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Paris 2012 Olympic bid

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2012 Summer Olympics
Details
City Paris, France
Bid committee French National Olympics Committee
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Previous games hosted
1900 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
Decision
Result Defeated by London in Round 4, 50-54
2004 IOC score 8.5
Emerged as the highest scoring candidate with a general score of 8.5, although it received the highest score in only three categories ("Accommodation", "Safety and security" and "Experience from past sports events").

Paris 2012 was one of the five short-listed bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics, proposing that the games be held in Paris, France. The games will be held in London. Paris' failure to win the 2012 games follows the failure of the Paris 2008 and Paris 1992 candidature.

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[edit] Organization

[edit] The Paris 2012 Committee

The French National Olympics Committee (French: Le Comité national olympique et sportif français (CNOSF)), the city of Paris, the Ile-de-France region and the State constituted a public interest group called “ Paris-Île-de-France 2012.” Chaired by Bertrand Delanoë, Mayor of Paris, the group has the role of supporting and of promoting the candidature of Paris for the organization of the Olympic and Paralympic Games of 2012, on a national and international scale, by preserving the ideal and the spirit of the Olympic ideal and by respecting the directives provided by the CIO.

The structure of the group makes it possible to associate public and private people. It is composed of:

  • Committee Management , which is charged to lead and promote the candidature of Paris 2012. It includes Philippe Baudillon, Essar Gabriel, Armand de Rendinger, Etienne Thobois, Emmanuelle Obligis, Valerie Holzman, Max Bouchet-Virette, Olivier Lenglet, Jerome Lenfant and Paul Pelade.
  • Committee of candidature, which takes part in the definition of the policy of the group and determines the strategy of the candidature. It is composed of personalities, with varied competences, the various sensitivities, and of different horizons.

[edit] Club des entreprises Paris 2012

Image:L'Hotel de Ville, Paris 2012.jpg The Club des entreprises Paris 2012 is a 1901 association law which has the role of supporting the candidature of Paris 2012. It intends to mobilize, inform and make take part in the candidature all the companies which wish to see France gaining the organization of the 2012 Games. It is chaired by Arnaud Lagardere.

  • Members of the club : all the French companies are invited to make party of the club of the companies against a participation of 1000 euros.

[edit] International Olympic Committee evaluation report

The IOC gave the Paris 2012 bid almost universal praise, as shown in the following excerpt from their evaluation:

Paris has based its vision on the long-standing relationship between Olympism and France and has planned athlete-centered Games. Paris has committed to providing a legacy to the city, the region, French athletes and the community generally. The Olympic Village would provide a significant new housing opportunity for inner Paris. The Paralympic Games are well integrated into the planning of Paris 2012. Overall, the environmental actions are comprehensive, innovative and integrated throughout planning and operations, and would result in significant gains and legacies from the Games. The budget has been professionally prepared with great detail. Assumptions for the budget are well supported and documented. Paris has extensive, well maintained and operated metropolitan road and rail transport systems. Paris has a rich cultural heritage with regard to Olympism. The candidature file and the information provided to the Commission during its visit were of a very high quality.

[edit] Important dates

Image:Assembleparis2012.jpg

[edit] Candidates' file

[edit] Dates

If Paris had been selected, the Games would have proceeded from July 27 to August 12, 2012. The paralympic Games would have been from August 29 to September 16, 2012.

For the candidacy of Paris, the Paris 2012 committee drew up a complete project which describes the Olympic village and the 31 sites which would accommodate the Games.

[edit] The Olympic village

Map of Paris showing the location of events. The goal was to place the 17,000 athletes and guides under the best conditions in the middle of the Games. The “one village, two cores” concept of Paris 2012 places the Olympic and paralympic village in Paris only 6 km from the two cores of competition venues that will be used for 80% of the events. The Olympic Ways, in the immediate vicinity, will make it possible to guarantee the effectiveness and timeliness of transportation; less than ten minutes to reach the cores. The village will be placed in the North-East of Paris, in the 17th arrondissement on an industrial wasteland belonging to the SNCF.

[edit] Sports Sites

The concept is focused around two principal cores:

[edit] Northern Core

  • Stade de France
  • Aquatics center
  • SuperDôme (for gymnastics)
  • House 1
  • House 2
  • House 3
  • House 4
  • House 5
  • House 6

[edit] Western Core

[edit] Other sites in Paris

[edit] Elsewhere in France

[edit] Previous bids

It is the third time in recent years that Paris has sought the Olympic Games.

[edit] Another failure for Paris; future bids?

The IOC's decision to hold the 2012 Games in London was a massive blow to France due to this being Paris' third failed attempt to host the Olympic Games in the last twenty years. Throughout Paris' 2012 bid, great emphasis had been placed on France's love and passion for sport. Two previous failures to host the Games led many to believe that Paris had learnt from its mistakes and would produce a strong bid that would not be easily challenged. This remained the case throughout much of the process as Paris was almost always the favourite to win. However, the final decision was between London and Paris, the capitals of the United Kingdom and France, two nations which throughout history had always been rivals. The decision of either Paris or London for 2012 would also be historic as either city would have become the first ever city to host the Olympic Games three times (London hosted the Games in 1908 and 1948, whilst Paris played host in 1900 and 1924). There was a huge outcry in Paris when the French capital was rejected yet again to host the Olympic Games. A sense of disbelief swept across crowds of French sports fans who had always remained confident that they'd win. It is uncertain whether Paris will make future bids for the Olympic Games. The London 2012 Games means that it would be highly unlikely that Paris would host the Olympics for some time after 2012, due to Paris' close proximity to London, and that the Games would have been held in Europe twice in eight years (see: Athens 2004). At a time when relations between the UK and France are at a particularly low point, due to conflicting views on the War in Iraq, differences on the future of the European Union, and the cool relationship between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and French President Jacques Chirac, the decision to host the 2012 Games was yet another element to sour British-French relations. But many see it as the latest chapter in the centuries-old rivalry and one-upmanship between two old and bitter friends who were once sworn enemies.fr:Paris 2012

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