SASCOC boss: Durban Olympic bid won’t come cheap 13/09/2010 |
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South Africa's Olympic Committee president Gideon Sam has admitted that Durban's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be expensive.
Sam will be in Durban this week to meet with officials to discuss the city's bid.
He said: "We're not talking thousands or millions here, we're talking billions. I don't know exactly what it will cost because we don't know exactly what infrastructure is needed. That's why I'm meeting various people this week to discuss these things.
"Remember, its 26 sports, not one, as with the [football] World Cup. We have to put our heads together, see what we need and what costs are involved.”
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) announced last week that Durban was the only city to indicate it wanted to host the 2020 Games.
President Jacob Zuma said during the World Cup he would support such a decision, and International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge added that he would welcome an African bid.
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