Friday, May 22, 2009
2015 Universiade bid announcement festivities early Sunday morning.
As reported on GFN's "City of Light" this morning, the winning bid for the 2015 Universiade will be announced at 3:00 AM Sunday (Korean time), and as Gwangju is one of the three finalists---along with Edmonton and Taipei---there will be a gathering in front of City Hall from 11:00 PM Saturday through 5:00 AM Sunday. I will not be attending, but I'm sure I will be able to find plenty of pictures of citizens crying for the camera when I return.
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WHAT! Gwangju won??????
From the Calgary Herald:
"It centred on the use of the World Cup Stadium, a spectacular venue built in 2002 for the World Cup of Soccer."
So it centered on a stadium that will be 13 years old at the time???
"Gwangju Mayor Park Gwang-tae wasn’t shy about bragging up the city’s prospects for victory over its rivals in Edmonton and Taipei City, Taiwan during the bid process.
“Gwangju outclasses Taipei in its rich experience in hosting large-scale, international events while being better than Edmonton in the number of modern sports venues,” he told the Korea Herald, an English-language daily. “We also excel over both Taipei and Edmonton in the level of government support and the citizens’ enthusiasm toward the games.”
He told the paper that “many civilians walk 2,015 steps every day in support for the bid while more than 150,000 citizens have volunteered” to help promote the bid"
Apparently they know something we dont...
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