Osaka bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics

Bids for the
2008 (2008) Summer Olympics and Paralympics
Overview
Games of the XXIX Olympiad
XIII Paralympic Games
Beijing
Toronto · Paris · Istanbul · Osaka
Details
City Osaka, Japan
NOC Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC)
Previous Games hosted
None
(Japan hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo)
Decision
Result 4th Runner-up (6 votes)

Osaka 2008 was one of the five short-listed bids for the 2008 Games, presented by the city of Osaka, Japan. The city won its right to represent Japan over Yokohama when chosen by the Japanese Olympic Committee.[1]

The IOC Evaluation Commission Report from May 15, 2001 said that "a combination of excellent venues and a proven ability within the country to organize major multi-sport events would provide a good basis for the hosting of an Olympic Games".

The Report praised the fact that many facilities have already been completed on Maishima Island and are open for public use. The Olympic Stadium and The Olympic Indoor Swimming Pool would be constructed on the island to serve as a stage for world-class athletic competition. The Olympic Village was planned to be constructed on Yumeshima, man-made island only 400 metres from Maishima. It was considered a secure location, surrounded by the sea with a green wooded landscape, which would enable athletes to relax in comfort. Most sport venues were within 20 kilometres of the Olympic Village.

However, potential transport congestion was a consideration. Concerns existed about the financial implications for the city of the scale of the infrastructure and Games project, making delivery of the Games plans more difficult. The Commission was "not confident that this issue could be satisfactorily addressed."[2]

Osaka was eliminated in the first round of the ballot to select a host city at the 113th IOC meeting on July 2001 in Moscow, Russia.

Bid details

The proposed venues concept comprised:[3]

Sports Venues

Existing:

Planned:

Additional:

Non-sports Venues

References

  1. ↑ Osaka 2008 Olympic Bid, GamesBids.com, retrieved 2014-07-27
  2. ↑ "Report of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 2001-04-03. Retrieved 2014-07-27., p.23
  3. ↑ "Osaka 2008. Applicant City". The Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2014-07-27., p.46
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