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April 16, 2007

Chicago Beats LA, Long World-Wide Race Ahead

This afternoon at Daley Plaza, Chicago celebrates its first taste of victory in its Olympic bid. There’s still a long road ahead. Chicago is the U.S. “applicant city” and now the US Olympic Committee must file Chicago’s application with the International Olympic Committee.
The process of wooing the sporting world now begins. In brief, the United States Olympic Committee files Chicago’s application and Chicago becomes the candidate city. Then the International Olympic Committee members quiz all the candidates and after making some cuts announce the finalists by early 2009. Member Judges then visit the finalist cities and scrutinize their plans. The finalist present their best last shot directly before International Olympic Committee members take the final vote. A more complete breakdown of the process can be found in the April 16, 2007 issue of the Chicago Tribune.
Meanwhile we wait for the International Olympic Committee to announce the host of the Winter 2014 games, but Chicago 2016 will not be idle. Next week in the first of many “charm tours” Patrick Ryan, Chicago 2016 chairman, will attend the Sport Accord conference in Beijing. This will be Chicago’s first promotional effort to the international sports community as something more than a “hopeful” host and less than “official” candidate.

Posted by hinsdalereference at April 16, 2007 12:11 PM