Looks like Chicago is out of the running for the 2016 Olympics. I am bummed but not surprised. I had decided that I was going to go and watch if it wsa in Chicago. Has anyone attended a swim session at the Olympics (if you swam in one, that more than counts, but I am wondering about spectating!)?
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New York got killed last time around - not an Olympic type city....
New York's bid fell apart about two weeks before the IOC met last time. It was based on building a huge stadium in Midtown Manhattan (a very controversial idea, to say the least). The organizers went ahead with the proposal before all the approvals and financing for the stadium were in place and then the state legislature killed it, without any time to come up with a workable Plan B.
But not too many people were shedding tears over the result. The bid wasn't overwhelmingly popular.
New York got killed last time around - not an Olympic type city....
New York's bid fell apart about two weeks before the IOC met last time. It was based on building a huge stadium in Midtown Manhattan (a very controversial idea, to say the least). The organizers went ahead with the proposal before all the approvals and financing for the stadium were in place and then the state legislature killed it, without any time to come up with a workable Plan B.
But not too many people were shedding tears over the result. The bid wasn't overwhelmingly popular.
