Olympics: 50,000 turn out to back Madrid bid
Final decision on whether Madrid, Tokyo or Istanbul will host XXXII Olympiad to be made in Buenos Aires, September 7.
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MADRID:
Madrid’s bid for the 2020 Olympic Games was given a resounding show of public support on Saturday night as 50,000 people took part in a range of sporting activities to highlight the city’s desire to host the Games in eight years time.
A final decision on whether it will be Madrid, Tokyo or Istanbul that wins the right to host the XXXII Olympiad will be made in Buenos Aires on September 7 and there is a growing belief that after failed bids for the previous two summer Games, the degree of public support could drive Madrid to success this time around. “We deserve the Games and it’s a collective dream, not just in Madrid but in Spain that it becomes a reality,” said Mayor Ana Botella.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 24th, 2013.
Madrid’s bid for the 2020 Olympic Games was given a resounding show of public support on Saturday night as 50,000 people took part in a range of sporting activities to highlight the city’s desire to host the Games in eight years time.
A final decision on whether it will be Madrid, Tokyo or Istanbul that wins the right to host the XXXII Olympiad will be made in Buenos Aires on September 7 and there is a growing belief that after failed bids for the previous two summer Games, the degree of public support could drive Madrid to success this time around. “We deserve the Games and it’s a collective dream, not just in Madrid but in Spain that it becomes a reality,” said Mayor Ana Botella.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 24th, 2013.