VANCOUVER
,
Nov. 6
/CNW/ - The
Vancouver
Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) congratulates the City of
Toronto
for earning the honour today of hosting the 2015 Pan Am Games - marking the third time
Canada
will host the games.
"We want to congratulate the
Toronto
2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games Bid team and all Torontonians on their successful bid to host the 2015 Games - the first time the games will ever be held in Ontario," said
John Furlong
, VANOC's Chief Executive Officer.
"Given the enormously positive culture for sport that is growing in
Canada
and being supported by the 2010 Winter Games, this success is hugely encouraging for the country and for the City of
Toronto
. We know in 2015
Toronto
will win top marks as a superb host to thousands of athletes, officials and media from the Americas and the resulting sport and infrastructure legacies will last for generations.
"The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee have members on VANOC's board of directors and we hope their experience and valuable contributions gained in the planning for the 2010 Winter Games will help the 2015 Pan American team build and create a successful organizing committee. We also expect that many of the key
Toronto
2015 organizers will attend the 2010 Winter Games to learn and observe and we will give them a warm welcome."
Toronto
was selected by the Pan American Sport Organization in
Guadalajara
,
Mexico
on the first ballot out of a pool of three cities that also included:
Bogota
,
Colombia
and
Lima, Peru
.
About VANOC
VANOC is responsible for the planning, organizing, financing and staging of the XXI Olympic Winter Games and the X Paralympic Winter Games in 2010. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be staged in
Vancouver
and Whistler from
February 12
to 28, 2010.
Vancouver
and Whistler will host the Paralympic Winter Games from
March 12
to 21, 2010. Visit www.vancouver2010.com for more information.
For further information: Media Contacts: VANOC Communications, Tel: (604) 403-1611, E-mail: [email protected]
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