Hamburg to IOC: "We want a new kind of Games."
Hamburg is questioning the rationale of a 2024 Olympic bid.
According to Michael Neumann, the Hamburg senator of international affairs, the city is interested in hosting "a new kind of games" - an Olympics with a legacy and without gigantism.
In a radio interview on Monday, Neumann said that "if [the Olympics] go on as in the past … I do not know at all if Hamburg is the right city."
The senator went on to cite the Berlin airport and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg as evidence that Germany may not be able to handle large-scale projects.
Hamburg wants its citizens to vote on the potential Olympic bid before making a final decision.
Scottish bid for ISU World Figure Skating Championships
Glasgow is bidding to host the World Figure Skating Championships in 2017.
If the bid is successful, this will be the first time the event is held in the UK since 1995, and the first time Scotland hosts the event.
"Wehope to build on the ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2012, which we hosted in Sheffield, with the staging of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2017," NISA chief executive Nick Sellwood said in a release on Wednesday.
Organizers expect a turnout of over 170 skaters from 40 countries participating in disciplines such as men’s singles, ladies’ singles, pairs, and ice dance routines.
The ISU is expected to make a decision after their congress in June.
Australia Emphasizes Team Culture in Rio
After a tenth-place finish on the medals table in London 2012, Australia has appointed sport-specific team leaders for the 2016 Olympics.
At a press conference on Wednesday, chef de mission Kitty Chiller named the first 10 team leaders, who have a combined 21 Olympic games between them.
According to Chiller, these team leaders will "help mold the team and implement a strong culture amongst an expected 450 athletes and instill team values and a standard of behavior that is expected from all Olympians."
Australia aims to finish in the top five at the medals table in Rio.
Written by Andrew Murrelland Heinz Peter Kreuzer
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