the Politicians in Stockholm changed her mind at the last moment and said Friday yes to the toys. Thus increasing the chance that the olympic winter games for the very first time will be held in Sweden.
It will in that case happen with alpine skiing in Åre, jumps in Falun, bob and luge in Sigulda in Latvia.
– This is a victory, ” says the head of Sweden’s olympic committee Peter Reinebo after the surprising political støtteerklæringen.
Still missing statsgarantien. Since Sweden currently is without a government, The international olympic committee (IOC) granted the swedes and the delay to get the on space the.
The second candidate to arrange the toys about seven years, Milan, and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy. The IOC makes its decision in June.
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In april 2017, saying the then-socialist to the city council in Stockholm emphatic no to the OLYMPIC plans, with a justification that the application had broad support.
It as not particularly brighter out in October of last year, when the new aqua blue board of directors in the city arrived at the place and gave information about that you would say no to the OLYMPICS as there was not sufficient time to examine the case and make a decision.
A month later was the mood is still negative, but idrettsbyråd Karin Ernlund then said that they were willing to look more closely at the Swedish OLYMPIC komités concept for the toys. Since there has been frequent meetings.
Friday, the same day as søkefristen outlet, turned politicians. Ernlund reported that Stockholm is ready to rent out venues and quiet public place at your disposal in connection with the toys.
the Background that the politicians have changed his mind is that the IOC has opened up a completely new concept in the organization of the olympic games. Vertsbyene shall no longer stand as the formal organizers and also does not have to give financial guarantee. The only requirements to Stockholm city were to rent the venues and use public spaces like streets and squares.
New information
– It has arrived brand new information, and it is essential that Stockholm does not need to set the financial guarantee. When we say that of course we will rent out the venues our and ask our public rooms at your disposal, ” says Ernlund.
She says that a large event like OLYMPIC games can have a positive effect for the city’s business community.
– But the most important thing is that Stockholm’s taxpayers should not pay the bill.
Reinebo says that the application would have been delivered even without the approval of the Stockholm politicians.
– But this is a signal to the world that it is viewed positively that we will host the OLYMPICS here. Very many pieces of the puzzle are in place now, ” says Reinebo.
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