Amy
06-07-2005, 10:12 AM
Todays the day we find out if this country has succeeded in it's bid to host the 2012 Olympic games....
Lord Sebastian Coe today launched a passionate and inspirational plea to the International Olympic Committee to deliver the 2012 Games to London.
The bid chairman's closing speech told the IOC members they had the opportunity to be "bold" and vote for London to take the Olympic movement forward - or by implication stand still and vote for a less ambitious Games.
The presentation appeared to go down extremely well - and members of the London bid said afterwards it could not have been bettered.
Coe appealed "on behalf of the youth of today" and explained how he had been inspired to become an athlete as a 12-year-old by watching the 1968 Mexico Olympics on a black and white television.
He then went on: "Choose London today and you send a clear message to the youth of the world - that the Olympic Games are for you.
"Some might say your decision is between five similar bids, but that would undervalue the opportunity before us.
"In the past you have made bold decisions which have taken the movement forward in powerful and exciting ways.
"It's a decision about which city will help us show a new generation their sport matters, that in a world of many distractions that Olympic sport matters, in the 21st century why the Olympic ideal matters so much.
"On behalf of the youth of today and the Olympics of the future we humbly submit the bid of London 2012."
Taken from Aol Sports News (http://channels.aolsvc.co.uk/sport/article.adp?id=20050706055009990007)
Do you think we'll get our chance to host the games?
Lord Sebastian Coe today launched a passionate and inspirational plea to the International Olympic Committee to deliver the 2012 Games to London.
The bid chairman's closing speech told the IOC members they had the opportunity to be "bold" and vote for London to take the Olympic movement forward - or by implication stand still and vote for a less ambitious Games.
The presentation appeared to go down extremely well - and members of the London bid said afterwards it could not have been bettered.
Coe appealed "on behalf of the youth of today" and explained how he had been inspired to become an athlete as a 12-year-old by watching the 1968 Mexico Olympics on a black and white television.
He then went on: "Choose London today and you send a clear message to the youth of the world - that the Olympic Games are for you.
"Some might say your decision is between five similar bids, but that would undervalue the opportunity before us.
"In the past you have made bold decisions which have taken the movement forward in powerful and exciting ways.
"It's a decision about which city will help us show a new generation their sport matters, that in a world of many distractions that Olympic sport matters, in the 21st century why the Olympic ideal matters so much.
"On behalf of the youth of today and the Olympics of the future we humbly submit the bid of London 2012."
Taken from Aol Sports News (http://channels.aolsvc.co.uk/sport/article.adp?id=20050706055009990007)
Do you think we'll get our chance to host the games?