PARIS: Egypt will bid to host the 2036 and 2040 Summer season Olympics, with the nation’s bettering infrastructure and sports activities amenities key for a profitable African bid, mentioned the top of the African nationwide Olympic committees affiliation (ANOCA) on Sunday (Aug 11).
The continent has by no means staged an Olympic Video games. Cairo final made an unsuccessful bid for the 2008 Olympics.
Probably the most populous nation within the Arab world, Egypt has spent billions of {dollars} constructing amenities, stadiums and sports activities complexes lately as a part of its plans to modernise the nation.
The Egypt Worldwide Olympic Metropolis complicated within the new administrative capital the nation has been constructing east of Cairo since 2015 is predicted to have a 93,900-capacity nationwide stadium and 21 different sports activities amenities.
“Egypt will bid for 2036 and 2040,” Mustapha Berraf, head of ANOCA informed a press convention on the day of the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
The Algerian sports activities administrator mentioned one other African bid may doubtlessly materialise with South Africa’s Cape City contemplating an Olympic candidacy. He didn’t say for which Video games it might bid, although.
“Africa has the prospect of organising the Video games. It would most certainly organise the Video games in 2040,” mentioned Berraf, who can also be an Worldwide Olympic Committee member.
“There’s a want to have a look at infrastructure points comparable to roads, airports. Egypt has vital infrastructure potential.”
Los Angeles will host the 2028 Summer season Video games whereas Australia’s Brisbane is making ready to stage the 2032 Olympics.
There are already a number of nations and cities occupied with bidding for the 2036 Olympics together with Indonesia, India, Turkey in addition to Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Worldwide Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has mentioned curiosity for 2036 has up to now attracted cities within the double digits.
