Durban Olympics 2020 - The other cities that are bidding to host the Summer Olympics 2020

Durban Olympics 2020 - The other cities that are bidding to host the Summer Olympics 2020.

Durban is now the only city in South Africa that will formally bid to host to the Summer Olympic Games in 2020 after Johannesburg, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth failed to submit their application to SASCOC. On September 7th 2010, SASCOC announced that it considered South Africa's 2020 Olympic bid finalised with Durban as the host city, and now it was up to the South African government to ensure that Durban's Olympic bid for the 2020 Olympic Games goes ahead. This should be no problem as Jacob Zuma, the President of South Africa, is a firm supporter of Durban as the host city and after the huge success of the 2010 World Cup Football, Durban proved it can host a major international sporting event with no problems.

Durban is up against some big competition to host the 2020 Olympic Games, but the climate of the city during June / July and the excellent sports venues are a huge advantage for Durban. The fact that the IOC is having it's conference there in 2011 is a huge bonus and will allow the decision makers to see first hand that Durban would be the perfect choice as the host city of the Olympic Games in 2020.

The other cities that are planning on bidding are:

Rabat,Morocco

Busan,South Korea

Doha,Qatar

Dubai,United Arab Emirates

Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshima,Japan

Budapest,Hungary

Istanbul,Turkey

Rome,Italy

Madrid,Spain

Lisbon,Portugal

Saint Petersburg,Russia

Bucharest,Romania

Guadalajara, Mexico

Monterrey, Mexico

Toronto,Canada

Brisbane,Australia.

Working in Durban's favour to host the 2020 Olympic Games is that the IOC has expressed the desire to have the games in a developing country, and the fact that the Olympics has never been on African soil will also mean that Durban will be the favourite city, as it's only other competitor will be Rabat in Morocco.

To follow Durban's Olympic bid for the 2020 Olympic Games and to book Durban hotels and attractions log onto http://www.durbanhotelshop.com!

Durban Olympics 2020 - The other cities that are bidding to host the Summer Olympics 2020

By: Graeme Watson

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