Hamburg will do 2024 bidding for Germany
German Olympic officials selected Hamburg over Berlin on Monday to bid for the 2024 Olympics, adding a third international contender to what is shaping up as a high-profile field.The decision is expected to be ratified Saturday at the committee’s general assembly. It also has to pass a referendum expected to be held later this year in Hamburg, a port city in northern Germany.
“Both cities presented excellent concepts,’’ committee president Alfons Hoermann said in announcing the decision. “Hamburg has a fascinating and compact concept that fits excellently into the IOC reform process.’’
Hamburg had more popular support than Berlin, but will need to build more facilities than the capital.
AP
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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