EGYPT will take its biggest ever delegation to the Paris Olympics with the hope of exceeding its record medal haul from three years ago and continue to build its credentials for a possible tilt at hosting the Summer Games in 2036.
Although the final decision on whether to launch a bid to bring the Olympics to Africa for the first time will rest with the government, a senior official at the country’s Olympic committee told Reuters that it was no pipe dream.
“The State-of-the-Art sports infrastructure Egypt built during the last few years encouraged the country to think about organizing games to exploit the great human and organizational capabilities” said Mohamed Abdel Aziz Ghoneim, Egyptian Olympic Committee (EOC) treasurer.
“IOC president Thomas Bach said on a recent visit to our country that Egypt is ready to organize the Olympic Games and has come a long way, reaching 60 percent of the organizing efforts, including facilities, roads. The rest are related to budget and financial issues.” — Reuters
