2004 cape town olympic bid book

Bidding to host the olympic games was no easy road for south africa, and in the aftermath of the bid, this study identifies the reasons why the bid was unsuccessful. Kayla hutchinson jai alai newlands stadium 51,900 person capacity use. Vote on the site for 2004 olympics may make history the new. Dec 01, 2014 monday also marked a key date in 2024 u. The cape town 2004 olympic bid research on how the decision to bid for the. The reverse side of the medal is composed of three elements. An analysis of the objectives and legitimations of the cape town 2004 olympic bid. On june 11, one of the worlds premier sporting events began its monthlong pageant with considerable historic significance for the host nation, especially in terms of its fraught relationship between sport, race, and social justice. Bids for olympic games is the process where national olympic committees select from within their national territory cities to put forward bids to host an olympic games. Ioc members will vote on friday 59, choosing between five contenders cape town, rome, athens, buenos aires, and stockholm. Click on the countdown icon to find out more about the live webcast of the flying.

Apr, 2009 a presentation of the cape town 2020 olympic venues. This is often one of the major investments by hosts in the hosting of events, with cape town s bid for the 2004 olympic games planning to build 12 new stadiums and renovate a further 26 venues. South africa to bid for 2024 olympics, commonwealth games. Could cape town 2004 be the greatest olympic story ever.

The ioc had appreciated this green book, and so when we decided to bid again for 2006, we decided to go full steam ahead with sustainability. Cape town beat off competition from durban and johannesburg for the south african bid to host the 2004 games but was well beaten into third place in the overall campaign by athens. Once the bid documents are submitted in august this year, cape town will be girding itself for the next hurdle in march 1997, when the ioc will cut the list of candidate cities down to only four. Cape town, south africa introductory sports if the games were to be held in cape town we introduce a couple new sports to the games. After the submission of the bid books, the ioc assigned an evaluation. Resident perceptions of the 2010 fifa soccer world cup stadia development in cape town. Durban was touted to bid for 2020 olympics but plans were put on ice after the government said it would be too expensive but since last year there have been several signals of a change of heart. In light of this, south africa has been used as a case study. A presentation of the cape town 2020 olympic venues. City of cape town 1986 lowcost job creation in cape town. The bid committee meet the team behind the bid, see who is funding the bid, and read about the strategy of the cape town 2004 bid.

Paul martin the ghostwriter international ghostwriter. Request pdf the seductive discourse of development. Durban is in line to bid for the 2020 olympic games, a project that would require at least r30billion to build new venues. The eternal flame that was lit in olympia and travelled through the five continents by way of the 2004 torch relay. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such. South africa bid for the olympics in 2004 ap archive.

Cape towns 465page 2014 bid book was officially handed over to city of cape town executive mayor, alderman dan plato, on 30 march 2011, a day before the formal icsid submission deadline of 31 march 2011. Cape town prepares its bid to stage the 2004 summer olympics. South africa hosting olympic games one of mandelas last. As stated before, a limited amount of research has been conducted on the 2004 cape town. Cape town failed bid in a bid to host the olympics in 2004. Candidature legacies international olympic committee. Soccer fans, painted in the colors of south africas flag, celebrate the coming of the 2010 fifa world cup to south africa. Jul 21, 2010 calling a bid from cape town for the 2020 summer olympic games premature, mayoral committee member for economic development felicity purchase said wednesday that although it would be fantastic to host the olympic games, cape town was not ready to make a bid. Aug 31, 2009 ky nichol heads up the major sporting events practice for global consultancy pcubed. Sa 2010 bid company 2003 south africa 2010 bid book. South africa 2024 olympic bid unrealistic, official says. The man and his mountain with this in mind the cape town 2004 olympic bid committee is committed to an environmental charter. That has included work for both the 2004 summer olympic and paralympic games in athens and the 2006 fifa world cup hosted in germany.

Durban winning sa race to bid for olympics news sport. In 1997 sa lost the final round of the bid to host the 2004 olympics in cape town. Cape town had won its bid to host the olympic games. Cape town asks if 2020 games bid can be considered fox sports. Have your say a visitors book where you can make comments about the cape town 2004 olympic bid or this site. Cape town asks if 2020 games bid can be considered fox. May 25, 2009 the hockey champions challenge is an international field hockey tournament, played every two years. Three shortlisted cities for the 2014 title were announced, and an icsid site visit to each of these cities took place.

Most recently, hes been involved with the 2012 summer olympic and paralympic games. The 2010 football world cup as a political construct. South africas bid for the 2004 olympic games as means for. Cape town olympic bid committee 1995 moving towards 2004. Part of the proposition is that marketing power is more sought after by state elites who lack national identity. Since the creation of the international olympic committee. Jul 21, 2015 hopes of clinching the 2004 olympic games. Olympic summer games, mega events, bidding, host city election, ioc. Accordingly, cape towns african bid for the 2004 olympic games is analysed in five. To most south africans, the idea of bidding for and eventually hosting the 2004 summer olympic games was a startling idea hiller, 1997. The cape definition of the cape by medical dictionary. He was backing the candidature of cape town in 2004.

The challenge of making good on an african promise. The most recent african olympic bid was by cape town for the 2004 olympics, which were won by athens in 1997. Five new venues along with 27 existing venues and sites. The 2014 olympic winter games bid election was held july 4, 2007 at the 119th ioc session in guatemala city, guatemala and was won by sochi, russia after defeating pyeongchang, south korea on the second ballot and salzburg austria on the first. The most recent bid from the continent was by cape town, south africa, for the 2004 olympics, which were won by athens in. On 23 february 2011 council approved that a bid may be prepared by the department of sport and recreation in liaison with relevant line departments and that monthly progress reports be. South africa hosting olympic games one of mandelas last wishes claim. Jul, 2010 sascoc has announced that it would formally oversee a bid for the 2020 olympic games to be staged in south africa. Durban was touted to bid for 2020 but plans were put on. Jul, 2010 cape town beat off competition from durban and johannesburg for the south african bid to host the 2004 games but was well beaten into third place in the overall campaign by athens. Mar 02, 2015 mbalula said that hosting the 2022 commonwealth games make a 2024 olympic bid less likely. The unique theme of the cape town bid was humanurban development a contradiction given the. The bid book was to be presented on the is of august 1996.

Source document contributed to documentcloud by chris keller southern california public radio. Cape town never hosted the summer olympics or bid before. The most recent bid from the continent was by cape town for the 2004 olympics, which were won by athens in 1997. To give an opportunity either to buenos aires or cape town will. South africa readies to bid for 2024 olympics olympictalk. Such an insight is particularly relevant to the hosting of the fifa world cup. The hartleyvale olympic hockey centre is a world class venue which has hosted both local and international events and seats approximately 3,000 spectators. Objectives and legitimations of the cape town 2004 olympic bid. But chicagos increasing violent crime rate didnt preclude it from putting in a bid to host the 2012 olympics. Cape town asked south africas olympic committee if it would. Durban leads safrican race to bid for olympics fox sports.

The womens event in 2009 will be staged in cape town in october. Those behind the bid including president nelson mandela and his sports minister, steve tshwete contend that building toward an olympics would create a sense of teamwork that south africa has never known, and might never know by any other means. Sign for 2004 games saying if cape town wins, we all win. Background and links to all the major olympic organisations related to the bid. The latter are scheduled to take place in london from july 27 to august 12, 2012. The most recent bid from the continent was by cape town, south africa, for the 2004 olympics, which were won by athens in 1997.

Sascoc has announced that it would formally oversee a bid for the 2020 olympic games to be staged in south africa. Mbalula said that hosting the 2022 commonwealth games make a 2024 olympic bid less likely. Cape town lost out in the bid for the 2004 olympics in the first attempt by an african city to host the games. Summer olympic bid cape town by kayla hutchinson on prezi. Rashiq fataar is the founder and director of our future cities. Feb 12, 2014 cape town lost out in the bid for the 2004 olympics in the first attempt by an african city to host the games. Daily reporting on 2004 cape town olympic games bid, western province and boland. Aerial of cape town with table mountain in background. Our intention is to provide a worldclass city capable of hosting africas first olympic games in 2020, said sascoc chief executive tubby reddy. The staging of the paralympic games is automatically included in the bid. Calling a bid from cape town for the 2020 summer olympic games premature, mayoral committee member for economic development felicity purchase said wednesday that although it would be fantastic to host the olympic games, cape town was not ready to make a bid. The cape town 2004 olympic bid presents a unique opportunity to examine this question because the bid plan explicitly aimed to contribute to the process of restructuring the apartheid city.

Data for the empirical analysis are taken from the bid books of the cities in. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the international olympic committee ioc. Aries, the argentine capital city and its bid for the 2004 olympics. Beijing, stung by its defeat to sydney in the vote for the 2000 games, did not bid this time. This is often one of the major investments by hosts in the hosting of events, with cape towns bid for the 2004 olympic games planning to build 12 new stadiums and renovate a further 26 venues. While megaevents have normally been the preserve of industrialpostindustrial cities, the bid for the 2004 olympics by cape town, south africa represented the first bid from africa, and the most successful bid to date from a developing country. Meet the team behind the bid, see who is funding the bid, and read about the strategy of the cape town 2004 bid. The western capes new premier, gerald morkel shares his views of what ties ahead for the cape with african business tom nevin.