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Will these Olympics be declared the "best ever" by the IOC?

Settled as No

No reports found and I certainly didn't hear it while watching. They were damn good though. :)

Background:

Historically it's been common, perhaps traditional, especially by Juan Antonio Samaranch when he was head of the IOC to refer to the latest Olympics as the "best ever" during the closing ceremony (with the tragic exception of Atlanta). Will the words "best games ever" (or subtle variation of such - eg "best ever games") be used during the closing ceremony by an IOC representative?


Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
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Settled

Yes
37%
No
63%
Activity: H$10,806
Settled as No on Sun 24th Aug 6:32pm PDT

Suspend date: Sat 23rd Aug 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Sun 24th Aug 6:32pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 23rd Aug 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%

Action history:

Created Wed 6th Aug 4:29am PDT by shojun
Suspended Sat 23rd Aug 12:59am PDT : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Sun 24th Aug 6:19pm PDT by randburg: The head of the IOC did NOT say "best ever" in closing the Olympics. This should be settled as NO.
Settled as 'No' Sun 24th Aug 6:32pm PDT by mrperfkt[Admin]: No reports found and I certainly didn't hear it while watching. They were damn good though. :)

Suspend date: Sat 23rd Aug 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Sun 24th Aug 6:32pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 23rd Aug 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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van_vemeer predicted Yes (H$100 at 37%)
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  1 curios
he said better exceptional
adjective 1. remarkable, special, excellent, extraordinary, outstanding, superior, first-class, marvellous, notable, phenomenal, first-rate, prodigious, unsurpassed, one in a million, bodacious (slang), chiefly U.S. unexcelled << OPPOSITE average
adjective 2. unusual, special, odd, strange, rare, extraordinary, unprecedented, peculiar, abnormal, irregular, uncommon, inconsistent, singular, deviant, anomalous, atypical, aberrant << OPPOSITE ordinary
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posted 14 weeks ago

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