part Australia last hosted the day he will not visit Tokyo
date without a formal oppo- of ongoing criminal investi- That dialogue will continue Olympics in 2000, with the before mid-July, citing the
nent. gations. with a “pool of interested popular success of the Syd- quarantine periods needed to
Though Bach said the out- The Brisbane bid has been parties” to host the Olympics ney Games. Coates also led make “back and forth” trips
come was “in the hands” of led by IOC vice president in 2036 or 2040, Bach sug- those bidding and organizing from Switzerland which had
the members — around 100 John Coates, who two years gested. committees. been planned and expected.
meet two days ahead of the ago oversaw updating the “The future of the Games The 2030 Winter Games

Messi seeks to break spell with Argentina at Copa America

Sunday in Brazil might be his was sent off in the third- make a team in which he can
best chance of finally lifting place match against Chile in fit.”
an international trophy. the last edition of the 2019
“It is a special competition Copa América that Brazil also The new-look Argentina in-
with the national team,” hosted. cludes Inter Milan forward
Messi said recently. “We want Lautaro Martínez and mid-
it very much.” Unlike in some previous fielders like Rodrigo De Paul
tournaments, though, Messi and Leandro Paredes that
Argentina hasn’t won a ma- isn’t expected to do every- help take some of the burden
jor title since the 1993 Copa thing by himself this time. off Messi’s shoulders.
America. Messi has played
in six editions of the tourna- “A top player can score a goal, In fact, while Messi is still
ment, losing three finals. win a match,” said Argentina effective from the spot, he
coach Lionel Scaloni. “But hasn’t scored from open
Argentina’s will start its cam- to win a championship you play for Argentina since the
paign in Rio de Janeiro on need much more than the 2-1 win against Nigeria in
Monday against Chile, the best player in the world.” the group stage of the 2018
team that snatched two Copa Messi is now one of the old- World Cup.
America titles away from est players on the team but Still, Scaloni urged fans to
Messi on penalties. Scaloni said he has learned enjoy Messi while they can.
Messi also has bad memo- to adapt to a younger genera-
ries from Brazil, which be- tion. “As happened with Di-
came the emergency host of ego (Maradona), when he
the Copa after Argentina and “Leo has shown he is well, stopped playing we realized
(AP) — Nearly at the age with Argentina. Colombia had to pull out. comfortable, with a new gen- what it was like to have him
of 34, Lionel Messi may eration that he barely knew,” on the field,” Scaloni said.
just have two more shots Next year’s World Cup in Argentina lost the 2014 Scaloni said. “And now he is “So with Leo you should not
at hitting an elusive tar- Qatar could be his last, while World Cup final to Germany one of them, he gets along deprive yourself of (watching
get: winning a first title the Copa America that starts in Rio de Janeiro, and Messi with all. We have managed to him) while he is still here.”

Race organizers apologize for Confederate flag inside car

(AP) — Organizers of a Lee Stimpson’s car Saturday Stimpson does not have the owns the track, which in the garage pull-down rope at Tal-
NASCAR racing series night at Bowman Gray Sta- symbol in his car if he races fall is the home to Winston- ladega Speedway in Alabama
in North Carolina have dium in Winston-Salem, the again. Salem State University foot- was found in the garage as-
apologized after a car Winston-Salem Journal re- Stimpson said he would like- ball. signed to NASCAR’s Bubba
with a Confederate flag ported. ly race one more time this Wallace, the only Black driver
decal competed in a race season at Bowman Gray Sta- NASCAR banned Confeder- in the series. After investigat-
last weekend, violating Track spokesperson Gray dium and would not have the ate imagery at all tracks cov- ing, the FBI said the noose
the governing body’s ban. Garrison said track officials decal on the car. ering all levels of racing last was on the garage door rope
must have missed seeing the June after a high-profile in- since October 2019 and Wal-
The flag was spotted inside flag, and would make sure The City of Winston-Salem cident in which a noose on a lace was not targeted.