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The Los Angeles 2016 Olympic bid is a reference to the unsuccessful attempt by the city of Los Angeles, with help from the Greater Los Angeles area, to be chosen by the United States Olympic Committee as the official United States bid for the International Olympic Committee 2016 Summer Olympics host city competition. On July 26, 2006, the USOC had narrowed its list of candidates to Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.San Francisco later withdrew its bid on November 13, 2006. On April 14, 2007, Chicago was selected as the United States bid.〔(Yahoo! Sports - Sports News, Scores, Rumors, Fantasy Games, and more )〕 Two years later, Chicago lost their bid to Rio de Janeiro when the IOC voted to select the host city. == United States Olympic Committee == The USOC's chairman, Peter Ueberroth, visited potential host cities in May 2006. Ueberroth and his party visited Los Angeles on May 18. Los Angeles has many existing sports venues, including many that were built in the years since the 1984 Summer Olympics, when Los Angeles last hosted. Existing venues currently include the following: *Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum- Ceremonies and track competitions, 80 000 *Staples Center- Indoor venue and basketball competitions, 18 000 *Honda Center- Indoor venue and basketball venue 2, 16 000 *Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena- Indoor venue and gymnastics/handball final, 16 000 *Long Beach Sports Arena- Indoor venue and handball preliminaries/quarterfinals, 10 000 *Walter Pyramid- Indoor venue and handball preliminaries 2, 5 000 *The Forum- Indoor venue and volleyball venue, 18 000 *The Home Depot Center- Soccer/Football events, 28 000 *Galen Center- Indoor venue on the USC campus and boxing, 10 000 *Pauley Pavilion- Indoor venue on the UCLA campus and volleyball preliminaries 2, 12 000 *Rose Bowl- Outdoor stadium, 90 000 *Angel Stadium- Outdoor venue and baseball preliminaries, 45 000 *Dodger Stadium- Outdoor venue and baseball final, 55 000 *San Pedro/Long Beach Harbor Area- Rowing, Canoe-sprint, 20 000 *Santa Anita Park- Equestrian events, 60 000 *Sam Boyd Stadium- Football Preliminaries in Las Vegas, 35 000 *University of Phoenix Stadium- Football Preliminaries in Glendale, Arizona, 60 000 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Los Angeles bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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