Host City Election Facts and Figures
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HOST CITY ELECTION FACTS AND FIGURES UPDATE - JULY 2009 HOST CITY ELECTION The Candidate Cities had until 12 February PROCEDURE FOR THE GAMES 2009 to submit their Candidature File to the OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD IN IOC. 2016 The Candidature Files were analysed in detail by the IOC Evaluation Commission and followed FROM APPLICANT CITY… up by the visits of the Commission to all Candidate Cities. A total of seven cities endorsed by their National The dates of the visits were as follows (the order Olympic Committees (NOC) submitted their of the visits having been determined according applications to host the Games of the XXXI to logistical considerations): Olympiad in 2016. These cities, in order of the drawing of lots, were: Chicago (USA), Prague • Chicago: 4-7 April 2009 (CZE), Tokyo (JPN), Rio de Janeiro (BRA), • Tokyo: 16-19 April 2009 Baku (AZE), Doha (QAT) and Madrid (ESP). • Rio de Janeiro: 29 April -2 May 2009 • Madrid: 5-8 May 2009. … TO CANDIDATE CITY… The Candidate Cities were selected after a Following the visits, the Commission issues a working group, comprised of IOC administration report, which is published one month before the members and external experts, completed a election of the Host City. This report, which study of the applications. An assessment was covers all technical aspects required to host the made of each Applicant City's potential to stage Olympic Games, is provided to IOC members to high-level, international, multi-sports events and assist them in electing the Host City. The report their potential to organise successfully the is also made public on the IOC website Olympic Games in 2016, against a set of 11 www.olympic.org. technical criteria: • Government support, legal issues and Following the submission of the report of the public opinion Evaluation Commission, the IOC Executive • General infrastructure Board shall draw up the final list of Candidate • Sports venues Cities retained by the Board in order to be • Olympic Village(s) submitted to the vote by the Session for • Environmental conditions and impact election.. • Accommodation • Transport concept ... THEN HOST CITY • Safety and security • Experience from past sports events The final decision on the Host City for the • Finance Games of the XXXI Olympiad will be made by st • Overall project and legacy the IOC members during the 121 IOC Session in Copenhagen on 2 October 2009 (see details On 4 June 2008, the IOC Executive Board on next page). accepted the following cities as Candidate Cities to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 (in order of the drawing of lots): Chicago (United States), Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Madrid (Spain).. Page 1/5 IOC EVALUATION The IOC President elects not to participate in COMMISSION FOR THE GAMES the vote. The vote takes place by secret ballot, OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD IN so as to ensure that members are not unduly 2016 influenced. The electoral proceedings take place in a room in which only the IOC members and The Evaluation Commission, appointed by the those persons authorised by the IOC President IOC President in September 2008, is composed by reason of their functions are present. of IOC members, representatives of the International Federations (IFs), National Any IOC member from a country whose city is a Olympic Committees (NOCs), athletes, and the candidate in the election must abstain from International Paralympic Committee (IPC), as taking part in rounds as long as the city is still well as advisors. included in the voting. For 2016 this is as follows: The main task of this Commission was to conduct an on-the-ground analysis of the four Number of IOC members: 106 Candidate Cities. The Commission’s task is to prepare a report with its findings to be made Not voting in the first round: public no later than one month before the IOC President, Jacques ROGGE 1 election of the host city (2 September 2009). Nationals from the United States 2 Composition of the IOC Evaluation . Anita L : DEFRANTZ . James L. EASTON Commission: Nationals from Japan 2 Chairman . Chiharu IGAYA Nawal El MOUTAWAKEL (MAR), member of . Shun-ichiro OKANO the IOC Executive Board Nationals from Brazil 2 Membres . João HAVELANGE - Ching-Kuo WU (TPE), IOC member . Carlos Arthur NUZMAN - Craig REEDIE (GBR), IOC member National from Spain 1 - Guy DRUT (FRA), IOC member . Juan Antonio SAMARANCH JR - Mounir SABET (EGY), IOC member - Alexander POPOV (RUS) IOC member, - Suspended member: 1 Athletes’ Commission Representative . Kun Hee LEE - Göran PETERSSON (SWE), ASOIF Representative - Gregory HARTUNG (AUS), IPC Representative Number of members eligible - Andrès BOTERO PHILLIPSBOURNE (COL), to vote in the first round 97 IOC member, ANOC Representative - Philippe BOVY (SUI), transport advisor - In the case of a second round of vote, - Simon BALDERSTONE (AUS), environment nationals from the country of the city which has advisor been eliminated because it received the least - Etienne THOBOIS (FRA), finance advisor number of votes CAN VOTE. - Gilbert FELLI (SUI), IOC Olympic Games - The Honorary President for Life, Honorary and Executive Director Honour members DO NOT vote. VOTING REGULATIONS In each round; each participating IOC member may vote for only one city. The votes of Electronic voting was used, for the first time, for members not taking part in a round of voting or the election of the Host City for the Games of who abstain, as well as blank or spoilt electronic the XXIX Olympiad in 2008, on 13 July 2001 voting entries, are not taken into account in the th calculation of the required majority. during the 112 IOC Session in Moscow. Host City election – facts and figures / July 2009 Page 2/5 If, after the first round of voting, no city obtains Addition to the 2016 Bid Process the absolute majority of the votes cast, as many The IOC Executive Board decided to provide rounds are held as necessary for a city to obtain Candidate Cities with an additional opportunity such majority. to present to the IOC members in the form of a two day meeting enabling IOC members to have The city receiving the least number of votes a full briefing of the Candidate Cities’ plans. leaves the competition. The name of the city is made public immediately and the vote continues. CANDIDATE CITIES 2016: PAST PARTICIPATION If only two cities remain in contention, the one that obtains the majority of votes is declared elected. CHICAGO REFORMS TO THE HOST CITY Games hosted: none Other candidatures: 1952, 1956 ELECTION PROCESS Other Games held in United States Games of the Olympiad : St Louis 1904, Los The election of the Host City for the Games of Angeles 1932 and 1984, Atlanta 1996 the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 will be carried out Winter Games: Lake Placid 1932 and 1984, th according to the reforms adopted by the 110 Squaw Valley 1960, Salt Lake City 2002 IOC Session in Lausanne on 11 and 12 December 1999. The reforms have created an TOKYO improved Host City election process that Games hosted: 1964 clarified both the qualifications necessary to bid Other candidatures: 1960 for the Games and the responsibilities and Other Games held in Japan obligations of all parties involved in the process. Games of the Olympiad: none Winter Games: Sapporo 1972, Nagano 1998 Among the major changes were: • The two-step process (applicant city/candidate city), which is designed to RIO DE JANEIRO ensure that only interested cities that Games hosted: none the IOC judges to be capable are Other candidatures: 2004, 2012 approved to proceed to the candidature Other Games held in Brazil phase, thereby avoiding unnecessary Games of the Olympiad : none expenditure for those cities which are Winter Games: none judged to be insufficiently prepared at the time. • The elimination of IOC members’ visits MADRID to the candidate cities on the basis that Games hosted: none members will have the benefit of Other candidatures: 1972, 2012 knowledge gained from a strengthened Other Games held in Spain Evaluation Commission Report and the Games of the Olympiad : Barcelona 1992 additional assessment of cities made Winter Games: none during the acceptance procedure. • The strengthening of the obligation of a National Olympic Committee (NOC) to serve as a full partner with the bid FORMER ELECTIONS committee, ensuring that the application meets the IOC’s requirements. Since 1994, following the change of cycle • The signing of a contract between the between the Games of the Olympiad and the IOC and each candidate city, along with Olympic Winter Games, the yearly alternating their respective NOC, outlining the obligations of each party, the applicable pattern of celebrating a Games and electing a code of conduct, and the sanctions for future host city during an IOC Session (usually breaches of these terms. seven years in advance of the future Games) Host City election – facts and figures / July 2009 Page 3/5 has become a major event in Olympic Election of Athens (Greece) as host city Movement history. for the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad in 2004 (during the 106th IOC Session in Lausanne). Election of Atlanta (USA) as host city for Other candidate cities: Buenos Aires the Games of the XXVI Olympiad in (ARG), Cape Town (RSA), Rome (ITA) 1996 (during the 96th IOC Session in and Stockholm (SWE). Tokyo). Round 1 2 3 4 5 Other candidate cities: Athens (GRE), 1997 Athens 32 - 38 52 66 Belgrade (YOU), Manchester (GBR), Buenos Melbourne (AUS) and Toronto (CAN). 16 44 - - - Aires Round 1 2 3 4 5 1990 Cape 16 62 22 20 - Athens 23 23 26 30 35 Town Atlanta 19 20 26 34 51 Rome 23 - 28 35 41 Belgrade 7 - - - - Stockholm 20 - 19 - - Manchester 11 5 - - - Election of Turin (Italy) as host city for Melbourne 11 21 16 - - the XX Olympic Winter Games in 2006 th Toronto 14 17 18 22 - (during the 109 IOC Session in Seoul).