France Still Studying Paris Olympic Bid
French Olympic Committee president Denis Masseglia tells Around the Rings that there is still plenty of work ahead to establish if Paris can stage a credible bid for the 2024 Olympics.
"It’s too early to speak about it. We wish to be a candidate but we know also that there are some conditions to fulfill," he told ATR.
Masseglia, re-elected head of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) last month, said a CNOSF commission was analyzing the feasibility of a bid.
Stakeholders in a possible Paris bid were being consulted and work was continuing on how a 2024 concept could be organized and financed, he added.
He noted that analysis of the "geopolitical situation" was a major factor in a bid moving ahead, indicating that a September vote by the IOC Session for Istanbul or Madrid for the 2020 Games would likely prevent a French bid for the next edition.
Olympic Countdown Clock Unveiled
The countdown to the Sochi 2014 and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics officially started on Monday.
TOP Sponsor Omega and the IOC unveiled a clock in downtown Lausanne showing the time left until the Games.
Omega unveiled a special clock designed to count down to the Sochi and Rio Olympics in downtown Lausanne.
The clock, made of seven blocks of limestone, features carvings representing the sports that will take place at both Games. designed to represent the sports and federations that will participate in both Olympics.
IOC President Jacques Rogge, Omega President Stephen Urquhart as well as government and sport officials were present for the ceremony.
A statement on the City of Lausanne’s website said the Swiss timepiece company worked with the Swiss government officials and the IOC to design the clock. The clock was designed to pay tribute to the outgoing IOC President.
Chinese Taipei Announces Medal Target
Olympians from Chinese Taipei are expected to win six medals in Rio 2016.
The Taiwanese Sports Administration released its sport goals for the next decade, which includes more than $2.3 billion in government funding. The ultimate goal is to host the 2023 Asian Games, according to a report in The China Post.
For Rio, the medal projection of three golds, two silvers and a bronze would be an increase of one silver and bronze from the London Games.
In addition, the white paper outlined Taiwan’s expectations for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Taiwan expects to win three gold, two silvers, and one bronze medal in Rio de Janeiro. This is an increase of one silver and one bronze medal from London.
Written by Mark Bisson and Aaron Bauer.
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