Chicago 2016’s Candidature File - our Bid Book - provides the most detailed look to date at the bid’s concept for the Games. The Bid Book is an in-depth response to a series of questions posed to each of the Candidate cities hoping to host the 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games. It includes information on 17 topics that range from our concept for the Games to accommodation, transport, environment, and more.

A historic opportunity for Olympic sport at a time of great change in America
In Chicago 2016, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has a unique seven-year opportunity to elevate and expand the power and presence of Olympic sport in the United States.

The possibilities and promise of this opportunity have been shaped by major shifts in public sentiment and political leadership in the United States—by a new spirit of cooperation and unity across the country—and by the emergence of Chicago as a focal point of American aspirations for the future.

For millions of Americans—and millions around the world—the election of Chicago’s Barack Obama to the U.S. presidency on November 4, 2008, signaled the dawn of a new era of hope within the country and a new path toward strengthened friendships around the globe. It also marked the beginning of an unprecedented partnership between a U.S. Olympic bid city, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the U.S. federal government.

For the IOC, these changes—and the candidacy of Chicago—offer a historic opportunity to align the interests of global sport with a new Host City, a new USOC and a new U.S. government, whose collective interests in the values of sport will help advance the cause of the Olympic Movement in the United States for generations to come.

Visit Chicago 2016 Bid Book Download Page

Download the complete Chicago 2016 Bid Book or read and download the highlights.

REACHING FOR A BETTER WORLD
Since he was first elected in 1989, Mayor Richard M. Daley has led Chicago through a 20-year renaissance in business, education, culture, sustainability and sport. Under his leadership, the city and its diverse neighborhoods have been revitalized, and Chicago has emerged as a green, vibrant and youthful center of creativity and hope for the nation.

Today, 45 million people visit Chicago every year to enjoy its stunning lakefront parks, admire its historic architecture, shop in its diverse retail districts and draw inspiration from its theaters, museums and cultural institutions. They gather on the lakefront to celebrate Chicago’s annual festivals, cheer at its year-round calendar of sport events and attend to business at its conferences, trade shows and exhibitions.

In many ways, Chicago 2016’s Olympic bid is a natural culmination of the city’s transformation—and Mayor Daley’s commitment to empower young people through education and to inspire them through sport. But it is also a reflection of a broader desire across the United States—the desire of the American people to reach out and renew bonds of friendship around the world.

Chicago’s emerging influence in the social, political and cultural arenas of American life has helped make the city—and the bid—a beacon of hope for many. Reflecting the desire for change across the country, Chicago is not simply bidding for the world’s greatest sporting event. It is reaching for a better world.

Comments (0)

Name

Email

Comment

smaller | bigger

Add Comment