Monday, January 7, 2008

2024 SUMMER OLYMPICS (WIKIPEDIA)

The 2024 Summer Olympics, what will be officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, is an international athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Olympic Committee. The winning bid should be announced in the summer of 2017.

POTENTIAL BIDS

Asia

Hiroshima, Japan – Manila, Philippines

Japan and the Philippines will try to bid for the 2024 Olympic Games.[1] The Philippines has never hosted the Olympics before unlike Japan when Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics. Manila was the site of the 2nd Asian Games in 1954[2], and had hosted the Southeast Asian Games in 1981, 1991 and 2005. It also hosted the FIBA World Championships in 1978, and the World Pool Championships in 2006 and 2007. To boost its bid, the Philippines plans to construct a bigger and better stadium in the Pasay Reclamation Area, and other temporary and permanent sports facilities. Meanwhile, Hiroshima was the host of the 1994 Asian Games, the first time the quadrennial meet was held outside a capital city, and co-hosted the 2006 FIBA World Championships.

Europe

Copenhagen, Denmark

The organization of the Games in Copenhagen, is being investigated by the Danish government

Paris, France

The French capital was unsuccessful in vying to be the host city for the 1992, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. 2024 will mark the one hundredth anniversary of the previous Summer Games celebrated in France. The French Minister of Sports, Jean-Francois Lamour, had made it clear that 2024 represents a choice objective for a Paris bid.

North America

Philadelphia, United States

Larry Needle, executive director of the Philadelphia Sports Congress, said that if Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania, wants to host the Olympics, its earliest 'realistic' chance would be the 2024 Summer GameS.

Toronto, Canada

On July 10, 2007 it was revealed that the Canadian Olympic Committee had begun work on a potential bid for the 2020 or 2024 games for Toronto, the capital of Ontario and largest city in Canada.[6] This would be Toronto's third bid for the summer Olympic games, after unsuccessful bids for the 1996 and 2008 games.

Oceania

Brisbane, Australia

The subtropical city of Brisbane would seriously consider bidding for the Olympic Games in 2020 or 2024, former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has said. His announcement came after IOC President Jacques Rogge said the IOC would love to see a bid from Brisbane in the future.

Australia had also previously hosted the 1956 Summer Games in Melbourne, and the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney. In 1985, Brisbane failed to win the bid for the 1992 Summer Olympics, which were held in Barcelona. However, Brisbane does have experience in hosting major international sporting events, having hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games and the 2001 Goodwill Games.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

sir, baket di kasali ang Pinas sa sinasabing potential bidders ng 2024 Olympiad sa wikipedia article?