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Tue, December 10, 2024

Utah's 2034 Winter Olympics may have to share the spotlight with the world's favorite tournament


Published on 2024-12-10 17:26:09 - MSN
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  • Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City may face some fierce competition for eyeballs from the FIFA World Cup. The soccer tournament is set to be played in Saudi Arabia early that year.

The article from MSN discusses the potential scheduling conflict between the 2034 Winter Olympics in Utah and the FIFA World Cup, which is set to expand to 48 teams starting in 2026. This expansion could lead to the World Cup overlapping with the Winter Olympics, creating a unique challenge for sports fans and broadcasters. The piece highlights that while the Olympics and the World Cup have occasionally overlapped in the past, the increased duration of the World Cup might make this more common. Utah's bid for the 2034 Winter Games, supported by the International Olympic Committee's interest in rotating the Winter Olympics among a select group of cities, might need to consider this overlap. The article also touches on the excitement around Utah hosting the Olympics again, reminiscing about the 2002 Winter Games, and the logistical considerations of managing two major global sporting events simultaneously.

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[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/utah-s-2034-winter-olympics-may-have-to-share-the-spotlight-with-the-world-s-favorite-tournament/ar-AA1vB32z ]
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