Bogner Says He Faces Health Issues
The CEO of Munich 2018 says he is undergoing treatment for bowel disease.
Willy Bogner tells Around the Rings and othermedia at the Sponsors Sport Venue Summit in Munich that medicine will be the first course of treatment. He says that doctors will decide whether an operation will be needed.
Bogner, 68, described the situation as "serious" but also says he intends to continue with his leadership of the Munich bid.
Bogner says he plans to be in Acapulco next month for the general assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees where Munich, Annecy and Pyeongchang make their first international presentations since being selected as candidate cities for 2018.
The filmmaker and businessman was selected last November as the Munich CEO.
In the past two months he has had to deal with a rebuff from the Bavarian government for more funding for the bid and reluctance of landowners to come to terms with the bid for use of their land for the Olympics.
Bogner says he has known about his illness for a couple of years.
"This is a serious matter. I must not procrastinate," he says.
Pentagon Talks for Garmisch Land
A representative from the Bavarian government will meet Thursday in Washington at the Pentagon to discuss use of a U.S.-leased golf course at Garmisch-Partenkirchen for the Olympic bid.
The nine-hole golf course is viewed as one alternative to overcoming objections by private landowners in Garmisch to use their land during the Olympics.
The golf course is not big enough to satisfythe temporary needs of the Olympics so private land will still be needed to provide the guarantees needed for the bid.
Siegfried Schneider, head of the Bavarian state chancellery, will be making the trip to the Pentagon.
Schneider met earlier this week with Conrad Robert Tribble, the U.S. consul general in Munich.
Bogner said today at the Sports Venue Summit that he is optimistic that the negotiations with the Pentagon will be successful.
Munich Exhibit at Conference
The Munich bid says the Sponsors Sports Venue Summit at the Allianz Arena demonstrates the city’s ability as an international host.
The two-day conference focuses on construction and operation of sports venues. Munich 2018 has an exhibit at the conference, which has drawn about 500 participants.
"Through participation in the conference, Munich 2018 has highlighted the bid’s commitment to the environment and sustainability, as well as Germany’s expertise in technology and innovation. Holding a global sporting conference in Munich demonstrates the city’s importance to the international sporting community, who we hope to welcome back to Germany in 2018 should Munich be selected to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games," said Bogner in a statement.
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