Madrid, 7 September 2009 - With less than a month to go until the IOC’s final decision, Madrid 2016 CEO Mercedes Coghen today reiterated her belief in the powerful role sport can play in changing lives, and how this will be the lasting legacy of the Madrid 2016 bid.
Mercedes Coghen said, “The sporting legacy that the Olympic and Paralympic Games would offer our city and the world for generations to come is at the heart of our bid for the ‘Games with a Human Touch’. The Madrid 2016 Olympic Project has already impacted on the lives of so many people in Madrid and it is something I personally and passionately believe in.”
The Madrid 2016 bid was praised for its legacy plan in Wednesday’s IOC Evaluation Commission Report, which stated, “The Madrid 2016 plan, vision and sports concept is well-constructed, very compact”, adding, “The social impact, through community sports programmes and post-Games use of the city-owned Olympic Village development entirely for social housing, is a significant feature of Madrid’s 2016 vision.”
Mercedes Coghen said, “Legacy is a fundamental part of our bid and the huge public support our bid has received goes to show how this is something that all of Spain believes in. We look forward to the opportunity to host the Games in 2016, to fully implement our Olympic legacy plans in Spain and beyond”.
The Madrid 2016 bid has already done much to contribute to social and urban regeneration in the city through sport. Mercedes Coghen added, “77% of our venues are already built and all public venues will be available for public use after the Games. Programmes such as our Generation 16 education programme have already begun to influence lives, with Generation 16 already guaranteeing an extra hour of sport in schools every week. What’s more, the Madrid 2016 Games will ensure an extensive urban regeneration programme, with our environmental legacy project vastly developing our sustainable city”.
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