Trouble for Guadalajara YOG Bid
With bids due soon to the IOC, Guadalajara is in danger of dropping out of the contest for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.
The new governor of the state of Jalisco is quoted by media saying he will not back government guarantees for a 2018 YOG bid as long as $30 million in unpaid bills remain from the 2011 Pan American Games.
"If we have failed to repay this debt, how can we go forward with another commitment, asking for even more resources," questions Aristotle Jorge Sandoval Diaz, who was mayor during last year’s Games.
Guadalajara bid for the 2014 YOG too but dropped out weeks before the host vote at the 2010 IOC Session in Vancouver to concentrate on preparations for the Pan Ams, which faced construction issues at the time.
After the 2011 Games were widely hailed as a success, however, the Mexican Olympic Committee chose Guadalajara over Monterrey as its bid city of choice back in February, saying the city "could practically host the Games next month with almost no capital investment".
Six months later, Sandoval Diaz says that’s anything but the case.
Efforts made this week by Around the Rings to contact the governor’s office as well as Pan American Sports Organization president Mario Vazquez Rana for comment are so far unsuccessful.
Buenos Aires, Argentina; Glasgow, Scotland; Medellin, Colombia; Rotterdam, Netherlands and Poznan, Poland are the other cities bidding for the YOG.
Formal candidature files and related documents are due to IOC headquarters in Lausanne by Oct. 15.
Toronto 2015 Signs Cisco
Cisco will help deliver the "most connected" Pan American Games ever, according to Toronto 2015.
Canadian organizers unveiled the U.S. manufacturer of networking equipment Wednesday as its exclusive partner in the information and communications technology category.
"The addition of Cisco significantly strengthens our sponsorship portfolio," TO2015 CEO Ian Troop said in a statement.
"Cisco’s innovative technology and wealth of global sport and entertainment experience—most recently at the Olympic Games in London—will play an integral key role in helping us connect venues in communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe during the Games, and help to bring the ‘People’s Games’ directly to the people."
The "most connected" moniker will come through unified compute and cloud services, video teleconferencing and network security solutions as well as customized in-stadium Wi-Fi and so-called "StadiumVision" to increase fan engagement in the Games.
"Beyond supporting the sporting event itself, it’s about building a future and investing in the community by leaving a technology legacy that will serve the region long after the Games are over," said Nitin Kawale, president, Cisco Canada.
Cisco joins Toronto 2015 as the second Premier Partner of the Games after Chevrolet. Canadian Imperial Bank ofCommerce is the Lead Partner.
Written by Matthew Grayson.
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