2020 Olympics Campaign Begins
Lettersto the 205 National Olympic Committeesto invite candidates to bid for the 2020 Games now will go out next week, May 23, instead of today as earlier reported.
With the IOC assembling this week in Lausanne to hear technical briefings from the 2018 Winter Olympics, the IOC has decided the timing is better after the IOC briefing.
The application deadline isSept. 1.
Rome is the only city to have received the approval of its NOC to bid for 2020 so far. Bids from South Africa, France, Japan, and the Mideast are possible.
The contest for 2020 will run until September 2013 at the IOC Session in Buenos Aires.
World Union of Olympic Cities Holds Lausanne Conclave
Annecy, Munich and PyeongChang, the three bids for the 2018 Winter Games, will join a group of other cities hoping to bid for an Olympics for a seminar in Lausanne hosted by the World Union of Olympic Cities.
The May 16-17 seminar will cover legacy planning for major events.
2018 Technical Briefing
IOC members will join the 2018 candidates in Lausanne mid-week for the IOC Bid Cities Briefing.
Slated for May 18 and 19 at the Olympic Museum, it's only the second such meeting of Olympic bids and the IOC membership ahead of a host city vote.
On Wednesday, Annecy, Munich and PyeongChang each will have 45 minutes to present the more technical elements of their bids followed by 45 minutes of IOC questions. On Thursday, the cities wil have the chance to meet with IOC members.
The IOC vote comes July 6 in Durban.
Tuesday Talk with Don Porter
This week’s Tuesday Talk is with International Softball Federation president Don Porter.
The interview comes as he awaits word from the IOC as to whether a plan to team up with baseball to get back on the Olympic program in time for 2020 can move forward.
Though such a joint proposal is without precedent, Porter has high hopes. Check back Tuesday to learn why.
USOC Store Reopens
The USOC's newly renovated Team USA shop is back in business at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Tuesday’s reopening is timed to coincide with the second annual Warrior Games taking place this week at the training center. Competition ends Sunday, but the store is there to stay.
London Torch Relay Route Unveiled
The Olympic Torch relay route will take shape this week when London 2012 announces its first confirmed stops on Wednesday morning, the one-year-to-go mark until the relay begins.
LOCOG chair Sebastian Coe will then join executives from Coca-Coca, Samsung and Lloyds TSB for a press conference and photo call.
All three are presenting partners of the torch relay. Coke and Samsung are also TOP sponsors of the IOC.
Also Wednesday, LOCOG will launch its public nomination program to find the 8,000 torchbearers needed to crisscross the U.K. during the run-up to next year’s Games.
Bidding Subtext to Madrid Elections
The people of Madrid will have a say in their city's Olympic future as they head to the polls Sunday for municipal elections.
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, the incumbent, was an active proponent of Madrid's unsuccessful 2012 and 2016 bids.
Current sports minister Jaime Lissavetsky, one of the other leading candidates, was a member of the 2016 bid team.
Whatever the outcome of Sunday's election, a decision to bid will likely hinge on the IOC's decision for the 2018 host city. If either Munich or Annecy, France wins the Winter Olympics, Madrid would likely pass on the 2020 Games due to geopolitical considerations.
Written by Ed HulaandMatthew Grayson.
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