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[Jim856796]

I'm still want a large indoor arena in Cape Town. I don't care about economics anymore.

[Rafa]

Maybe you can pay for it?

[Jim856796]

If Cape Town doesn't build a normal indoor arena for their Olympic Bid, you're making Cape Town look like a Rio de Janeiro-esque underdog.

[Rafa]

If you say so.

[Rafa]

If Cape Town were to bid for the Olympic Games, I have created this table which outlines/reviews the existing venues and additional venues required. Each venue meets IOC requirements in terms of capacity and design, with extensive reference to existing and past candidature files.

A total of 32 venues are proposed.

Three permanent venues will be required if the proposed Aquatic Centre is based as Newlands. Only Two permanent venues will be required if this venue is relocated to a site to allow for a Olympic/World Championship capacity expansion.



Notes:

1. Renovations planned for the Good Hope Centre will determine its final capacity. Currently its maximum seating capacity is 6,000.

2. Newlands Olympic Arena(s) refers to Newlands Rugby Stadium. A proposal exists which allows a temporary roof cover to be installed, temporarily transforming the venue into an indoor space. Along with temporary seating, two indoors arenas can be created significantly reducing the cost of providing two 15,000 seat indoor venues elsewhere.

3. This venue was designed to accommodate an expansion of up to 10,000 seats. The timber side walls will allow for a temporary expansion from 2,000 to 6,000 seats.

4. The Olympic Velocentre refers to the Bellville Velodrome and Bellville Athletics Stadium which are connected.

5. The Table Mountain Mountain Bike Circuit is used during the Absa Cape Epic competition and consists of a 19km mountain bike route. For the Games, a 6km route is required.

6. The Newlands Olympic Waterpolo centre refers to the Newlands Aquatic Centre proposed by Swimming South Africa. Since the site cannot accommodate large events it cannot act as the main Aquatic Centre. If the Newlands site is not approved and replaced with a larger site, the aquatic centre would thenl replace the additional aquatic centre proposed above.

7. Cape Town Arena refers to the Grand West Arena.

8. Newlands Olympic Archery Centre refers to Newlands Cricket Stadium. The London 2012 Archery competition will be staged as Lords Cricket Ground.

9. The "Olympic Green" refers to the cluster of venues at the Green Point Urban Park.

10. The Berg River is to be renamed after the 17th century Khoi leader Autshumato. The extent of the permanent works required depends on Olympic Rowing Course and Tourism hub currently planned by CnDV and TCTA.

11. The Green Point Tennis centre will be developed using private funds (sale of Rondebosch site) by WP tennis. Extensive use will be made of existing courts refurbished during 2009/2010. This venue will undergo its own planning and environmental approval process.

12. Atlantis Olympic Shooting Centre currently refers to the existing WP Shooting Union facility, the largest shooting range in the Western Cape. The venue has environmental approval to accommodate expansions.

13. Camps Bay Beach has previously hosted FIVB events.

[Jim856796]

Now I want Newlands demolished and replaced with a real indoor arena. Revise the venue plan so that a true indoor arena is included in it.

[Rafa]

no.

[Jim856796]

Then the first African Olympics will have to go to some other country, like Algeria (Algiers) or Egypt (Cairo).

[Rafa]

lol.

[Rafa]

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