Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic bid
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| City | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) |
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The Rio 2016 Olympic bid is the attempt by the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to be chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics. If Rio hosts the games, they will be staged August 5 through 21 2016. This is during Brazil's winter, but suitable for the sub-tropical climate.[1] The Paralympics will will be held between September 7 and 18.
Rio submitted its questionnaire response early on January 11, 2008.[1] Currently, Rio's competing bid cities are Chicago (United States), Madrid (Spain), and Tokyo (Japan). The short list of cities was announced June 4, 2008, and the host city will be chosen in October 2009.
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[edit] Bid details
[edit] Selection of candidate city
On September 1, 2006, among other cities like São Paulo and Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro was chosen by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) as an applicant for the 2016 Games. The city has previously launched applications to host the 1936, 2004 and 2012 Olympics. In the two most recent bids, it failed to make the shortlist.
[edit] 2016 bid
The Olympics have never been held in South America before, and the IOC (specifically IOC president Jacques Rogge) is eager to see the games staged by a country in either South America or Africa within the next few Olympiads.[2]
The main causes for Rio's failure in previous bids, for both 2004 and 2012 events, include mainly, the general infrastructure (especially the transport), sports venues, Olympic Village, security and past experience in organization of international sporting events, and perhaps, finance.
However, since those previous bids, Rio de Janeiro hosted the XV Pan American Games, and was able to work on improvements and has improved its chance to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Rio will also host some events for Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, including the final match.[3]
The Pan American Games were considered by many people in Brazil as "the key proving ground for an Olympic bid"[citation needed]. By the night of July 29, 2007, in the middle of the closing ceremony of the games, the president of the Pan American Sports Organisation, Mario Vázquez Raña, described the Games held in Rio de Janeiro, as the best edition of the Pan American Games, even better than the 1999 Pan American Games held Winnipeg, Canada, which was previously considered the best Pan-American competition ever organized. [4] The positive evaluation of PASO's president allied with the success in organizing this event, has strengthened this city's bid. Vazquez tempered his enthusiasm in an interview where he described the games as "Good but not perfect," but had "open[ed] a door" for the Olympics.[5] It was acknowledged that some temporary structures were faulty and infrastructure continued to be a problem in some areas.[5]
Carlos Arthur Nuzman, who is the president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee and of the Committee Organizator of XV Pan American Games, personally worked on required papers, and has become the President of Rio 2016. Mayor Cesar Maia, has shown strong support as well, coordinating with the Governments of Rio de Janeiro State and of Brazil, as required by IOC. [6] An October 2007 poll revealed the bid has 78% local support and 60% national support. The local support is similar to other bids in Chicago and Madrid, and much more than Tokyo, which is in the low 60s.[1]
[edit] Funding
When revealing details for the 2016 bid, Mayor Cesar Maia described the bid as "more modest" than the 2012 bid. "Our bid four years ago was competitive but it was based on possibilities.” With experience and resources from the Pan Am Games, this time the bid is more concrete. Currently, 56 per cent of the planned sports facilities already exist. The venues budget is set at $508 million.[7] Public and private funding of USD $42 million will cover the applicant and candidate stages of the bid. This is inline with other city's budgets. The federal government has guaranteed to cover any cost over runs and all levels of government support the capital infrastructure upgrades required. Revenue of US$750 million is expected.[1]
[edit] Infrastructure
In past evaluations, Rio de Janeiro scored poorly on general infrastructure aspect. The public transport in the city needs expansion to accelerate the movement of people and avoid incidents during the Games.
For the Pan American Games, the city was committed in building a new metro line and using alternative transports, such as rafts and ferries, but there were no attempts to built the metro lines or to develop a the program with other alternative transports. Several new bus lines were offered during the Games, resulting in few incidents with transport, even when about 100,000 people attended to the closing ceremony. BOC President Carlos Nuzman is optimistic about solving the public transport question. [8]
In its bid for 2016, Rio has currently abandoned any plans to develop a metro system. Instead, they will use a high-capacity network of bus lanes. The Olympic vehicles would be powered by natural gas or biofuels.[7]
[edit] Venues
With the Pan American Games, old sporting installations were renovated and several new venues were built, all of them meeting the international requirements to host competitions of Olympic level. The Pan American Village, capacity up to 8,000 residents, [9] would be used as an Olympic Village, should Rio de Janeiro win the right to host the Games.
Following the model developed to host the Pan-American Games, the Olympic competitions could be carried through in a ray of 25 km, spread for four polar regions in the city. [10] The regions are: Copacabana beach, Deodoro on the city’s north side, the modern Barra da Tijuca beach district, and the Maracana stadium complex. Beach Volleyball, for example will be held on iconic Copacabana beach.
Rio plans to use 19 existing venues, including many that will be in place for the 2014 World Cup. Seven more venues will be built as well as four temporary venues.[11] The government is looking to fund a new Olympic Park in suburban Barra de Tijuca where several Pan Am venues were located.[12] Joao Havelange stadium would be enlarged and would be used to stage the athletic events. Jacarepagua racetrack, once used for Formula One, will be demolished to make way for an Olympic park.[7]
[edit] Logo
The logo was revealed in December 2007 and was selected by a jury from among four finalists. The logo suggests the natural landscapes of Rio de Janeiro, with a yellow sun rising behind the green hills and valleys of Rio (including the Sugar Loaf), and blue sea. The logo was designed by Ana Soter. An exclamation mark is incorporated into the number "1" to suggest the expectation and excitement for the opportunity to host.[13]
[edit] Past experience and outlook
In the past, Brazil organized and hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup, and São Paulo city organized the IV Pan American Games in 1963 in addition to Rio's hosting in 2007. FIFA established a continental rotation policy that placed the 2014 FIFA World Cup in South America. After other candidates dropped out, CONMEBOL nominated Brazil, which won the bid to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup event.[14] [15].
The double hosting of both the Olympics and World Cup, much like Germany (1972 and 1974), Mexico (1968 and 1970) and the United States (1994 and 1996) may negatively affect Rio's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. One IOC member stated that Rio is unlikely to be awarded the Olympics because, "IOC members don't like feeling they are the pudding, i.e. coming after another major sporting occasion". This possible conflict was avoided in Mexico and Germany because the World Cup was held after the Olympics. Although the World Cup was staged in the US prior to the Atlanta Games in 1996, the nation avoided staging any World Cup games in the Atlanta region. Rio's stadia are currently in the plans for the World Cup.
However, IOC president Jacques Rogge has since stated that it will help rather than hinder Rio's 2016 bid. He stated that Rio 2016 would be able to tap into better roads, new stadiums, more facilities, more infrastructure, and a bigger pool of volunteers should they be given the right to organize the Games.[12] Rio was promoted to the Candidate city shortlist in June 2008, an improvement over its last bid for the 2012 Games.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Rio 2016 Questionnaire Response Released
- ^ Continents May Be Rotated To Host Olympics – IOC President
- ^ Blatter reiterates wish that the 2014 World Cup be in Brazil
- ^ Closing ceremony brings together all American nations. XV Pan American Games Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
- ^ a b Good marks for Pan Am Games host city Rio
- ^ Após vestibular, Nuzman minimiza vilões do passado para 2016 (Portuguese). UOL.com.br. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
- ^ a b c Rio Unveils “More Modest” 2016 Bid Plans
- ^ Após vestibular, Nuzman minimiza vilões do passado para 2016 (Portuguese). UOL.com.br. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
- ^ 2007 Pan American Village. Rio 2007 Games official website. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
- ^ Venues. Rio 2007 Games official website. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
- ^ Rio, Doha, Unveil 2016 Games Plans
- ^ a b Soccer Will Help Rio 2016 – IOC President
- ^ Rio 2016 Launches Bid Logo
- ^ Brazil Submits 2014 World Cup Bid Ahead Of 2016 Olympic Bid
- ^ Beautiful Game Rivals the Games
[edit] External links
- Rio2016.org.br Official bid website.
- COB.org Official website of the Brazilian Olympic Committee.
- Rio Application Mini-book
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