Bids for the 1967 Pan American Games

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Bids for the
1967 (1967) Pan American Games
Overview
PASO
Map
Location of the bidding cities
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Decision
WinnerWinnipeg

Three cities submitted bids to host the

Sao Paulo, Brazil.[2][3]

Host city selection

The host city selection was set to be made prior to the opening ceremonies of the

Mayor of Winnipeg Stephen Juba believed that Metro attempted to ruin Winnipeg's bid for the Games and that was why the voting was delated, stating, "They can say all they want, but they deliberately tried to scuttle our bid on the eve of the departure of our delegation to Brazil ... When this got in the papers as 'the largest Greater Winnipeg municipality backing out' you can bet that’s why the Pan-American congress delayed a decision on the site for 1967."[4]

Winnipeg went on to win the games. The results of the voting were not released.[4]

Candidate cities

Winnipeg, Canada

The countries that made up the PASO assured

Sao Paulo claimed.[5][6] The same committee that organized the bid for those games worked to create a better bid for the 1967 Games.[7]

The Citizens Committee estimated that the total net cost to hold the games in Winnipeg at $4.5 million. The

Greater Winnipeg were expected to cover one-third of the costs each.[8]

The main sporting venues were the

Fort Osborne Barracks, which would be centered around the new $25 million addition known as the Selkirk Lines.[8]

Santiago, Chile

On March 18, 1963, authorities announced that Santiago had bid for the 1967 Games.[9]

Caracas, Venezuela

Interested cities

Miami and Kansas City, United States

On February 12, 1963, the

Kansas City to bid for the 1963 Pan American Games. Since the United States was bidding of the 1968 Summer and Winter Olympics, the country was allowed to have more than one bidding city apply to host the Games.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Emery, Curtis Ray (1964). The History of the Pan American Games (Dissertation). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Winnipeg Gets 1967 Pan-Ams". Morgantown Dominion News. Sao Paulo, Brazil. UPI. 23 April 1963. p. 6. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Winnipeg gets Pan-Am games". Winnipeg Tribune. Sao Paulo, Brazil. AP. 22 April 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b Lahonda, Carry (23 April 1963). "Juba angry, elated". Winnipeg Tribune. pp. 1, 10. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ^ Matheson, Jack (6 April 1963). "Steve's naturally the confident type". Winnipeg Tribune. p. 26. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ISBN 978-1-138-21983-0
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  7. ^ a b Gilbert, Doug (9 May 1962). "How's Chances for '67 Pan Am Games?". Winnipeg Tribune. p. 28. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Winnipeg 1967 Candidature File" (PDF). City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Chile Seeks Pan-Am Games". Findlay Republican Courier. Santiago, Chile. AP. 19 March 1963. p. 12. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Kansas City May Bid For Pan-Am Games". Hutchinson News. New York, United States. AP. 13 February 1963. p. 25. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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