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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 having a developing country or an least developed country nation 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.


On June 23, 2010, roughly midway through South Africa's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa's President, Jacob Zuma, indicated that the country was considering bidding for the 2020 Olympic Games.[4] In response, Jacques Rogge, the head of the IOC, encouraged South Africa to bid for the Games and said he would meet with President Zuma to discuss the issue in July 2010, when he was scheduled to visit the country to attend the finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Johannesburg[4]

Following South Africa's widely acclaimed hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, backed South Africa to host the Summer Olympics.[5] In an interview with FIFA on July 2, 2010, South Africa's President, Jacob Zuma, indicated that South Africa was interested in hosting an Olympic Games.[6] On July 13, 2010, two days after the end of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, South Africa’s governing Olympic body, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), announced that it would formally oversee a national bid for the 2020 Olympic Games and encouraged potential South African host cities to state their intention of being involved in the process.[7] Following this call, Durban officials notified SASCOC of their intention to be involved in the process the same day.[8] On the other hand, Cape Town officials refused to commit the city to bidding for the 2020 Olympic Games.[9] On July 21, 2010, Cape Town mayoral committee member for economic development, Felicity Purchase, stated that a bid by Cape Town for the 2020 Olympic Games was “premature” as the city was ”not ready” to do an Olympic Bid in the short term as it was “short of facilities”.[10] On September 7, 2010, SASCOC announced that Durban was the only South African city to submit an application to be South Africa's bid city for the 2020 Olympics, and that it considered the country's 2020 Olympic Games bidding process "finalised". SASCOC also announced that it would be up to the South African government to decide whether to it would submit a formal bid to the IOC for Durban to host the 2020 Olympic Games.[11]

Durban's plans to host the 2020 Summer Olympics were boosted by the IOC's selection of that city in 2008 as the venue for the IOC General Assembly's Congress in 2011.[12] 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".[12] Durban was 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 85 000 seater athletics venue. The stadium is part of the multi-sport, Kings Park Sporting Precinct. Durban's chances of being South Africa's 2020 Olympic bid city was boosted in July 2009 when the spokesperson for the country's Sports and Recreational Minister singled out Durban as the city that might be the country's 2020 Olympic bid city, were the country to decide to bid for the Games.[13] On July 13, 2010, 2 days after the end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Durban's Olympic aspirations were given a major boost when FIFA President, Seph Blatter, revealed that he would support an Olympic bid by Durban.[14] Following the call by SASCOC on July 13, 2010, for South African cities to state their intention of being involved in a bid for the 2020 Olympic Games,[7] Durban officials notified SASCOC of their intention to be involved in the process the same day.[15] On July 15, 2010, Durban's 2020 Olympic aspirations were given another boost when the city beat Tokyo to win the rights to host the IOC-sanctioned World Transplant Games in 2013.[16] On July 20, 2010, influential IOC member, Gerhard Heiberg, chairman of the committee's marketing commission, in relation to the 2020 Olympic bid, singled out Durban in stating that “it will be time to consider Africa at some point."[17] Durban received a further boost when on July 22, 2010, a senior IOC member stated that Durban is the best city in South Africa to make a strong bid for the 2020 Olympics.[18] On August 10, 2010, the Chief Executive Officer of the Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA), Michael Tatalias, endorsed Durban for a 2020 South African Olympic bid, stating that Durban was South Africa's "best placed [city] to bid" for the Olympics and was probably South Africa's "best bet" for an Olympic bid.[19] In mid-August, 2010, Danny Jordaan, the Chief Executive Officer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee, expressed cautious optimism about Durban's bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, stating that "Durban has what it takes" [to host the Games].[20] During the weekend of September 4–5, 2010, South Africa's tourism industry, including the Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA), the Tourism Business Council, the Association of South African Travel Agents (ASATA), the Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa (FEDHASA), Tourvest, Thompsons, and Southern Sun, expressed unequivocal support for Durban to be South Africa’s candidate city for a 2020 or 2024 Olympic bid.[21] On September 7, 2010, SASCOC announced that Durban was the only South African city to submit an application to be considered as South Africa's bid city for the 2020 Olympics, and that it considered the country's 2020 Olympic Games bidding process "finalised". SASCOC also announced that it would be up to the South African government to decide whether to it would submit a formal bid to the IOC for Durban to host the 2020 Olympic Games.[22] The government is expected to rubber-stamp Durban's bid.[23] Following SASCOC's announcement, Durban's City Manager, Dr Michael Sutcliffe, said Durban officials and SASCOC would meet with the South African government in the following month about the bid.[24]
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.[25]

Asia

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.[26] 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.
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",[27] 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."[28][29]
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."[30] However Dubai received a setback when the city decided not to go forward with the organisation of the 2013 World Aquatics Championships.[31]
Soon after failing to win its bid to host the 2016 Olympics, intentions were expressed to try again for 2020.[32] 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.[33] Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara said Tokyo may allow Hiroshima and Nagasaki to stage some events if the city is selected.[34] In response to the announcement of South Africa’s governing Olympic body, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), on July 13, 2010, that it would formally oversee a national bid for the 2020 Olympic Games and encouraged potential South African host cities to state their intention of being involved in the process,[35] Japanese Olympic Committee chief, Tsunekazu Takeda, expressed wariness after South Africa emerged as a new rival in Japan’s bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.[36]
Hiroshima is considering a bid, or would host some of the Tokyo-based games.[37][38]

Europe

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 NGO Budapesti Olimpiai Mozgalom (BOM). The proposal is to be presented to the Parliament of Hungary.[39]
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.".[40][41]
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)." [42] 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.[43] 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.[44] 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." [45] Rome has previously hosted the 1960 Summer Olympics.
After failed attempts for both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, Madrid announced plans to bid for 2020 or 2024.[46] However, on July 24, 2010, Alberto Ruiz Gallardon, Mayor of Madrid, announced that Madrid was putting any bid for an Olympic Games on hold in order to help the country with its bid for the 2018 World Cup finals and that no decision over a third attempt to hold the Olympic Games would be taken in the near future.[47]
The country's capital of Lisbon intends to enter for the 2020 competition.[48][49][50]
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.[51]
On 24 August 2010, Bucharest Mayor Sorin Oprescu announced intentions to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Bucharest. This comes a few years after the Government announced a plan to bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Prahova Valley.[52]

North America

By 2020, 24 years will have passed since the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, making it the continent with the longest waiting time since last hosting the Games (except for Africa, which has never hosted).[53]

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.[54] 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.[55]
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.[56] In August 2008, Nuevo Leon's governor gave his support for a possible bid, resuming the discussion of whether or not to bid.[57] In February 2009, plans were announced to build the Estadio Internacional Monterrey, a 85,000 capacity stadium.[58]
The Canadian Olympic Committee began working on a potential bid for the 2020 or 2024 games for Toronto as of July 10, 2007.[59] This would be Toronto's third bid for the Summer Olympics, after unsuccessful bids for the 1996 and 2008 games. Toronto has not hosted an international sporting event since the city hosted the 1976 Summer Paralympics. With the success of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Toronto's ongoing preparations to host the 2015 Pan American Games, both factors are 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.[60]

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.[61] The city previously bid for the 1992 Olympics, coming 3rd to Barcelona and Paris.

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."[62] Sports minister Manohar Singh Gill later stated that funding infrastructure would come before a 2020 bid.[63]
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.[64] 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.[65]
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.
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.[66][67] In June 2009, Prague's bid was canceled due to low political support.[68]
Several cities had shown interest for bidding including Dallas, Texas,[69] Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota,[70] and Tulsa, Oklahoma.[71][72][73][74] However, during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, United States Olympic Committee chief executive Scott Blackmun said that the US has no plans to bid at this time, remarking "The (IOC) sent us a message, loud and clear, that they don'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 New York and Chicago were in the 2012 and 2016 races respectively."[75]

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.[76]

Notes

  1. ^ GamesBids.com - Olympique 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. ^ a b insidethegames.biz. South Africa bid for 2020 Olympics encouraged by Zuma and Rogge
  5. ^ gamesbid.com - World Cup 2010: Blatter Backs South African Olympic Bid
  6. ^ sportsfeatures.com. South African President Zuma fans Olympic fever for 2020
  7. ^ a b SASCOC. SASCOC oversees 2020 bid
  8. ^ timeslive.co.za. Durban going for gold.
  9. ^ insidethegames.biz. Cape Town refuse to commit themselves to Olympic bid for 2020
  10. ^ The Citizen. CTN ‘not ready’ for Olympic bid
  11. ^ SASCOC. Durban puts hands up for 2020. September 7, 2010. [1]
  12. ^ a b Boost for Durban's Olympic Ambitions
  13. ^ sportscity.org. South Africa may bid for 2020 Olympics
  14. ^ insidethegames.biz. Blatter promises to support South African Olympic bid
  15. ^ timeslive.co.za. Durban going for gold.
  16. ^ southafricainfo.org. Durban to host World Transplant Games
  17. ^ sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Warren looks for third trip to Olympics; IOC talks sponsors
  18. ^ aroundtherings. Durban for South African Bid; Munich Land Talks; Korean Sports Center
  19. ^ Tourismupdate.co.za Olympics 2020 – ready or not?
  20. ^ Durban gets 2020 thumbs-up
  21. ^ Suren Naidoo. Tourism bosses back Durban to host the Olympic Games. The SA tourism industry has thrown its weight behind Durban to bid to host the 2020 or 2024 summer Olympic Games. The Mercury, page 3: September 6, 2010. Posted online September 7, 2010: [2]
  22. ^ SASCOC. Durban puts hands up for 2020. September 7, 2010. [3]
  23. ^ Associated Press. Durban set to bid for 2020 Summer Olympics [4]
  24. ^ Associated Press. Durban set to bid for 2020 Summer Olympics [5]
  25. ^ [6]
  26. ^ Busan to declare bid to host 2020 Olympic Games, People's Daily Online (English edition)
  27. ^ Doha Accuses IOC Of "Closing The Door", June 05, 2008
  28. ^ Doha sets sights on 2020 Olympics
  29. ^ Qatar Poised to Bid for 2020 Olympics
  30. ^ http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=upi20100425-160514-8734&show_article=1
  31. ^ 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
  32. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hLDUDtJSPA-8xGZRtEy4ifvp1RGA
  33. ^ [7]
  34. ^ Tokyo 2020 Bid Should Include Hiroshima, Nagasaki
  35. ^ [8]
  36. ^ japantoday.com. JOC chief wary of S.Africa in bid race for 2020 Olympics
  37. ^ 2020 Hiroshima Olympics Japanese only
  38. ^ Hiroshima Back On Track For 2020 Bid
  39. ^ "Act on the Preparation of the Budapest Olympic Bid". BOM Association. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
  40. ^ Istanbul Ready For Fifth Olympic Bid
  41. ^ Istanbul2020
  42. ^ Italy poised for 2020 bid
  43. ^ [9]
  44. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ib1TyeZYx-F8gjTyYNn7EM1sl9Ag
  45. ^ Rome to bid for 2020 Olympics
  46. ^ [10]
  47. ^ www.gamesbidscom. Madrid to put Olympic bid on hold
  48. ^ Lisbon 2016 or 2020
  49. ^ Artificial island in plans for 2020 Lisbon bid
  50. ^ Ojective: Lisbon 2020
  51. ^ St. Petersburg To Bid For 2020 Summer Games
  52. ^ Bucharest Mayor Sorin Oprescu announces intentions to host 2020 Summer Olympic Games
  53. ^ Olympic calculations www.TheStar.com, July 16, 2007
  54. ^ "Guadalajara 2020". Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  55. ^ [11]
  56. ^ Mexico will contend for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Monterrey may gain support
  57. ^ "Apoya Gobernador olimpiadas 2020 en Monterrey". Milenio.com. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  58. ^ "Estadio Internacional Monterrey". Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  59. ^ Third time lucky for T.O. Games bid?, www.TheStar.com, July 10, 2007
  60. ^ Toronto 2020 Bid Campaign
  61. ^ Wayne Smith (2008-08-05). "Government backs AOC plan for Brisbane Olympics". The Australian. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  62. ^ Delhi will bid for 2020 Olympics
  63. ^ India Won't Bid For 2020 Games
  64. ^ Malaysian Olympic Committee website
  65. ^ Malaysia Not Ready For Olympic Bid
  66. ^ Prague, Baku To Try Again
  67. ^ "Prague’s Mayor Organizes Team To Study 2020 Olympic Bid," GamesBids.com
  68. ^ It’s Official – Prague Out Of 2020 Bid
  69. ^ [12]
  70. ^ "Legislators Look At 2020 Summer Olympics". 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  71. ^ [13].
  72. ^ [14]
  73. ^ http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20090804_11_0_TheTul998361
  74. ^ http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=10845448
  75. ^ 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)
  76. ^ The Olympic games infringement case, and the winner is ... Paris, Juriscom.net, May 15, 2007
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