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[thatsnotmypuppy]

Well it seems that the cycle of people wanting stuff again is upon us, so here is a scanned copy of the Havana 2012 Mini Bid Book.  It was never available online - in fact I emailed the Cuban OC and they informed me it contravenes IOC rules to post it online!  Whoops!  I guess that means every other bid city since the 2010 cycle has broken a rule.  Moron!

Anyhow, this is all in black and white, is off centre in a lot of places - but is totally readable.  Most importantly this is the only way you will ever see it unless you visit the IOC library in Switzerland and photocopy/steal it yourself.

Enjoy!

Note - it is in ten pieces - each is a few pages.

Havana Part 1

Havana Part 2

Havana Part 3

Havana Part 4

Havana Part 5

Havana Part 6

Havana Part 7

Havana Part 8

Havana Part 9

Havana Part 10 (Maps)

[Rafa]

thanks what a joke of a bid...i would be too embarrassed to include  a football venue for 2000 and a 35 000 olympic stadium lol what a joke

[lrd1rocha]

Heck, I never thought I would be able to read the excuse of a mini bidbook that Havana had prepared for the IOC! Thanks, thatsnotmypuppy.

[Durban Sandshark]

Why did Havana (and the Cuban Communist government) even bothered for this when they knew commercialism was going to rule the day. An absolute joke! They didn't even have a website to promote their bid...    :Oo:

[thatsnotmypuppy]

No bid is ever required to have a website - it is not an IOC requirement.  But we sure as heck appreciate it.

I think the Cuban approach isn't all that bad - commercialism is a big part iof the modern Games, and they would have had to surrender to that - but by budgeting without it, they throw up an interesting example of a low cost Games.

The venue plans - while wildly different to what we all expect at an Olympics is probably what is realistic for a Cuban Games with local participation levels and attendance.  We all must remember BA also suggested a 35,000 seat Athletics stadium for 2004 at first - with the main stadium being Estadio Rio de la Plata - the football finals venue.  They did change their plans after the evaluation phase.

So Havana had no chance - but it is far from a joke bid.

[micheal_warren]

a very interesting bid, i do think that if cuba won the games they would go all out to try to impress the world

[Mailman]

Under Q10, they claim they were to build an Olympic Stadium seating 60,000. Still small, but better than 35,000.

I don't think we'll be seing a games in Havana in my life or my kids lifetimes and probably their grandkids lifetimes.

[wamel042]

Does anybody know if the proposed venues were used (or perhaps partially) in the 1991 Pan American Games?

[mexico1968]

i like the part when it says "the olympic village rooms will be adequated with tropical furniture" :laughlong:

[Jim856796]

I know that the mini bid book is currently unavailable, but Havana would never be host to a Summer Olympics. The file stated that the Olympic stadium has only 35,000 seats and most of the venues' seating capacities are lower than the capacities required to host Olympic competitions. Also, their accommodations may possibly be somewhat low-budget.