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New Olympic stadium 'a legacy for athletics'.


NYC NYC
abbr.
New York City


NYC New York City
2012 recently released the first rendering of the revised Olympic Stadium The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. Traditionally, the opening and closing ceremonies and the track & field competitions are held in the Olympic Stadium.  located in the Olympic Park.

The Cluster will also host tennis, rowing, canoe/kayak, archery and water polo, the Main Press Center and International Broadcast Center.

This state-of-the-art 80,000-seat modern Olympic Stadium will host the Opening Ceremonies, Closing Ceremonies, Athletic competitions (track and field) and the Football (soccer) finals. It will meet the highest competition standards, with the ultimate services and comfort for all members of the Olympic Family.

"We are grateful for the opportunity to submit to the Executive Board this modification to our plan to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games and look forward with great anticipation to sharing New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 bid's story with the IOC IOC
abbr.
International Olympic Committee

IOC n abbr (= International Olympic Committee) → COI m

IOC n abbr (=
 in Singapore," said Daniel L. Doctoroff Daniel L. Doctoroff (born July 11, 1958) is Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding for the City of New York. Under the leadership of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Doctoroff has overseen one of the city’s most dramatic economic resurgences, spearheading the effort , Deputy Mayor for EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) An acronym occasionally used to reflect an advancement in transmission or transfer speed. For example, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR provides a dramatic increase in speed over the previous version. See Bluetooth. .

The Olympic Stadium remains in one of the three clusters and is fully consistent with New York's Games concept, including plans for transportation, security, accommodations and finance.

Last week, the Revised IOC Candidature File was submitted to the IOC Executive Board.

"The Olympic Stadium will also leave a great legacy for the sport of Athletics after the Games, allowing the new Icahn Stadium to be expanded to a permanent 25,000-seat outdoor track, the only Class 1 IAAF-certified track in the United States capable of hosting major national and international competitions," Doctoroff added.
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Title Annotation:revised Olympic stadium plan
Publication:Real Estate Weekly
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Geographic Code:1U2NY
Date:Jul 6, 2005
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