Carrie Tait
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Hi. IOC Olympic Games exec director Christophe Dubi just spoke with reporters. A few highlights, starting with biggies on cutting costs....#yyc #yyccc
Required venue size? That's not a thing anymore.
Space around the venue? Size can be cut.
Savings on International Broadcast Centre? Requirements like ceiling height can be modified. Ditto HVAC, etc. Does not all have to be in one building.
Energy? Requirements on redundant sources of power can but cut.
Planning events? Sport federations can cover that. Example: Golf federations can takeover golf events, rather than leaving every detail to the host cities. Reduces workforce requirements.
And speaking of workforce reductions, the major work can be crammed into the preceding four years, rather than many more leading up to a Games.
Wanna host events in cities outside the host? Go ahead!
Wanna host events outside the home country? Go for it!
Wanna eliminate events? Well, ok, no enthusiasm from the IOC on this one.
Will the IOC contribute more than the US$925-million ont eh table now? Well, no hard answer on this one. Just a comment about how negotiations are still on and the final amount will depend on that.
(So good luck with that one, Potential Host Cities).
Dooooooooooooes Calgary need a new arena to host? Meh, bidders can figure that out themselves.
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