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　　＂澳洲奥委会（Australian Olympic Committee，AOC）周二（26日）表示，澳洲今年将不会接受派运动员参加亚运会的提议。此外，新西兰奥委会（New Zealand Olympic Committee）发言人也证实，新西兰不会参加亚运会。：
　　(一) IOC在2017年的＂rubber-stamp ＂
　　After years when competition was fierce to stage the prestigious event, there＂s been a declining number of cities that are interested.Hamburg, Rome and Budapest pulled out of the current campaign, just two candidates competed for the right to host the 2022 Winter Games.. So the result was, Paris will host the 2024 Games and Los Angeles 2028 Games.The 2024 Summer Olympics were awarded to Paris and the 2028 Summer Olympics were awarded to Los Angeles on 13 September 2017.
　　原本争夺奥运会东道主的惨烈竞标最终只剩两国。奥组委为保尴尬，不得不突发＂奇想＂，一次公布了2024和2028两届举办方.
　　（二）Gains or loses?
　　The costs involved and a lack of public support were to blame within the countries pulled out of the campaign. Most of them fell by the wayside citing the multibillion dollar ＂price tag .＂
　　许多竞标国家纷纷推出，原因有二：费用和公众支持率。
　　＂We cracked the code .＂奥委会大舒一口气，＂问题解决了！＂
　　对于2024年的东道主Paris 来说，是＂third time lucky＂;
　　(三)＂It＂s a win-win-win ＂ to ＂get Paris and Los Angeles locked in ＂
　　为啥是＂三赢＂？，
　　原来除了胜出的两国外，IOC也是获益一方。因为彼时奥委会正经历者苦不堪言的受贿等腐败指控。这一历史性的 ＂unveil Olympic rings＂  也使得奥组委暂时从困境中得以喘口气。