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[Soaring]

Interesting headlines coming from Madrid 2016. Do they want to lose, or any they trying to garner sympathy votes? These reports are contrary to what Samaranch Jr. has been touting.

Madrid 2016 official: Rio has worst Olympics bid

September 30, 2009

MADRID (AP) — A Madrid 2016 Olympics bid official has reportedly labeled rival Rio de Janeiro's bid the "worst" of the four cities competing for the right to host the games.

Spanish Olympic Committee vice president Jose Maria Odriozola called Rio "the worst bid" according to Spanish news agency Efe on Wednesday.

Odriozola said Rio's standing as one of the favorites for Friday's vote comes down to marketing and sentimentality and security remains an issue.

"At this point, the IOC is not going to risk it and take the Games to a site where it doesn't have total confidence that it can be done well," said Odriozola, who is also president of the Spanish athletics federation.

Madrid is also competing against Chicago and Tokyo for the right to host the 2016 Summer Games.


http://www.usatoday....216501805_x.htm

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Madrid mayor ‘less confident’ about Olympic bid

September 30, 2009


MADRID’S mayor has said he felt more confident about the city’s Olympic bid before meeting the Committee in Copenhagen than afterwards.

Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón told reporters yesterday that he felt a little nervous when presenting his city to the judges in the Danish capital.

But the mayor stresses that Madrid has ‘very favourable circumstances’ that could swing the vote in its favour.

“We have the best product and we have generated a scenario where the evaluation of the product’s quality will be a determining factor,” states Ruiz-Gallardón.

He claims to have ‘many hunches’ about the Spanish capital’s chances, but did not want to go into detail for fear of tempting fate.

Madrid’s mayor is also anxious about what he calls the ‘Obama effect’, which could mean Chicago wins more votes.

But this remains to be seen, with Chicago and Río de Janeiro having locked horns over the latter’s mayor’s having heavily criticised the Brazilian city.

The final decision as to where the 2016 Olympics will be held takes place this Friday.


http://www.thinkspai...out-olympic-bid

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[aluz]

It would be wiser and cheaper not to run instead of issuing such a clumsy comment.

What makes it even more stupid, is doing it one day after the Rio Committee complained about Daley's interview.

I can imagine the people that Samaranch has fought so hard to get on his side calling him and saying: "What the hell is that?".

[baron-pierreIV]

Why hasn't Tokyo said anything...yet?

[Cinderella]

Interesting headlines coming from Madrid 2016. Do they want to lose, or any they trying to garner sympathy votes? These reports are contrary to what Samaranch Jr. has been touting.






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I'm sorry but... why the headline says "less confident" and the article "more confident". Am I losing something or is it a contradiction?

[ChiTown16]

But this remains to be seen, with Chicago and Río de Janeiro having locked horns over the latter’s mayor’s having heavily criticised the Brazilian city.

The only thing that was reported in the complaint was "The Olympics Isn't Like the World Cup" - a rather self evident observation and shouldn't have been controversial to anyone who wasn't looking for controversy.

Also, aren't Madrid 2016 and Rio 2016 supposed to be in an alliance? If one drops, the other is supposed to support it?



CHItown '16

[aluz]

I'm sorry but... why the headline says "less confident" and the article "more confident". Am I losing something or is it a contradiction?

One article describes a direct attack on another bid, which violates the IOC ethics code. The other gives away that one of the heads of the bid is kind of giving up. So, both show signs of desperation and are losing attitudes.

[aluz]

The only thing that was reported in the complaint was "The Olympics Isn't Like the World Cup" - a rather self evident observation and shouldn't have been controversial to anyone who wasn't looking for controversy.

Also, aren't Madrid 2016 and Rio 2016 supposed to be in an alliance? If one drops, the other is supposed to support it?



CHItown '16

But it is not up to him to analyze other cities bids in public. The IOC names the EC for that job and it was done a month ago. There is a rule not to talk about other cities bids.

For instance, every time anyone from the press asked about the Obama presence to a Rio team member, he or she got a reply about Lula. That means, I am not going to comment on other bids businesses.

[Cinderella]

One article describes a direct attack on another bid, which violates the IOC ethics code. The other gives away that one of the heads of the bid is kind of giving up. So, both show signs of desperation and are losing attitudes.

I'm really sorry to say that the original article in Spanish says NOTHING AT ALL of the mayor being less confident. Actually, he is more confident.

[RobH]

Chicago's comments about the world cup being completely different weren't worth complaining over (if, indeed, a complaint was actually made)

Saying outright that one bid is the "worst" is absolutely cause for complaining to the ethics commission and I completely side with Rio this time.

[oakydoky]

Chicago's comments about the world cup being completely different weren't worth complaining over (if, indeed, a complaint was actually made)

Saying outright that one bid is the "worst" is absolutely cause for complaining to the ethics commission and I completely side with Rio this time.

Rio may complain but I do agree with the Madrid official and what he is saying!