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[ñuto]

stryker, on Jul 18 2008, 11:33 PM, said:

Hmmm. . . so JAS was brom Barcelona so he twisted the arms of Spain's NOC. Makes me wonder why Avery Brundage never pushed for Detroit and got his way as his successor did.


Given today's climate in the IOC, could a city like Barcelona even host the games again?

Barcelona perhaps is too little for host a SOG in the future.

[cfm Jeremie]

To be fair, I can't really remember whether Madrid actually expressed some interest in 1992.

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cfm Jeremie, on Jul 19 2008, 09:57 AM, said:

To be fair, I can't really remember whether Madrid actually expressed some interest in 1992.

yes,Madrid expressed interest.in fact,four spanish cities wanted the 1992 games:Barcelona and Madrid the SOG and Jaca and Granada the WOG.

[Tatsh]

ñuto, on Jul 19 2008, 05:56 AM, said:

yes,Madrid expressed interest.in fact,four spanish cities wanted the 1992 games:Barcelona and Madrid the SOG and Jaca and Granada the WOG.

y por qué se llego a escoger la candidatura oficial de Barcelona?

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Tatsh, on Jul 22 2008, 06:17 AM, said:

y por qué se llego a escoger la candidatura oficial de Barcelona?

por que se consideró que era la que más opciones tenía.también por cuestiones políticas.
aunque esté feo autocitarse,en mi blog lo expliqué:
http://olimpismo2007.blogspot.com/2007/12/...spaolas-vi.html

[deepu]

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[Guardian]

Well, it looks like Barcelona will be in the world spotlight again. This time, it will host the 2013 FINA World Championships. It was supposed to be hosted in the UAE at Dubai, but it declined. It will also be the second time the city has hosted it; it first hosted one in 2003.

[LuigiVercotti]

Guardian, on 02 January 2011 - 10:51 PM, said:

Well, it looks like Barcelona will be in the world spotlight again. This time, it will host the 2013 FINA World Championships. It was supposed to be hosted in the UAE at Dubai, but it declined. It will also be the second time the city has hosted it; it first hosted one in 2003.

The reason why Dubai declined?

[baron-pierreIV]

eusebius65, on 03 January 2011 - 03:12 AM, said:

The reason why Dubai declined?

The Dubai Al Burj Tower isn't high enough for the 2Km synchronized dive!

[mattygs]

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Excuse my face in a few of the shots. haha.