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::Brisbane has been pre-selected by the Australian Olympic Committee as the next most likely Australian bid city, possibly within 15 to 20 years, which has been further endorsed by Queensland Premier [[Anna Bligh]] and Brisbane Lord Mayor [[Campbell Newman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/beijing_olympics/story/0,27313,24130588-5014197,00.html |title=Government backs AOC plan for Brisbane Olympics |publisher=The Australian |author=Wayne Smith |date=2008-08-05 |accessdate=2008-10-12}}</ref> The city previously bid for the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympics]], coming 3rd to [[Barcelona]] and [[Paris]].
::Brisbane has been pre-selected by the Australian Olympic Committee as the next most likely Australian bid city, possibly within 15 to 20 years, which has been further endorsed by Queensland Premier [[Anna Bligh]] and Brisbane Lord Mayor [[Campbell Newman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/beijing_olympics/story/0,27313,24130588-5014197,00.html |title=Government backs AOC plan for Brisbane Olympics |publisher=The Australian |author=Wayne Smith |date=2008-08-05 |accessdate=2008-10-12}}</ref> The city previously bid for the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympics]], coming 3rd to [[Barcelona]] and [[Paris]].

*{{flagicon|New Zealand}} '''[[New Zealand]]'''
:*'''[[Auckland]]''', '''[[New Zealand]]'''
::Auckland City Mayor [[John Banks]] has expressed interest in hosting the 2020 Olympic Games in New Zealand's largest city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/banks-has-2020-olympics-vision-akld-3618831 |title=John Banks has 2020 Olympics vision for Auckland |publisher=ONE News |date=2010-06-30 |accessdate=2010-06-30}}</ref> New Zealand has never hosted an Olympic Games before.


==Cancelled bids==
==Cancelled bids==

Revision as of 19:11, 29 June 2010

The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, are expected to be a major international sports and cultural festival, which will be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee has yet to begin the selection process, but a host city is expected to be announced in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in mid-2013. The IOC in 2004 has even stated they are interested in a Third World or an LDC nation to host the games in 2020.[1]

Potential Bids

Africa

Africa has never hosted the Olympic Games. When discussing the Japanese bid, the Japanese Olympic Committee head Yasuhiro Nakamori revealed "the IOC suggested that if an African candidate emerged for 2020 they would be very strong contenders".[2] Several IOC members have suggested that the organization should award the Games to an African nation;[3] with Rio's 2016 award, Africa remains the only populated continent to have never hosted the Games.

Rabat, the Moroccan capital, is expected to submit a bid for the 2020 Olympics. Officials from Morocco are confident that their capital will win the right to host the games; they chose Rabat as the bidding city, over the much larger Casablanca, stating that Rabat is more internationally significant. If a bid is submitted, it will be the first time Morocco has submitted a bid.[4]
Cape Town will most likely bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, and plans on building onto the foundation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[5] The planned bid is supported by the Cape Chamber of Commerce.[6] Cape Town has hosted a number of World Championships in various sports including hockey, fencing, Modern Pentathlon, cycling, rugby, cricket and many others. Cape Town previously bid for the 2004 Olympic Games, placing third behind Rome and the winning city of Athens. Approximately 70% of the venues required for the Games will be in place by 2013.[citation needed]
Durban's plans to bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics have been boosted by the IOC deciding on that city as the venue for the IOC General Assembly's congress in 2011.[7] Acting chief executive of Durban Tourism Perry Moodley intimated that hosting the event was a tactical move in light of the city's plans to bid to host a Summer Olympics. Moodley stated further that "Getting Olympic decision-makers from around the world in Durban is most important".[7] Durban is a host city for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The city's new Moses Mabhida Stadium, built for the World Cup, can be easily converted into an 80 000 seater athletics venue. The stadium is part of the multi-sport, Kings Park Sporting Precint.

Asia

By 2020, there will be a 12 year gap since the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

With the success of the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, the city's mayor announced on November 14, 2005 to the Korean news agency Yonhap that they were planning to bid for the 2020 Olympic games. The official bid was made during the 17th APEC forum held on November 18 and 19 in Busan.[8] However, its bid in 2020 may be jeopardized if Pyeongchang wins its third bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. South Korean capital Seoul hosted the games in 1988.
With the success of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines and with the expected 7-8% sustained annual economic growth of the island nation in the next 10 years as a result of previous govrnment reforms and the entrance of a new government, the country's Olympic Committee expressed desires to conduct feasibility studies for a 2020 Olympic games bid. It is to be noted that in a visit to Guangzhou in June 2009, Philippine Sports Commission chairman Harry Angping was impressed with the infrastructure being built and the economic benefits it would bring to the city and the country at large. He said he would try to convince president-elect Noynoy Aquino to bid for both the 2019 Asian Games and the 2020 Olympic Games as a foot forward for the 2024 Olympics when the country finally attains first world status.[9] The country was the host of 1954 Asian Games and has successfully hosted the Southeast Asian Games on 3 occasions - in 1981, 1991 and 2005.[10][11]
The IOC rejected Doha's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, although fellow applicant (and eventual host) city Rio de Janeiro was accepted, despite the Brazilian city's lower score on the IOC's evaluation of bids. While Doha bid organizers accused the IOC of "closing the door on the Arab World",[12] the IOC cited technical reasons for its rejection of the bid, such as Doha's insistence of holding the games in October. On August 7, 2008, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Heir Apparent of Qatar, revealed that the state will bid for the 2020 games. Sheikh Tamim, who is also the Chairman of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), said that Qatar was determined to learn from the lessons of its failed 2016 bid, and "bid for hosting the Olympic Games in 2020 as per set measures and standards."[13][14]
Dubai has expressed great interest in a 2020 Olympic bid but has not formally announced it will bid. Dubai's hosting of Sportaccord 2010 has been a great way to show off Dubai's sport infrastructure. Statement from Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: "We will have to take an honest look at our weaknesses as well as our strengths," Sheikh Mohammed said on April 25. "I can assure you of this, though: if we decide to make a bid for the Olympics, we will be in it to win."[15] However Dubai received a setback when the city decided that not to go forward with the organisation of the 2013 World Aquatics Championships.[16]
Soon after failing to win its bid to host the 2016 Olympics, intentions were expressed to try again for 2020.[17] Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics. Hiroshima and Nagasaki expressed interest in a joint bid as well; however, Japan has ruled out that joint bid with and intends to focus solely on Tokyo's bid.[18] Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara said Tokyo may allow Hiroshima and Nagasaki to stage some events if the city is selected.[19]
Hiroshima is considering a bid, or would host some of the Tokyo-based games.[20][21]

Europe

By 2020 there will be an 8 year gap since the region has hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

On 18 December 2008, the assembly of the City of Budapest unanimously accepted the proposal for the Act on the Preparation of the Budapest Olympic Bid, prepared by the BOM Association. The proposal is to be presented to the Parliament of Hungary.[22]
Turkish government sports official Mehmet Atalay said that Istanbul has decided to launch another Olympic bid, believing its chances are much stronger this time. Istanbul has four previous bids for the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Games; it skipped the 2016 Games. Atalay said, "we didn't bid for 2016 because we were in a preparation period. [...] We will keep on bidding until we get it.".[23][24]
On 2 October 2009, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) confirmed that Italy intends to put forward a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Shortly after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Rio de Janeiro the Games for 2016, the President of CONI, Giovanni Petrucci, said: "The time has come for an Italian bid for the 2020 Games. Rio de Janeiro's victory surely gives Italy the possibility (for 2020)." [25] The country recently hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Immediately after Petrucci's announcement, Rome and Venice announced their candidacies for an Italian bid. Bari, Palermo and the Romagna region also put in bids, but they did not meet the minimum requirements: "Rome and Venice are the only serious bidders, all the rest is just so much talk", Petrucci said.[26] On 19 May 2010, CONI backed Rome over Venice as Candidate City for the 2020 Summer Olympics, citing greater experience and already existing sport and hospitality facilities as crucial factors for the choice.[27]
After losing out to Athens in 2004—despite that it was considered to be the favourite—Rome will attempt to present another bid for the 2020 Games. The Italian capital staged a Games in 1960. Giovanni Alemanno, mayor of Rome, has thrown his full backing behind a Rome 2020 bid, saying: "The choice of Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Games offers a big opportunity to Italy and Rome for the next edition in 2020. More than half a century after the fantastic Games of 1960, we can dream of bringing the Olympic rings back to the Italian capital." [28]
After failed attempts for both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, Madrid plans to bid for 2020 or 2024.[29]
The country's capital of Lisbon intends to enter for the 2020 competition.[30][31][32]
Governor Valentina Matviyenko has announced an intention to bid, having discussed the plan with the head of the ROC; governmental support has not been confirmed. 2024 is also a possibility. Saint Petersburg bid for the 2004 Summer Olympics but did not make the short list.[33]

North America

By 2020, 24 years will have passed since the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the longest time the Games are absent from this continent compared to the others, except Africa which has never hosted.[34]

Guadalajara is hosting the 2011 Pan American Games while Monterrey has expressed interest in a sports festival for several years. The Mexican Olympic Committee (MOC) will announce the Mexican candidate city in 2012. Mexico City hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics, more than 50 years prior to these anticipated games.
A federal organization, Guadalajara 2020, in conjunction with the Jalisco state government, supports a strategic project to mull a bid for 2020.[35] The plans includes the construction of several sports venues and ambitious urban development projects such as the JVC Center, Chivas Stadium, etc. Started in 1995, Guadalajara 2020 counts its successful bid for the 2011 Pan American Games as part of the strategy to gain experience in international sport events and develop world class sport infrastructure. Guadalajara was chosen by the MOC as the applicant city for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[36]
Monterrey mulled a bid for the 2016 Games, but the Mexican Olympic Committee (MOC) did not support the bid. Felipe "El Tibio" Muñoz, President of the MOC, announced that some cities in Mexico like Monterrey will contend to gain support to bid for the 2020 games.[37] In August 2008, Nuevo Leon's governor gave his support for a possible bid, resuming the discussion of whether or not to bid.[38] In February 2009, plans were announced to build the Estadio Internacional Monterrey, a 85,000 capacity stadium.[39]
While other North American countries consider bids for multiple cities, the Canadian Olympic Committee had begun work on a potential bid for the 2020 or 2024 games for its sole bid, Toronto, as of July 10, 2007.[40] This would be Toronto's third bid for the Summer Olympics, after unsuccessful bids for the 1996 and 2008 games. With the success of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Toronto being chosen the host of the 2015 Pan American Games, both are said said to strengthen their 2020 Olympic bid. Recently, there have been local and national campaigns started to increase support for a Toronto 2020 bid as well.[41]

"The cold and hard reality is Chicago spent approximately $80 million on its bid. It's going to be difficult to get U.S. cities to continue to invest to that level unless they think they have a realistic chance of winning. The International Olympic Committee sent us a message, loud and clear, that they don't want the Games to be in the United States...Unless we get some signs from the IOC, I think it's highly unlikely we would mount a bid on our own initiative."

USOC chief executive Scott Blackmun[42]

Several cities are considering a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Some sources perceive that the United States has a better chance of success, as both New York and Chicago failed in their respective bids for the 2012 and 2016 games.[43] However, during the Vancouver Olympics, USOC chief executive Scott Blackmun has said that the US has no plans to bid at this time, citing that the IOC "doesn't want the games to be in the United States" and that potential cities in the United States cannot afford Olympic bids just to be spurned like Chicago and New York were.[44] Regardless, several cities have shown interest and it remains to be seen if the United States will bid.
Dallas is planning on bidding for the 2020 games and has even launched a website [10]. The bid would include many existing facilities to be used for the games, including the Cowboys Stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, American Airlines Center for basketball and gymnastics, Pizza Hut Park for soccer, and the Katy Trail for marathons.[45]
The city of Detroit is exploring the idea of hosting the Olympics for 2020 with a possible joint bid with the city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Detroit has bid multiple times before (having more unsuccessful bids than any other city), but came closest in 1968, when it lost to Mexico City.[46] The Detroit-Windsor pair previously held a successful bid for Super Bowl XL in 2006. However, for an international joint-bid to be considered by the IOC, the existing rule that only permits one city to host the games would have to be lifted.
Legislation has been introduced in the Minnesota Legislature to create a task force to explore a 2020 Olympic bid for Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The city's past Olympic bid history included unsuccessful bids in 1932, 1948, 1952 (when the city finished second to Helsinki to host the Summer Games), and 1956. The city also finished second to Atlanta as the U.S. bid city for the 1996 Summer Olympics. TCF Bank Stadium is expandable to 80,000 seats and could serve as the Twin Cities' Olympic Stadium.[47]
Tulsa City Counselors support an Olympic bid from Tulsa, and Tulsa mayor Dewey Bartlett and the full city council plan on writing a letter of support for a bid. Tulsa has been compared to a pre-Olympics Atlanta, even though Atlanta's population is 4 times larger than Tulsa's. Committee Chairman Neil Mavis is serious about the bid, but has stated, "even a failed bid would generate publicity and national respect." [48][49][50][51]

Oceania

Brisbane has been pre-selected by the Australian Olympic Committee as the next most likely Australian bid city, possibly within 15 to 20 years, which has been further endorsed by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman.[52] The city previously bid for the 1992 Olympics, coming 3rd to Barcelona and Paris.
Auckland City Mayor John Banks has expressed interest in hosting the 2020 Olympic Games in New Zealand's largest city.[53] New Zealand has never hosted an Olympic Games before.

Cancelled bids

Anticipating success in hosting large scale events such as the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) stated that "Delhi would bid for the 2020 Olympics."[54] Sports minister Manohar Singh Gill later stated that funding infrastructure would come before a 2020 bid.[55]
Prague bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the candidature phase, coming second to last in the evaluation of applicant cities. Bid organizers had acknowledged that it was a preparatory bid, in order to gain experience, and indeed expressed the city's intention to bid for the 2020 games.[56][57] In June 2009, Prague's bid was canceled due to low political support.[58]
Nagasaki and Hiroshima announced a joint bid for the Olympics in a campaign for world peace and nuclear disarmament. The JOC refused, knowing that the joint bid would face challenge from the IOC ideal of a compact Olympics.
Expecting to be considered an advanced country by the year 2020, as expressed in Wawasan 2020, there was a slight expectation from the public for the capital Kuala Lumpur to host the Summer Olympics.[59] However, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said Malaysia was not ready as holding the Olympic Games was a "tall order for the country" until they could become more of a sports powerhouse.[60]

Trademark controversy

Anticipating bids for the Summer Olympics by Paris, France, in 2005 a Parisian, Mr Gilbert L., registered the trademarks of "Paris 2016", "Paris 2020", "Paris 2024" and "Paris 2028" and associated internet domain names. On March 14, 2007 the High Court of First Instance of Paris (Tribunal d'instance of Paris) ruled that the registration of the domain names was fraudulent and annulled the trademarks.[61]

Notes

  1. ^ GamesBids.com - Olympic Bid News and Information Website
  2. ^ No Joint Hiroshima, Nagasaki 2020 Olympic Bid
  3. ^ Bidding may be set aside: Pound, The Globe and Mail.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ Sport and Recreation Budget Speech
  6. ^ Myburgh calls for a multi-purpose stadium
  7. ^ a b Boost for Durban's Olympic Ambitions
  8. ^ Busan to declare bid to host 2020 Olympic Games, People's Daily Online (English edition)
  9. ^ "PSC mulls RP bid for 2018 Asiad". 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  10. ^ "2018 Asian games posible ayon sa POC [[Filipino language|(Filipino)]]". RMN Networks. 2006-12-29. Retrieved 2007-03-13. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  11. ^ "Angping eyes 2018 Asian Games bid [[English language|(English)]]". Inquirer Sports. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2007-03-13. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  12. ^ Doha Accuses IOC Of "Closing The Door", June 05, 2008
  13. ^ Doha sets sights on 2020 Olympics
  14. ^ Qatar Poised to Bid for 2020 Olympics
  15. ^ http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=upi20100425-160514-8734&show_article=1
  16. ^ http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1421:pr27-update-on-2010-a-2013-fina-world-championships-in-dubai-uae&catid=196:2010&Itemid=246
  17. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hLDUDtJSPA-8xGZRtEy4ifvp1RGA
  18. ^ [2]
  19. ^ Tokyo 2020 Bid Should Include Hiroshima, Nagasaki
  20. ^ 2020 Hiroshima Olympics Japanese only
  21. ^ Hiroshima Back On Track For 2020 Bid
  22. ^ "Act on the Preparation of the Budapest Olympic Bid". BOM Association. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
  23. ^ Istanbul Ready For Fifth Olympic Bid
  24. ^ Istanbul2020
  25. ^ Italy poised for 2020 bid
  26. ^ [3]
  27. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ib1TyeZYx-F8gjTyYNn7EM1sl9Ag
  28. ^ Rome to bid for 2020 Olympics
  29. ^ [4]
  30. ^ Lisbon 2016 or 2020
  31. ^ Artificial island in plans for 2020 Lisbon bid
  32. ^ Ojective: Lisbon 2020
  33. ^ St. Petersburg To Bid For 2020 Summer Games
  34. ^ Olympic calculations www.TheStar.com, July 16, 2007
  35. ^ "Guadalajara 2020". Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  36. ^ [5]
  37. ^ Mexico will contend for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Monterrey may gain support
  38. ^ "Apoya Gobernador olimpiadas 2020 en Monterrey". Milenio.com. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  39. ^ "Estadio Internacional Monterrey". Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  40. ^ Third time lucky for T.O. Games bid?, www.TheStar.com, July 10, 2007
  41. ^ Toronto 2020 Bid Campaign
  42. ^ Shipley, Amy (Feburary21, 2010). "U.S. not seeking 2020 Summer Olympics". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-08-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  43. ^ http://thephoenix.com/Boston/RecRoom/90316-Olympic-shell-games/#
  44. ^ Shipley, Amy (2010-02-21). "U.S. not seeking 2020 Summer Olympics". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-02-28. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  45. ^ [6]
  46. ^ [7]
  47. ^ "Legislators Look At 2020 Summer Olympics". 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  48. ^ [8].
  49. ^ [9]
  50. ^ http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20090804_11_0_TheTul998361
  51. ^ http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=10845448
  52. ^ Wayne Smith (2008-08-05). "Government backs AOC plan for Brisbane Olympics". The Australian. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  53. ^ "John Banks has 2020 Olympics vision for Auckland". ONE News. 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  54. ^ Delhi will bid for 2020 Olympics
  55. ^ India Won't Bid For 2020 Games
  56. ^ Prague, Baku To Try Again
  57. ^ "Prague’s Mayor Organizes Team To Study 2020 Olympic Bid," GamesBids.com
  58. ^ It’s Official – Prague Out Of 2020 Bid
  59. ^ Malaysian Olympic Committee website
  60. ^ Malaysia Not Ready For Olympic Bid
  61. ^ The Olympic games infringement case, and the winner is ... Paris, Juriscom.net, May 15, 2007
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