MANILA 2024

Why Manila 2024?

- An Olympic Games is a best place where people all over the world meet not only to compete but also to share their cultures and the City of Manila is a best place to host this highly- symbolic event.
Lets see why Manila should be chosen the host city of either the Asian Games and the Olympics!
Manila is an old city formed long before the Spanish occupation in the 1600s. It is one of the largest cities in Asia in the older times. Now, it has grown into a Megapolitan Area comprised with 17 cities and municipality. It has a GDP of $108 Billion and is expected to reach $257 Billion by 2020.
Manila once hosted the 2nd Asian Games in 1952 and is likely to take for another one that is why, the Philippine Government plans to construct a new stadium in the city of Pasay, south of Metro Manila.
People here are known for their hospitality with a great percentage of literacy rate and are fluent in english. English is used in most mediums of communication in the Philippines.
Though traffic jams are notorious in Manila, the Manila Metropolitan Development Authority takes effort in decongest traffic through construction of flyovers, organized bus routes and u-turn slots.
Manila is also known for its gargantuan malls and cheap bargain items. The SM Mall of Asia is one of the top 5 largest malls in the world. There are also numerous Shopping Centers, a complex of several malls standing side by side like the Ortigas Shopping Center, Araneta Center, Glorrietta and Greenbelt and etc.
There are more to say about this humble city. So whenever the Asian Games or the Olympics drop by here, Filipinos will surely take its efforts in making it a memorable one.

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Our Bid for the Games of the 33rd Olympiad

CONCEPT

VISION

- A remarkable and enjoyable Olympic Games that will highlight Olympism, friendship, and camaraderie throughout the games and will feature our renowned culture and hospitality.

- By the year 2020, Manila and the rest of the cities here in the Philippines will be known for hosting national and international sporting events, meetings and conferences, etc.

MISSION

- To promote friendship and sportsmanship not only to the athletes but also to the spectators throughout the games

- To give importance to the Paralympic Games and its participants

- To be an inspiration to everyone and encourage them to join and be engage with sports
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SPORTS

The sports programme for the 2024 Summer Olympics comprises all the sports and disciplines indicated by the International Olympic Committee and all recent Summer Olympic Games such as:

-     Aquatics                          -     Archery
-     Athletics                           -     Badminton
-     Baseball                          -     Basketball
-     Boxing                             -     Canoe / kayak
-     Cycling                            -     Equestrian
-     Fencing                           -     Football
-     Gymnastics                     -     Handball
-     Hockey                           -     Judo
-     Modern pentathlon           -     Rowing
-     Sailing                            -     Shooting
-     Softball                           -     Table tennis
-     Taekwondo                     -     Tennis
-     Triathlon                         -     Volleyball
-     Weightlifting                   -     Wrestling
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VENUES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

For the 2024 Summer Olympics, the government proposed to build large, spacious and better stadiums and other sport centers for the games and will be equipped with High- Technology Facilities to ensure fair and honest games. They will also build a comfortable and spacious Olympic Village for the athletes and a high- class hotel for the Olympic Family.

Rooms, restaurants, and other facilities will be offered to all spectators that will really serve and satisfy all of their need 24/7 during their stay.

The government and the organizing committee ensures safety for all visitors here Manila if the Games of the 33rd Olympiad will be held here.