Willing to 2022 Winter Games less and less. Oslo withdraws – Sport.pl

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 10/01/2014
 
 
 
 
 
 , Update: 10/01/2014 20:30
 
 

Fig. STEFAN WERMUTH

Oslo is likely to withdraw its bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2022 years. In Wednesday’s vote, the ruling party voted against funding the event. The host status still apply Almaty and Beijing.

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– Such a great project needs broad support of all parties, and this support is missing . This is a clear signal and we have no reason to not listen to him – said Prime Minister Erna Solberg, President of the Conservative Party.

The Norwegians won the most medals in the history of the Winter Olympics, and the country hosted the Olympics twice. This time they promised to organize an event for approx. Five billion U.S. dollars – 10 times less than the cost of this year’s Olympics in Sochi. Politicians fear, however, that this amount of time will increase significantly.

– Members of the Conservative Party are divided and can not support the Olympics in Oslo. Therefore, we conclude the withdrawal of candidature – said one of the MPs Trond Helleland.

matter of this autumn will address the parliament yet.

Previously, from applying for the status of the host, among others resigned Krakow, Stockholm and Lviv.

– I was hoping for a bit of a different outcome of the vote – commented the mayor of the capital of Norway Stian Berger Roesland.

The final decision will be taken on tour July 31, 2015, during the 127th session IOC in Kuala Lumpur.