tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863622965700255757.post3161900528287265193..comments2023-09-03T04:03:16.181-05:00Comments on Behind the Bid | Chicago 2016: Much Ado About SomethingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863622965700255757.post-1908744912589269572007-03-28T06:43:00.000-05:002007-03-28T06:43:00.000-05:00Los Angeles 2016 Makes Its MovePosted 11:49 am ET ...Los Angeles 2016 Makes Its Move<BR/>Posted 11:49 am ET (GamesBids.com)<BR/><BR/>It began with Monday’s announcement that AEG is spending $60 million to enlarge its Home Depot Center, the venue that would be used if Los Angeles becomes the U.S. candidate for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and hosts the event.<BR/><BR/>And it will continue. The Chicago Tribune reports that L.A. will be making more announcements before April 14 when the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) selects its candidate.<BR/><BR/>David Simon, president of the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games said, “we will roll out those (announcements) based on developments between now and April 14”.<BR/><BR/>Marc Ganis, a sports industry consultant, agrees with the plan. He said, “L.A. has set up a script for themselves, and frankly, it sounds very smart to me. They are trying to create momentum and it shows there will continue to be progress to aid their Olympic bid”.<BR/><BR/>He said Chicago would do well to inject a new element or two, “if for no other reason than you don’t want to let a number of positive announcements from L.A. to go unanswered”. Chicago is L.A.’s competitor for the U.S. candidacy.<BR/><BR/>Los Angeles 2016 is also expected to announce how Las Vegas would fit into its bid for the Games.<BR/><BR/>Barry Sanders, chairman of Los Angeles 2016, is to meet with Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and other officials Tuesday.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile the newspaper reports Chicago 2016 bid has no plans for last-minute announcements, according to spokesman Michael Kontos. He said, “I’m not going to preclude that, but our decision from the beginning was to be up front with things as we proceeded, as opposed to holding back and packaging information”.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com