After the failures in 2012, 2016 and 2020, Ayuso is promoting Madrid’s renewed Olympic candidacy
Madrid has big dreams and is aiming for a new sporting horizon with the Olympic Games. After the recent triumph in organizing the Formula 1 Grand Prix, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid, has announced this ambitious plans to bid for Madrid as an Olympic venuewhich surpasses previous failed attempts in 2012, 2016 and 2020. “We are working on it,” explained Ayuso.
The announcement comes at a time of renewed sporting enthusiasm in Madrid, shortly after the hosting of the Formula 1 Grand Prix. This new Olympic claim rreflects the Spanish capital’s desire to improve and become an epicenter major international sporting events.
Madrid faces past and future Olympic challenges
Madrid still remembers its three previous attempts to host the Olympics, most recently in 2013 when it lost to Tokyo and Istanbul at the 2020 Games. Since then the Olympic dream had grown cold, but now with recent successes in other sports areas and Ayuso’s openness to a new candidacy, Madrid is preparing to rekindle its Olympic flame. The first viable chance for Madrid would be 2036.
While acknowledging Carlos Sainz for his victory in the Dakar Rally, Ayuso highlighted Madrid’s commitment to the sport and mentioned the importance of engines as a tourist and economic attraction. This focus on high-profile events such as Formula 1 serves as a prelude to Madrid’s ambitions to organize the Olympic Games and demonstrates the community’s strategy Not only transform Madrid into a leading motorsport citybut in a global headquarters for sporting events at the highest level.
Madrid’s Olympic dream: a path to follow
The possibility of Madrid hosting the Olympics is more than a project; It is a reflection of the ambitious spirit of the city and its leaders. Ayuso is looking beyond Formula 1’s recent success and wants to take Madrid to the top of the world sporting stage with the Olympics. These efforts are aimed not only at increasing Madrid’s international profile, but also strengthen its infrastructure, economy and tourist attraction through sport.
Madrid’s Olympic bid is shaping up to be a challenge full of opportunities and marks the beginning of an exciting chapter in the city’s sporting history. Looking ahead to 2036, Madrid begins to plan its path to Olympism, driven by the determination to overcome past obstacles and Become an Olympic venue that reflects your passionCulture and love of sport.