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Bids for the 1999 Pan American Games

Three cities submitted bids to host the 1999 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization. The voting took place on July 31, 1994, in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[1][2]

Bids for the
1999 (1999) Pan American Games
Overview
XIII Pan American Games
Winner: Winnipeg
Runner-up: Dominican Republic
Candidate: Bogotá
Details
CommitteePASO
Election venue32nd PASO General Assembly
Map
Location of the bidding cities
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
DecisionGuayaquil, Ecuador
July 31, 1994
Decision
WinnerWinnipeg (28 votes)
Runner-upDominican Republic (22 votes)

Host city selection edit

Any country that had previously held the games was allotted two votes; those countries were Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela, making 50 votes in total, and a city needed a majority vote (26) to win. Canada, Colombia, and Dominican Republic delegates with bidding cities in the process couldn't vote. [3]

After the first round of voting, Bogotá was eliminated with 10 votes. In the second round, Winnipeg and Santo Domingo tied with 25 votes. During the tiebreaker round, the Canadian Bidding Committee Co-Chairman Don Mackenzie convinced three National Olympic Committee delegates, focusing on the fact that "Santo Domingo had no place for water-skiing, but Portage la Prairie has one of the best water-skiing facilities in Canada." Winnipeg went on to defeat Santo Domingo by a vote of 28 to 22.[4][5]

1999 Pan American Games bidding results
City NOC Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Winnipeg   Canada 22 25 28
Santo Domingo   Dominican Republic 18 25 22
Bogotá   Colombia 10 — —

Candidate cities edit

Winnipeg, Canada edit

In 1988, a Winnipeg delegation announced that once it got approval from the Canadian Olympic Association the city was allowed to present a bid to the COA Executive Board. On December 5, 1992, Winnipeg secured the Canadian bidding rights, defeating Toronto by one vote. Other three Canadian cities in the running were Halifax, Edmonton, and Sherbrooke.[6][7]

Canadian bid process results
City Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Winnipeg 15 14 22
Toronto 17 21 21
Sherbrooke 10 10 —
Edmonton 3 — —

In an attempt to secure the Latin American votes, the bid committee hired the Uruguayan television host Carlos Garcia. Garcia, who lived in Toronto, was a very know host in Latin America and had strong relationships with many of the National Olympic Committee members in the Americas. Additionally, the city presented an original song, written and performed by Burton Cummings, during its presentation. Winnipeg went on to defeat Santo Domingo in the third round.[8][9]

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic edit

Following the success of the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Santiago de los Caballeros, the then resident of the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee Dr. José Joaquín Puello announced a 13-point "ten-year strategic plan," from 1989 to 1999, in which the last point was host the Pan American Games. The country gained support of then President of the Pan American Sports Organization Mario Vázquez Raña following thereafter; on June 24, 1986, Raña urged Puello to bid for Pan American Games.[5]

On June 21, 1994, the then President of the Dominican Republic Joaquín Balaguer issued Decree 181–94, declaring that it was "of national interest to obtain the rights to host the 1999 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo and therefore, all the official authorities of the country are asked to give their collaboration to the Dominican Olympic Committee (CODOM) to achieve this objective."[10] President Balaguer also issued an emotional letter assembly that would meet in Guayaquil, in which a portion of it read, "We want, again, to be protagonists of history. Just as we were the land that opened the doors to American civilization, to conclude the century with the sports festival of the Continent." The city plans were down when they lost the bid process to Winnipeg in the third round of voting.[5]

Bogotá, Colombia edit

Bogotá officially presented their bid to the Pan American Sports Organization on March 9, 1993.[11] Bogotá had never held the Pan American Games; however, Cali held the 1971 Pan American Games. On November 16, 1993, the then Mayor Jaime Castro Castro was announced as the leader of Bogotá's hosting campaign for the 1999 Pan American Games during the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3] Castro, under the slogan En Colombia todo está dispuesto (English: In Colombia, everything can happen), pitched to PASO that the city has fulfilled the commitments made to the international community, particularly in the sports field.[12] The city fell short, however, as it was knocked out in the first round of voting.[4]

Showed preliminary interest edit

References edit

  1. ^ Santin, Aldo (2 August 1994). "Pan-Am fever sweeps through city". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. p. B1. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Winnipeggers await word on Pan Am bid". Brandon Sun. Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Canadian Press. 31 July 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "El Sueno: Panamericanos-99". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 31 July 1994. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b Taylor, Scott (2 August 1994). "We've got the Games!". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "La lucha por la sede fue una batalla gigante". Listin Diarro (in Spanish). 1 August 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. ^ Kidd, Bruce; Torres, Cesar (19 April 2018). Historicizing the Pan-American Games. Routledge. pp. 218–222. ISBN 978-1-138-21983-0.
  7. ^ 1999 Pan Am Games "Winnipeg Bid - Step 1: Toronto" (mp4) (Television production). Toronto, Canada: In House Strategies Inc. 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. ^ "The Pan Am Spirit Lives!". In House Strategies Inc. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  9. ^ 1999 Pan Am Games Bid, Stage 2: Guayaquil, Ecuador" (mp4) (Television production). In House Strategies Inc. 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  10. ^ Gaceta Oficial [Official Gazette] (Decree 181-94) (in Spanish). 30 June 1994.
  11. ^ a b c "Bogotá es Candidata". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 10 March 1993. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  12. ^ "La Candidatura de Bogota Desperto un Gran Aplauso" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 16 November 1993. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Cali Figura en la Baraja de Favoritas". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 14 February 1993. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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