It is reported that Peter Ueberroth and other top officials of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) are planning to meet with Chicago's Mayor, Richard Daley, next week about a possible bid for the 2016 Summer Games.
USOC said yesterday that Chicago will be one of five cities that they will visit over the next two weeks. The other cities are; Houston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Ueberroth is quoted as saying:
"The process of bidding to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games is more competitive today than ever before.
These meetings are an important step in a new process we are following to determine when to bid, how to more effectively bid and with whom to bid."
Daley has said that he believes that hosting the Olympics could be a landmark event for Chicago.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Tokyo Bids For Olympics
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government last week submitted to the Japan Olympic Committee its bid to host the 2016 Olympics Games.
Tokyo will compete with Fukuoka, to become Japan's candidate to host the Summer Olympics, final plans and budgets will have to be submitted by June 30.
The winner will be decided by the end of August.
Tokyo will compete with Fukuoka, to become Japan's candidate to host the Summer Olympics, final plans and budgets will have to be submitted by June 30.
The winner will be decided by the end of August.
Monday, May 01, 2006
Manners Maketh Man
In addition to rebuilding Beijing in time for the 2008 Olympics, the Chinese are working flat out to improve the city's manners lest visitors to the Olympics form a poor impression of China.
Liao Fei, is a researcher who has been tasked with determining how to improve manners in Beijing before the 2008 Olympics. He says that public belching, pushing in crowds and talking loudly in movie theaters are too common.
Authorities are concerned that loud cell phone talkers, dog shit strewn pavements and incomprehensible public signs will leave a lasting bad impression.
Zhou Shiji, the Beijing author of Doing Instead of Knowing, said:
"If we don't change our habits before 2008 the world will look down on China."
His book "teaches people how to establish good habits" he said.
Adding:
"Many Chinese know that their habits are bad, but they don't change because everyone else is doing the same things."
It will be quite a challenge I think.
Liao Fei, is a researcher who has been tasked with determining how to improve manners in Beijing before the 2008 Olympics. He says that public belching, pushing in crowds and talking loudly in movie theaters are too common.
Authorities are concerned that loud cell phone talkers, dog shit strewn pavements and incomprehensible public signs will leave a lasting bad impression.
Zhou Shiji, the Beijing author of Doing Instead of Knowing, said:
"If we don't change our habits before 2008 the world will look down on China."
His book "teaches people how to establish good habits" he said.
Adding:
"Many Chinese know that their habits are bad, but they don't change because everyone else is doing the same things."
It will be quite a challenge I think.
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