Winning bid would restore Spanish pride: Samaranch
- Published: 15 Jan 2013 at 00.45
- Online news: Sports
Madrid winning the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games would restore pride to Spain, boost the morale of the Spanish people and also create much-needed jobs, Spanish International Olympic Committee member Juan Antonio Samaranch told AFP on Monday.
Picture taken on December 4, 2012 in Lausanne of International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. Madrid winning the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games would restore pride to Spain, boost the morale of the Spanish people and also create much-needed jobs, Samaranch told AFP on Monday.
The 53-year-old, son of the late long-time IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, added a Madrid Games would present the Olympic Movement with an efficient new model for the global sporting showpiece in the 21st century.
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