GamesBids.com: Barcelona To Bid For 2022 Winter Games

Barcelona To Bid For 2022 Winter Games
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GB Staff on Wednesday, January 13, 2010  11:21am EST
 
The City of Barcelona officially launched a bid Wednesday for the 2022 Winter
Olympic Games. Xinhua reports the city wants to celebrate the 30th anniversary
of its Summer Games, which was a great success.
A Barcelona-Pirineus 2022 bid would see events held in the city and in the ski
station in Pyrenees mountains to the north.
Barcelona's Mayor Jordi Hereu said, "Barcelona has a good chance and wants to
relive the Olympic dream. The city is ready and already has the experience".
He added, "there is no technical reason that impedes Barcelona from being a
host city for the Winter Olympic Games".
The Spanish Olympic Committee will have a choice between Barcelona and
Zaragosa-Jaca as its candidate city.
No city has ever hosted both the Summer and Winter Games.