Host City Election 2020 Update - March 2018
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FACTSHEET HOST CITY ELECTION 2020 UPDATE - MARCH 2018 HOST CITY ELECTION the XXXII Olympiad in 2020 (in order of the drawing of lots): Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid. PROCEDURE FOR THE GAMES The Candidate Cities each submitted their Candidature File and guarantees to the IOC by OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD IN the deadline of 7 January 2013. 2020 The Candidature Files were analysed in detail by the IOC Evaluation Commission, which visited FROM APPLICANT CITY… each Candidate City in March. A total of five cities endorsed by their National Olympic Committees (NOC) submitted their Following the visits, the Commission issued a applications to host the Games of the XXXII report, which was published to coincide with the Olympiad in 2020. These cities, in order of the “2020 Briefing for IOC Members” (see below). drawing of lots, were: Istanbul (Turkey), Tokyo This report, which covers all technical aspects (Japan), Baku (Azerbaijan), Doha (Qatar) and required to host the Olympic Games, was Madrid (Spain). provided to IOC members to assist them in electing the Host City. … TO CANDIDATE CITY… The Candidate Cities were selected after a The IOC Members also had the opportunity, working group, comprised of IOC Members, before the election, to participate in a two-day members of the IOC administration, and external meeting with the Candidate Cities (“2020 Briefing experts, completed a study of the applications. for IOC Members”), where they received a full An assessment was made of each Applicant briefing on each city’s plan. This meeting took City's potential to stage high-level, international, place in July 2013. multi-sports events and their potential to successfully organise the Games of the Olympiad in 2020, against a set of 15 technical Following the submission of the report of the criteria: Evaluation Commission, the IOC Executive • Vision and Legacy Board drew up the final list of Candidate Cities • Games Concept and Competition Venues that took part in the election at the IOC Session. • Olympic Village(s) • IBC /MPC ... THEN HOST CITY • Sport Experience The IOC Members elected the Host City for the • Environment and Meteorology Games of the XXXII Olympiad during the 125th • Accommodation IOC Session in Buenos Aires (Argentina) on 7 • Transport September 2013 (see details on next page). • Medical Services and Doping Control • Safety and Security • Telecommunications IOC EVALUATION • Energy COMMISSION FOR THE GAMES • Legal aspects and customs and immigration formalities OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD IN • Government and public support 2020 • Finance and Marketing The Evaluation Commission, appointed by the On 23 May 2012, in Quebec City, Canada, the IOC President, was composed of IOC members, IOC Executive Board accepted the following representatives of the International Federations cities as Candidate Cities to host the Games of (IFs), NOCs, athletes, and the International Page 1/6 Paralympic Committee (IPC), as well as majority. The city that obtained the majority of advisors. votes was elected. If, after the first round of voting, no city had obtained the absolute majority The main task of this Commission was to conduct of the votes cast, as many rounds would be held an on-the-ground analysis of the three Candidate as necessary for a city to obtain such majority. Cities and prepare a report with its findings. REFORMS TO THE HOST CITY VOTING REGULATIONS ELECTION PROCESS Electronic voting was used, for the first time, for The bidding system had been in place since the the election of the Host City for the Games of the 2008 bid process and was introduced following a XXIX Olympiad in 2008, on 13 July 2001, during number of reforms adopted by the 110th IOC the 112th IOC Session in Moscow. Session in Lausanne on 11 and 12 December 1999. The two-step process (Applicant The vote took place by secret ballot. The City/Candidate City) ensured that cities electoral proceedings took place in a room in insufficiently prepared or considered not to have which only the IOC members and those persons the potential to successfully organise the authorised by the IOC President by reason of Olympic Games in the year in question, did not their functions were present. Any IOC member proceed to the second phase of bidding. This from a country whose city was a candidate in the ensured significant cost savings both to the bid election had to abstain from taking part in rounds cities and the IOC. The process was based on as long as the city was included in the voting. For risk assessment throughout the two years of an 2020 this was as follows: Applicant and Candidate City’s life cycle. Other reforms introduced at that time were: Number of IOC members at the time of the • The elimination of IOC members’ visits to election: 103 Candidate Cities Not voting in the first round: • The strengthening of the obligation of a IOC President, Jacques ROGGE: 1 National Olympic Committee (NOC) to Nationals from Turkey: 1 serve as a full partner with the bid Dr Ugur ERDENER committee, ensuring that the application Nationals from Japan: 1 met the IOC’s requirements. Mr Tsunekazu TAKEDA • The signing of a contract between the Nationals from Spain: 3 IOC and each Candidate City, along with Mr Juan Antonio SAMARANCH their respective NOC, outlining the Mrs Marisol CASADO responsibilities and obligations of each party. Mr José PERURENA Number of members who were eligible to vote in As part of the IOC’s mission to continually the first round: 97 improve the bid process, the procedure was Honorary and Honour Members did not vote. In monitored and improvements were made where each round, each participating IOC member necessary. One change made to the 2016 bid could vote for only one city. The votes of process and maintained for the following members not taking part in a round of voting or processes was the introduction of a briefing who abstained, as well as blank or spoilt made to the IOC members in Lausanne by the electronic voting entries, were not taken into Candidate Cities, a few months before the account in the calculation of the required election Session. The aim of the briefing was to Host City Election 2020 / 04 March 2018 Page 2/6 provide a business-type environment for the assist the IOC in making improvements for the cities to brief all IOC voting members on the future. technical aspects of their bid and for IOC members to have an opportunity to question the 2020 CANDIDATE CITIES: PAST cities on their projects. 1 PARTICIPATION Following the 2018 bid procedure, the IOC made Istanbul some changes to the process, bringing forward • Games hosted: none some technical matters and questions from • Other candidatures: 2012, 2008, 2004, 2000 phase two to phase one. These largely • Other Games held in Turkey: none concerned existing conditions that did not change between the two phases. Such matters, Tokyo after being analysed during the first phase, were • Games hosted: 1964 then not be revisited during phase two. The • Other candidatures: 2016, 1960 second phase therefore became a logical • Other Games held in Japan: continuation of phase one, rather than a new o Winter Games: Sapporo 1972, Nagano start. 1998. • 2 Games awarded but not hosted: 1940 LEGACIES ACHIEVED THROUGH Madrid BIDDING • Games hosted: none The IOC urges cities to maximise opportunities to • Other candidatures: 2016, 2012, 1972 leave a positive legacy in the city and the region • Other Games held in Spain: irrespective of the outcome of the vote and the o Games of the Olympiad: Barcelona 1992 IOC has been able to note a wide range of bid legacies being implemented by the cities and FORMER ELECTIONS their regions. Such legacies from recent bidding Since 1994, following the change of cycle cities include new general infrastructure and between the Games of the Olympiad and the sports facilities, increased tourism as a result of Olympic Winter Games, the yearly alternating the promotion of the city and region and the pattern of celebrating a Games and electing a promotion of Olympism and the Olympic values future host city during an IOC Session (usually in schools as a result of the support of the seven years in advance of the future Games) has education sector, etc. become a major event in Olympic Movement history. DEBRIEF As an integral part of every IOC bid process, a debrief with each Candidate City and its NOC took place within a period of 6-9 months following the election of the host city in order to provide the delegations with a confidential forum to openly discuss their thoughts on the bid process and to 1 The candidatures listed include only those that were still 2 After being selected as Host City Tokyo subsequently candidates at the time the election took place and does not notified the IOC that it would be unable to host the Games. include any other candidature that may have been withdrawn Helsinki was then selected to fill the role of host city but the prior to the time of the vote. Games were eventually cancelled due to WWII. Host City Election 2020 / 04 March 2018 Page 3/6 Election of Lillehammer (NOR) as host city for Election of Sydney (Australia) as host city for the XVII Olympic Winter Games in 1994 the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in 2000 (during the 94th IOC Session in Seoul). Other (during the 101st IOC Session in Monaco). candidate cities: Anchorage (USA), Other candidate cities: Beijing (CHN) Berlin Östersund/Are (SWE), and Sofia (BUL). (GER), Istanbul (TUR) and Manchester (GBR). 1988 Round 1 2 3 1993 Round 1 2 3 4 Beijing 32 37 40 43 Anchorage 23 22 - Berlin 9 9 - - Lillehammer 25 30 45 Istanbul 7 - - - Östersund /Are 19 33 39 Manchester 11 13 11 - Sofia 17 - - Sydney 30 30 37 45 Election of Atlanta (USA) as host city for the Games of the XXVI Olympiad in 1996 (during Election of Salt Lake City (USA) as host city for th the XIX Olympic Winter Games in 2002 (during the 96 IOC Session in Tokyo).