IChicago ibhidela iMidlalo yeOlimpiki ngo-2016. Ubizo lwesixeko kunye neMelika ukuba libambe iiOlimpiki zasehlotyeni zika-2016 ibe yeyona ncoko ishushu eIllinois. Ngenkxaso yezinye izixeko, iilokishi kunye neelali ezikwiphondo lase-Illinois, e-Indiana naseWisconsin, iChicago ngomnye wabangene kumjikelo wokugqibela abaqwalaselwa yiKomiti yeOlimpiki yeHlabathi.
UBill Scherr, ilungu lebhodi yeChicago 2016, uMlawuli weMidlalo, iChicago 2016 kunye nosihlalo weWorld Sport Chicago uthe iChicago isondele kumgca wokugqibela kunye nekomiti yovavanyo etyelela isixeko eSpring. “Sithumele ummeli omkhulu ngoJuni eSwitzerland. Besiphembelela loo malungu ali-107 e-IOC kukhuphiswano oluninzi lokuvota kulo msitho. Ibhidi yethu iqukunjelwa ngomhla we-2 ku-Okthobha kwinkomfa ekhethekileyo e-Copenhagen, eDenmark kunye ne-IOC apho senza intetho kunye nabanye abagqatswa abathathu - eRio de Janeiro, eMadrid, eTokyo," watsho, ethetha kwi-2nd Annual Midwest Lodging Investors Summit 2009.
IRio neMadrid zikhuphisana nezixeko zazo ezintle. ITokyo ikhuphisana nesandi sayo, injini yezoqoqosho eyomeleleyo kwisixeko esibonelela ngexabiso elicwangciswe kakuhle kakhulu. IMadrid yazibizela kwimidlalo ka-2012, kodwa kumdlalo owandulela owamagqibela kankqoyi iParis neLondon, iParis yaphumelela kumdlalo owandulela owamagqibela kankqoyi yaze iLondon yaphuma kwindawo yesibini. Nangona kunjalo kumdlalo wokugqibela, iMadrid yatshintshela eLondon; kamva London wabetha Paris isiganeko 2012.
Ukuba iChicago iba sisixeko esisindleke, iya kubandakanya amava abo bonke abantu ababandakanya iimbaleki, usapho lweOlimpiki, ababukeli kunye nababukeli bakamabonwakude, kungasathethwa ke, abantu baseChicago.
UScherr uthe isicwangciso sinezimvo ezine ezingundoqo. Okokuqala, iimbaleki kuya kufuneka zibe sembindini weMidlalo. Ilali ye-Olimpiki, indawo yodidi oluphezulu iya kwakhiwa embindini wedolophu ebekwe echibini kunye nolwandle lwayo lwabucala. Iimbaleki zizakube zikufutshane nokhuphiswano ukuze zikwazi ukufikelela kwibala lemidlalo.
“Imidlalo iza kube isembindini wesixeko ukuze usapho lwe-Olimpiki, ababukeli neembaleki zonwabele yonke into esinayo esixekweni. Le midlalo siza kuyijikeleza ngomnyhadala kunye nomoya wobuhlobo ukuze kubekho intsebenziswano enkulu phakathi kwabalandeli nesixeko okwenzeka kwi-Olimpiki,” utshilo uScherr.
Ibala le-Olimpiki liya kuba "nesikhumba esiphilayo" kunye nebala elingaphandle lonke lisasaza imifanekiso ngaphakathi kwebala lemidlalo kunye nokujikeleza iMidlalo. Phakathi kwebala lemidlalo kunye neWashington kunye neJackson Park, kuya kubakho iisayithi ezivulelekileyo zokunxibelelana zabantwana ukuze bazame imidlalo yokomelela, ukuze abantu barhwebe ngezikhonkwane, kunye neekhiski ukuze abantu baqhagamshelane noluntu lwabo ekhaya.
Kulindeleke ukuba iMidlalo iya kuphakamisa i-$ 22.5B kwingeniso yeChicago; kananjalo kulindeleke ukuba kufike iindwendwe ezisisigidi. Uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwelali yeOlimpiki lungenisa i-$3.8B kwingeniso kodwa iindleko zinokufikelela kwi-$3.3B yokwakha. UScherr uthe balindele i-450 yezigidi zeerandi kwintsalela yokusindleka - kanye njengokuba iAtlanta kunye neSalt Lake City bezixele ngengeniso emva kokuba kutsalwe iindleko zokusingatha iMidlalo. Ibhodi ithe balindele ukunyusa imali efakwe ngabaxhasi kwi-1.248B yeedola, kusasazwa i-$1.01B, amatikiti e-$705M, iminikelo ye-246M yezigidi, ilayisensi ye-572M yeedola ngeedola zerhafu yesixeko "zero." Imali iyonke ifikelela kwi-$3.781B. Ekupheleni kweendleko, uScherr udize ukuba bathenga i-inshurensi exabisa i-$450M.
“IOlimpiki iza kuba ngumsebenzi omkhulu kwihlabathi liphela. Iyakuba nefuthe elihle kwezoqoqosho kule minyaka izayo ku-2016,” utshilo.
“Xa abantu bandixelela ukuba lo msitho unokubanjelwa eChicago, bendicinga ukuba bubudenge nje obupheleleyo. Isixeko asinako ukuyifikelela; isixeko asimanyananga,” utshilo uLaurence Geller, usihlalo weStrategic Hotels & Resorts esongeza ukuba iChicago inokuba ibiye yasi-7 yokugqibela kwiivoti ezili-12 kukhuphiswano lweeOlimpiki. Kodwa phakathi kukasodolophu, usihlalo kunye ne-CEO yeChicago 2016, uPatrick Ryan kunye nabanye abantu abambalwa, akuzange kuthathe ixesha elide ukukholisa uGeller ukuba iOlimpiki inokuba yenye yezona zinto zibalaseleyo ezinokuthi zenzeke kwisiXeko esinomoya.
Njengomntu omtsha, umntu unokuba ngumvangeli. Iihotele zethu zizixhasa ngokupheleleyo iiOlimpiki. Ndiyazi ukuba ifuthe elibi kuqoqosho liya kuba likhulu. Okona kubaluleke kakhulu, iphakheji yokuvuselela uqoqosho esiya kuba nayo kwesi sixeko kwaye kurhulumente mkhulu kakhulu, ”utshilo uGeller.
