Madrid 2016 Outlines Security Plan
Should Madrid win the bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, there would be a large integrated presence of more than 63,000 members of the Spanish Brigades …
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Spanish Prime Minister Takes Over Madrid 2016
The Macau Daily Times reports Spain’s Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero announced Tuesday he will take personal charge of the sports portfolio …
Madrid 2016 “National Project”
King Juan Carlos of Spain called Madrid’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games a “national project”. The King, Queen …
Madrid 2016 Games Would Be A “Fiesta”
Mercedes Coghen, CEO of Madrid 2016, said a Madrid Olympics in 2016 would be a “fiesta” for the Spanish speaking peoples of the world. The Madrid …
Spain’s IOC Member Touts Madrid 2016
Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., Spain’s member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has asked managers of international sporting federations based …
Madrid 2016 Team Gets Award
The Madrid 2016 Olympic bid team, as well as the City Hall of Madrid, have been awarded the National Sports Prize 2008 by Spain’s Ministry of Sport, in …
Spain’s Prime Minister Guarantees Government Support For Madrid 2016
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spain’s Prime Minister, has given assurances Thursday that he has no doubt the collaboration of every institution in Spain …
Tennis Venue “Magic Box” Promotes Madrid 2016
International star Lenny Kravitz is headlining the opening gala of Madrid’s new Magic Box tennis venue, which a Madrid 2016 press release says is …
Madrid 2016 Basketball Festival Promotes Bid
Madrid’s Palacio de los Deportes, the venue for Judo and Taekwondo should Madrid host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, was the site of thousands of fans …
Madrid 2016 Theme Of Carnival Parade
The Madrid Carnival began Friday with a sporting parade during which Baron de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, was evoked in a procession around …