Certainly Houston should be world-class enough
For the Olympics that is. KRIV-26 got a quote from Mayor White (via ESPN) saying Houston will be submitting an application to be host city for the 2016 summer games:
Mayor Bill White says Houston will throw its hat in the ring as a candidate to host the 2016 Olympics.
The city will submit its proposal later this month to the United States Olympic Committee. The committee must still decide whether the United States will compete for the 2016 summer games.
"It's a big decision -- in part a decision based on the fact I think we have a fairly viable shot at it," White told Houston television station KRIV on Thursday.
White's decision comes one month after a delegation of the Olympic committee visited five cities, including Houston, on a fact-finding mission.
That visit from a USOC committee elicited complimentary words for Houston from USOC President Peter Ueberroth.
The Chronicle's David Barron has more information on the team putting together Houston's bid.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 06/09/06 05:40 AM | Print |
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