Moscow and Petersburg are ready to compete to Berlin, Rome and London for the right to hold the Olympic Games
Moscow and Petersburg are ready to compete to Berlin, Rome and London for the right to hold the Olympic Games
2012.
Moscow. On July, 27th. The INTERFAX - Struggle of cities for the right of carrying out of summer Olympic games 2012
Year will be very strained. Such opinion was stated by the ex-president of national Olympic committee
Russia, vice-president MOK Vitaly Smirnov.
Besides Moscow London, Berlin, Rome think of such prospect now, it is a lot of applicants in
To the North America, he has informed. However, V.Smirnov has reminded, that the capital of Olympic games is defined
Seven years prior to their carrying out, therefore only informal conversations now are had.
V.Smirnov has informed, that the Russian heads with the big interest concern prospect
Carrying out of Olympic games in the Russian Federation. Thus it has explained, that the united can be put forward only
Nominee Moscow-Petersburg.
V.Smirnov has underlined, that decision MOK on carrying out of summer Olympic games of 2008 in Beijing
Indirectly increases chances of Moscow and Petersburg by the right of carrying out of games of 2012. "It is unequivocal, if
Has won Paris, at other European cities no chances would exist: never after 1948 and 1952
Summer Olympic games twice successively in Europe were not spent ", - vice-president MOK has explained.
V.Smirnov has underlined on the radio station air "the Echo of Moscow", that to the country to be favourable
Place of carrying out of Olympic games. "If the city with the infrastructure is ready to carrying out of the such
Actions he does not need to put up money in building of hotels, sports constructions, and it
Receives net profit ", - it has explained. Besides, he has noticed, it is impossible to forget about moral benefit,
As carrying out of Olympic games is stimulus for sports.
Speaking about the relation to Russia from the International Olympic committee, V.Smirnov
Has noticed, that it always was equal enough though "were and there were people who concern us with
Mistrust.
//* an information Source: the Interfax Ukraine, 27.07.01
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