(Mexico City) Mexico announced Wednesday its official candidacy to host the Olympic Games in 2036, 54 years after having organized them for the first time (1968).
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“At six months of his 100e anniversary, the Mexican Olympic Committee is proud to begin the journey towards a new organization of the Olympic Games in 2036,” said committee president María José Alcalá, a former Olympic diver.
Approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Mexico’s candidacy is currently the only one in the running. Egypt has indicated that it is considering applying.
According to María José Alcalá, mentalities have evolved within the IOC: “The Olympic Games have changed, the chairman of the committee, Thomas Bach, has ensured that countries can participate without being in debt, without having to achieve great economic exploits , but simply by being sites with a great capacity for organization and sustainability. »
“If Mexico proposes something, it is because it will carry it out,” assured Marcelo Ebrard, the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Mexico is “a sporting power which will host the World Cup in 2026 (together with the United States and Canada, editor’s note), the only country to host it three times”, after 1970 and 1986, he said. recalled.