Blanco wants to keep Olympic dream alive in Madrid

Spanish Olympic Committee Alejandro Blanco chief that the city of Madrid as candidates to host the 2020 Olympic Games itself.

If the club decided to put forward a candidacy in the 2020 Olympics, which will be the city's bid for the third consecutive try: Madrid defeated by London bid to host the 2012 Olympics, lost the race to host the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

However, in Madrid, Blanco, president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, to speak, he said he believed the city should not give up its ambitions Olympic Games.

"This has been a very strong candidacy, with many of many popular support," Blanco said.

Spain is still struggling to climb out of economic crisis and the state in fiscal reforms and spending cuts, which may stop the bidding process in 2020. Blanco said that his understanding of the situation, he believes, provides an important opportunity for the Olympic Games, it would be foolish not built in this city has been a candidate in their previous work.

"The Mayor of Madrid (Alberto Ruiz Gallardon) will never receive any criticism from me, if he decides not to reject the opportunity, but having said that, we want to promote Madrid 2020 election. It will not easy to understand, if we say 'no', after one candidate, the Home Affairs Department recognized the world. "

"The Olympics has brought great benefits and great returns. We must explain to the people, they are not costs, but their investment," Blanco said.

Later, head of the Spanish Olympic Committee, lamented that the Spanish athletes and teams such as Barcelona, ​​Rafael Nadal and Alberto Contador, the success has not won the country's Olympic Games.

"Our successful sportsmen and women have not disappeared, and the boundaries of the success of our candidates, but we won the right to host other events. In the near future, we will host basketball, handball, swimming, sailing World Championship , cycling and shooting. "

"Importantly, the Spanish candidate for accreditation, we have a winning choice," Blanco said.

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