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Mayor, Bid Leadership Travel to Washington D.C. as Final Step in US Bid Process
Los Angeles, Calif. - April 11, 2007 –Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and leaders of The Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games (SCCOG) will make their final presentation to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) April 14 in Washington D.C. and will learn the same day if Los Angeles will be the United States candidate to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The presentation and USOC Board decision culminates 21 months of dedicated effort by the SCCOG to demonstrate Los Angeles’ commitment and ability to produce a successful and memorable Games.
Mayor Villaraigosa and SCCOG Chairman Barry Sanders will lead the delegation, which also includes Tim Leiweke and Casey Wasserman, Vice Chairs; David Simon, President; Rhonda Brauer, Vice President; Peter Vidmar, Vice President and Olympian; David McGowan, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; Willie Banks, Olympian and President of the U.S. Olympians Association; Joe McCarthy, Paralympian; Maidie Oliveau, Member, Court of Arbitration for Sport; Alan Rothenberg, Director. Los Angeles and Chicago, the other finalist, will each make a 40-minute presentation to the Board as part of the meeting.
“Los Angeles 2016 has garnered unprecedented City and State support,” said Mayor Villaraigosa. “This, combined with a comprehensive bid that will re-imagine the Games, represents a community that is prepared and enthusiastic to produce and host a successful 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
The U.S. Applicant City will be formally nominated by the USOC to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a host for the 2016 Games. The international campaign will last two years, concluding in October 2009 at the IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, when the 2016 Host City is selected.
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