2020 By the Book -- Sailing Venue

Two of the three bid cities have existing venues for sailing for the 2020 Olympics. In this installment of By the Book, Around the Rings presents a look at the venues planned by Istanbul, Madrid, and Tokyo for the sport of sailing.

Istanbul

• Atakoy Marina

• 5,000 Capacity

• $16.7 million for temporary construction / $16.8 million for permanent construction

• 25 km from Olympic Village (2012), 22 km from Olympic Village (2020)

• 14 km from Main Hotel Area (2012), 14 km from Main Hotel Area (2020)

• Currently used as a Marina

Madrid

• Valencia Port

• 10,000Capacity

• $15 million for temporary construction

• 361 km from Olympic Village

• 367 km from Main Hotel Area

• Currently used as a Marina

Tokyo

• Wakasu Olympic Marina

• 2,000 seating Capacity, 5,000 gross Capacity

• $9 million for temporary construction / $105 million for permanent construction

• 11 km from Olympic Village (2012), 10 km from Olympic Village (2020)

• 18 km from Main Hotel Area (2012), 13 km from Main Hotel Area (2020)

• Construction has not started

By the Book is a series of reports on the 2020 candidate cities, using information provided in the candidate file of each city.

Written by Aaron Bauer

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