'Is it 2030 or 2034? Our answer is yes. We are willing to host either Games, whichever is in the best interest of the Olympic and Paralympic movements and Utah,' said Fraser Bullock, president and CEO of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games.
Sapporo had been struggling to secure public support for a bid amid a bribery scandal from the 2020 Summer Games held in Tokyo a year later due to COVID-19. The only other known 2030 contender, Vancouver, Canada, has yet to secure needed government backing.
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination Committee Co-Chairmen Sen. Michael K. McKell, R-Spanish Fork, right, and Rep. Jon Hawkins, R-Pleasant Grove, attend the first meeting of Utah Legislature’s Olympic Coordination Committee at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday. Government support hasn't been an issue for Utah's Winter Games bid.
He ended the presentation by telling lawmakers, "we could not do this without your support. You are the wind at our backs ... we know that you're behind us and that makes such a big difference.""My takeaway is we are ready, we are on schedule and you've got solid support here in the state of Utah, both in the executive branch and in the Legislature — andHe said the committee members, who mostly listened Thursday, are "going to track your progress.
Catherine Raney Norman, chairwoman of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games, Darren Hughes, the committee’s bid lead, and Colin Hilton, CEO of the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation, confer following the first meeting of Utah Legislature’s Olympic Coordination Committee at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday.
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