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November 24, 2016
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CEO Gene Sykes and bid executives attend IOC Candidate City Workshop in Lausanne, Peace and Sport Forum in Monaco and Rio 2016 Debrief in Tokyo
LOS ANGELES - LA 2024 celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday period on the road at all-important meetings of the Olympic Family, continuing to listen, learn and leave no stone unturned in its mission to create a high-tech, low-risk and sustainable New Games for a New Era.
The fourth Thursday of November is when the US traditionally turns to celebrating Thanksgiving at home. This year, LA 2024 bid executives will celebrate while traversing the globe attending an IOC Candidate City Workshop in Lausanne, the Peace and Sport Forum in Monaco and the Rio 2016 Debrief in Tokyo.
The LA 2024 team – led by CEO Gene Sykes – traveled first to Lausanne for an IOC Candidate City workshop Tuesday. The team met with IOC experts to advance collaboratively the progress on its third and final bid document, Candidature File Part 3: Games Delivery, Experience and Venue Legacy, due to be submitted in February 2017.
Joining Sykes in Lausanne was USOC Chief of Bids Chris Sullivan, along with LA 2024 Chief Bid Officer Danny Koblin, Chief Operating Officer John Harper, Chief Communications Officer Jeff Millman, General Counsel Brian Nelson, Executive Director of Sustainability and Legacy Brence Culp, AECOM Executive Vice President Bill Hanway, Associate Director of Athlete Relations Tamara Christopherson and Mayor Garcetti’s Deputy General Counsel Manav Kumar.
The second stop is the Peace and Sport Forum which opened in Monaco today. The Peace and Sport Forum has attracted more than 500 leading figures from the world of sport, politics, academia, the private sector and civil society. LA 2024 CEO Gene Sykes is attending to learn more about how LA 2024 can maximize the potential of sport to strengthen ties between communities while promoting peace around the world.
LA has seen first-hand just what a transformative impact sport can have on society through hosting the Olympic Games in 1932 and 1984. The LA84 Foundation is a living example of Olympic legacy and has made a real social impact, having invested $225 million in sports programs serving more than 3 million young Angelenos – including Venus and Serena Williams – since its inception. Sport continues to serve as a common language for an LA population comprising more than 140 nationalities and the sustained positive legacy of LA 1984 is one of the reasons the bid enjoys 88% public support. Forty years since California’s last Games, LA 2024 aims to create fresh community benefits through the power of sport if given the honor of hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Speaking from the Peace and Sport Forum in Monaco, LA 2024 CEO Gene Sykes said: "Peace and Sport has done remarkable work in promoting peace around the world and LA 2024 is committed to learning as much as we can from them. We all recognize that sport has an unrivaled power to unite communities and help foster a more peaceful future but it is our job to ensure that we realize this potential. The people of Los Angeles, the LA 2024 bid team and City leaders are all excited about the prospect of bringing the diverse communities of our city closer together through sport, and replicating that impact in communities around the world."
Finally, LA 2024 bid leaders will round out their travels in Tokyo, the host of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, where the IOC will debrief on Rio 2016 in order to transfer vital knowledge to future and potential Olympic and Paralympic host cities. The IOC’s transfer of knowledge program aims to reduce costs while ensuring consistently successful operations and began prior to Sydney 2000 as a legacy of the last summer Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in the USA, Atlanta 1996.
LA 2024 Chairman Casey Wasserman said: "The Rio 2016 Games provided the world with stunning images of sport set to inspire young people everywhere, and that’s why we’re sending LA 2024 executives to study how to build upon Rio 2016’s successes. We’ll be paying careful attention to how we can go above and beyond to deliver the best, most personalized experience for athletes and fans. With no permanent venues to build, thanks to a wealth of existing and already-planned sports facilities in our home city, LA 2024 can concentrate our attention, resources and expertise on delivery, experience and legacy. It really is encouraging to see how the IOC’s priorities align with both LA 2024’s plans, as well as the long-term goals of both our city and region."
LA 2024 will be represented in Tokyo by Koblin, Harper, Hanway and Sport Director Doug Arnot.
For more information visit LA24.org.
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