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Sir Rols

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OK - here is the basic blurb on the Sofia 1994 bid -

Bulgaria has made a considerable contribution

to the Olympic Movement. It was one of the

I3 countries which took part in the Games of the

1st Olympiad and yet has never had the honour

of hosting the Games. Bulgaria organized the Xth

Olympic Congress in Varna (‘Sport for a World of

Peace’), restoring after a forty-year break one of

the traditions of the Olympic Movement.

Sofia has 711 sports facilities and, with the

furthest at less than 23 km away, several winter

sports resorts offering highly-developed facilities.

Numerous theatres and museums make the city a

lively cultural centre.

For the Games, Sofia is planning to improve

the existing infrastructure as well as to construct

new runs at Vitosha and other sites in order to

accelerate the programme of social development

and strengthen a long-standing commitment

within the field of sport for all. With a population

of over I.2 million, the capital of Bulgaria is situated

in a valley surrounded by five mountain

massifs 500 m above sea level.

The Games could take place between 5th

and 20th February. During this period,

the snow depth ranges from 24 to

I53 cms depending on the different venues ; day

length is IO hours and the temperature may vary

from — 8° C to + 1° C in the city.

The President of the candidature committee

is Mr. Georgi Yordanov, Deputy Prime Minister

and Minister of Culture, Science and Education.

And 1992 -

The main Olympic sports are widely practised

and the Bulgarians have a distinct interest in

international sporting events. The NOC was

founded in 1923, and its President is Mr. Ivan

Slavkov. General Vladimir Stoytchev has been the

IOC member since 1952. Bulgaria has hosted

two sessions of the IOC, in 1957 in Sofia and in

1973 in Varna where the Xth Congress took place

at the same date.

Bulgaria has organized many World and

European Championships in a fair range of Olympic

sports, including skiing and ice hockey. Sofia

organized the Summer Universiade in 1961 and

1977 and the Winter Universiade in 1982. No

version of the Olympic Games has taken place in

Bulgaria.

Sofia, which is the capital, is located in

a valley surrounded by five mountains. It is situated

at an altitude of 550 metres. Its climate is

alpine and sunny. The snowfall in February

ranges from 24 cm to 153 cm. The average duration

of the day is ten hours and the average

temperature is + 0.5°C in the town and — 7.5° C

in the centre of Aleko.

The President of the Candidature Committee

is Mr. Gueorgui Yordanov.

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