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Written By idontspam - 8 October, 2009
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I would suggest we start building an Olympic park near Bangalore so we can bid for 2020 olympics. Of the BRIC countries only we havent won the bid to host an Olympics yet. The economy is booming and we can get some funding/private participation now.
Location: I would suggest somewhere between Tumkur & Chickballapur, north of Dodballapur. It has a good mixed terrain. Pockets of decent groundwater. Lakes for water sports. Good connectivity from Bangalore City as well as BIA. Between some potential but untapped satellitte towns.
Features: Around 200 acres, arenas for games, olympic village to hold around 20K people, Sports universities, Sports medicine, hospitals, ,malls, hotels & resturants etc.
Advantages: New magnet for development, new infrastructure to connect Bangalore with potential but untapped satellite towns, provides reason for upgrading of current neglected state highways, new commuter train lines can connect Tumkur, Doddballapur, Chickballapur with Bangalore city. Finally, increase in physical health and sporting culture of the people.
If we build this Olympic park in 5 years wit Indian designers and builders we will have the much needed jobs boost and we will have time to train atheletes to win some medals at home in 2020.
What say?
COMMENTS
blrpraj - 31 July, 2012 - 06:57
This thread was started way back in 2009 about Bangalore setting it's sights on a 2020 olympic bid. Let's not bother since that race has been narrowed down to Tokyo, Istanbul & Madrid. Thinking of 2024 and beyond? Well, i think the best use of resources is to see what pieces can be reused from the infrastructure built in Delhi for CommonWealth games and build the rest in Bangalore & Mumbai perhaps.
Anyways, isn't this an ideal candidate to be outsourced to another country :-) similar to how other countries outsource IT and manufacturing to India?
idontspam - 8 August, 2012 - 03:25
I suggest that the Asian Games in 2018 should be held in India’s IT capital. It may appear a long wait, but mind you, the preparations have to start right now. It’s one sure way of making the civic authorities wake up to the tremendous task ahead and work with vision and zeal to make the city what it should be for a big international event.
idontspam - 27 August, 2012 - 10:08
We are not cricket fans. We are cricket victory fans.
So we need winners. We need people with medals who will give our young people something to aspire to. And our parents a source of some relief when the kids come back with broken limbs and loose teeth and a C grade in biology. We need medals of all shapes and colours so that we can rise from this tendency to wallow in our misery and look up. And all the money and infrastructure in the world is nothing if nobody wants to win anything.
My point is, not a single person in the country will be worse off if you create those winners. Not one.
idontspam - 12 September, 2012 - 07:01
...While issuing the notice, the bench observed that the state government must promote sports. “You give stadiums for exhibitions, which is more important to you than sports. You have seen how dismal our performances are.”
idontspam - 29 July, 2012 - 06:42
Dont give up... there are benefits for your grand chidren atleast
PS: click "watch on youtube" in the video
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