GamesBids.com: Monterrey To Bid For 2018 Youth Games

Monterrey To Bid For 2018 Youth Games
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GB Staff on Friday, January 29, 2010  8:55am EST
 
Following Guadalajara's withdrawal from its bid for the 2014 Youth Olympic
Games, Monterrey is interested in bidding for the 2018 Youth Games.
Monterrey's bid for the 2014 Olympics was rejected by the Mexican Olympic
Committee last year and now the city feels it has a chance for 2018 with
Guadalajara's withdrawal.
Jose Antonio Hernandez Griego is heading a group that hopes to bring the 2018
Youth Games to Monterrey. He said "we have reinvented and started a new path in
search of a long-cherished dream for all and from this moment we work on
obtaining the Youth Olympics in 2018..."