(ATR) The opening and closing ceremonies of a Boston 2024 Olympics will not be outside the city.
Boston 2024 spokesperson Doug Rubin confirmed that the temporary stadium would host the opening and closing ceremonies to the Sun Chronicle on Jan. 19.
Robert Kraft, the owner of the National Football League franchise the New England Patriots, offered Boston 2024 the use of Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts for opening and closing ceremonies to save money.
"Yeah, I heard that. That's not right," Rubin told the Sun Chronicle.
Rubin added that Gillette Stadium is being considered a venue for Olympic soccer matches, but planning for those venues is in the "initial stages."
Boston 2024 Support Consistent
The latest support poll for the Boston 2024 bid shows consistent support around 50 percent.
The poll was conducted by Boston’s National Public Radio affiliate WBUR found that 50 percent of respondents were in favor of hosting the Games, while 33 percent were not.
On Jan. 16 a poll done by Sage Consulting showed that 55 percent of Massachusetts residents were in favor of the Games.
"The polling suggests that opposition isn’t high but support is tepid," Steve Koczela, president of the MassINC Polling Group, told the New York Times.
"That’s what I would be concerned about when going up against cities that may be as high as 70 or 80 percent."
Boston 2024 will host its first public meeting on Jan. 21 to explain the bid to citizens and rally support. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is holding a series of meetings beginning on Jan. 27 to engage citizens on the bid.
Around the Rings will be in Boston for the bid committee’s meeting at the Boston Convention Center.
In the poll, 75 percent of respondents said they would like to vote on having the Olympics in Boston.
Boston 2024 leaders told ATR on Jan. 19 they "did not expect [a referendum] to be used here."
Written by Aaron Bauer
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