My Pick of the 2016 Olympics Host City........
The international Olympics committee shortlisted four candidate cities for hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. They are Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio De Janeiro. Decision on who will host the 2016 Games will be announced in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October
I would like to check into the pros, cons and overall view of the four shortlisted candidate cities. In the end I would like to select a perfect host from the four candidate cities which is purely my own personal opinion. I wish this posting will be informative and fun for all the viewers of this blog and every comment is welcome regarding the corrections, additions and changes to be made.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid is the largest city and the capital city of Spain with a modern infrastructure.Madrid is one of the few European capitals yet to host the Olympic games. It hopes to follow in the foot steps of Barcelona which brought the Olympics to Spain in 1992. It is one of the European capitals yet to host the Olympic games.
Pros:- Madrid has 85% of the venues already built and in place. It has a history of hosting Olympic qualifying events. It has bid for the 2012 Olympic games and stood second in overall technical evaluation. In the 2012 bidding process, Madrid was actually placed first in the third round ahead of London and Paris, before being third in the final round.
Cons : The 2012 summer Games are scheduled in London and the 2014 winter Games are due to take place in Sochi, Russia. Staging three consecutive Olympic Games in Europe appears quite unlikely.
Chicago, USA
Chicago is the third largest city in USA and one of the centres of business and finance with a second busiest airport in the world.Chicago has a heritage for hosting major international, national, regional, and local events that include commerce, culture, entertainment, politics, and sports.
Pros :- Chicago has Lake Michigan, a perfect spot for rowing, triathalon and beach volleyball events. The lake front also has miles of paved roadway which could be used for the marathon events and minimize road closures in the city. The United Center would be perfect for the volleyball and basketball events. The city plans to build five new permanent venues and 11 temporary ones. They will be in four clusters within 15km of the Olympic Village, which will be based south of McCormick Place and itself house 11 events. The new venues will compliment existing structures such as Soldier Field, United Center, Sears Center and Wrigley Field. The private sector will finance the bid costs, while infrastructure costs will be financed by the US government.
Cons :- The transport system especially elevated train system in Chicago is aged which has to be renovated. The other con is the amount of new construction that would have to be built.
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Rio De Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil and third largest metroploitan area in South America. It is the first time the city has proceeded to the candidature stage after failed attempts for the 1936, 1940, 2004 and 2012 Games.
Pros :-Rio De Janeiro is the host city for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will add to the city's experience. Pan-American Games in 2007 - labelled the "best in history" was hosted in Rio De Janeiro. Rio is a popular tourist destination, and a vibrant exotic city. It would be the first South American city to ever host an Olympics. IOC President Jacque Rogge’s wish to get the Olympics into South America is a big lift.
Cons :- City is plagued by crime. Public transportation in Rio De Janeiro needs tremendous improvement.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo is the capital of japan. It is the world's most populous metropolitan area with 35 million people and the world's largest metropolitan economy with GDP of US $1.191 trillion. One of the leading cities in the world in terms of culture and commerce.
Pros :- One big asset for Tokyo is, it is the most experienced city of the four candidate cities as it has already hosted 2002 Football World Cup, 1964 Summer Olympics and 1972 and 1998 Winter Olympics. It has one of the best public transportation facilities and other good thing is, it has ample accommodation for the visitors.
Cons :- It is most unlikely for the Olympics to be held in Asia again in eight years as Beijing has already hosted 2008 Olympics. If it happens it would be the 1st time for the Olympics to be held in the same continent in 8 years.
I wish and hope Chicago will win the bid to host the 2016 summer Olympics.
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