MLive/with Poll: Should Detroit bid to be 2024 Summer Olympics host?

By Ben Freed Business Reporter
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Posted on Thu, Feb 21, 2013 : 6 p.m.

Detroit was one of 35 cities to receive a letter from the United States Olympic Committee to gauge interest in hosting the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. According to an MLive story, a Facebook page already has been created in support of a bid by the city.

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The Facebook page supporting a Detroit Olympic bid has already come up with a new logo for the city.

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Past Olympic hosts have utilized nearby venues for some sports to help take pressure off of the host city. When Atlanta hosted the Olympics in 1996, soccer matches were held across the Southeast from Miami to Washington D.C. The Volleyball and rhythmic gymnastics competitions were hosted at University of Georgia venues in nearby Athens, Georgia.

Less than an hour away from downtown Detroit, Michigan Stadium and possibly the Crisler Center could see Olympic action if the city won the right to host the games.

Any bid by Detroit to be an Olympic city, if one materialized, would be a significant long shot. Both Detroit as well as the state of Michigan would have to invest a massive amount of money in the city in order to meet requirements, which include 45,000 hotel rooms, operations space for 15,000 media and broadcasters, and public transportation service to sporting venues.

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