Could the Summer Olympics really come to the Twin Cities? There’s a new possibility that part of the 2016 games will be played here.
Chicago is one of four cities trying to get the Olympic bid in 2016 and if that happens, international soccer players may take the field at TCF Stadium.
The University of Minnesota confirms that the stadium committee is in negotiations with the Chicago Olympic group to host soccer matches should the windy city get the bid.
As far the economic impact of the matches, city officials said it’s still too early to say, but the worldwide publicity the games would bring is priceless
“The automatic impact is the international press that would come to Minneapolis-St. Paul area as we got with the Republican National Convention this summer—to show what a great market place we have. Any opportunities to have that is great for our cities,” Todd Kingel with the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce said.
He believes the proposed high-speed rail route between Chicago and Minneapolis is part of the reason the Chicago Olympic committee is considering an event site in the Twin Cities.
“There are moves in Congress now to be looking to add that additional infrastructure. So if those two could be linked together, I think it’s a great idea in some of their thinking,” Kingel explained.
Chicago is in the running with Tokyo, Madrid, and Rio de Janerio. The International Olympic Committee will make their decision in October.
source: kstp.com
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