I-Chicago ibhidela Imidlalo yama-Olympics ngo-2016. Ibhidi yedolobhakazi ne-United States yokuba usokhaya wama-Olympics Ehlobo lango-2016 kube yingxoxo eshisa izikhotha e-Illinois. Ngokusekelwa amanye amadolobha, amalokishi namadolobhana ezifundazweni zase-Illinois, e-Indiana naseWisconsin, iChicago ingomunye wabangene kowamanqamu abacutshungulwa yiKomidi Lamazwe Ngamazwe Lama-Olympic.
UBill Scherr, oyilungu lebhodi leChicago 2016, uMqondisi Wezemidlalo, Chicago 2016 kanye nosihlalo weWorld Sport Chicago uthe iChicago isiseduze nomugqa wokuqeda ngekomidi lokuhlola elivakashele idolobha eSpring. “Sithumele izethulo ezinkulu ngoJuni eSwitzerland. Besilokhu sinxenxa lawo malungu e-IOC angu-107 emiqhudelwaneni eminingi yokuvota kulo mcimbi. Isicelo sethu siphetha ngo-Okthoba 2 engqungqutheleni ekhethekile e-Copenhagen, e-Denmark ne-IOC lapho senza khona isethulo kanye nabanye abathathu abazongenela ukhetho - e-Rio de Janeiro, e-Madrid, e-Tokyo," esho, ekhuluma neNgqungquthela Yesibili Yonyaka Yabatshalizimali Bendawo Yokulala yaseMidwest ka-2.
I-Rio ne-Madrid bancintisana namadolobha abo amahle. I-Tokyo incintisana nenjini yayo yezomnotho ezwakalayo, eqinile edolobheni elethula ibhidi ehlelwe kahle kakhulu. IMadrid yafaka isicelo emidlalweni yango-2012, kodwa kowandulela owamanqamu lapho ibhekene neParis neLondon, iParis yanqoba owandulela owamanqamu kwathi iLondon yalala isibili. Nokho kowamanqamu, iMadrid yashintshela eLondon; kamuva iLondon yashaya iParis ngomcimbi ka-2012.
Uma iChicago iba idolobha elizosingatha, izohlanganisa isipiliyoni sabo bonke ababambe iqhaza okuhlanganisa abasubathi, umndeni wama-Olympic, ababukeli nababukeli bethelevishini, ingasaphathwa eyabantu baseChicago.
UScherr uthe lolu hlelo lunemibono emine ewumgogodla. Okokuqala, abasubathi kuzofanele babe senkabeni yemidlalo. Idolobhana lama-Olympic, indawo esezingeni eliphezulu izokwakhiwa enkabeni yedolobha etholakala echibini nolwandle lwalo oluzimele. Abasubathi bazobe besondele kulo mqhudelwano ukuze bakwazi ukungena enkundleni yezemidlalo.
“Le midlalo izoba senkabeni yedolobha ukuze umndeni wama-Olympics, ababukeli nabasubathi bajabulele konke okunikezwa yidolobha. Le midlalo sizoyizungeza ngefestivali nomoya wobungani ukuze kube nokusebenzelana okukhulu phakathi kwabalandeli nedolobha okwenzeka kuma-Olympics,” kusho uScherr.
Inkundla yemidlalo yama-Olympic izoba “nesikhumba esiphilayo” ingaphandle lenkundla lonke lisakaza izithombe ngaphakathi kwenkundla kanye nakuzo Imidlalo. Phakathi kwenkundla yezemidlalo kanye ne-Washington ne-Jackson Park, kuzoba nezingosi ezisebenzayo ezivulekile zezingane ukuze zizame imidlalo yokuqina, ukuze abantu bahwebe ngezikhonkwane, kanye nezindawo zokuthenga ukuze abantu baxhumane nemiphakathi yabo emakhaya.
Kulindeleke ukuthi le Midlalo iqoqe imali engu-$22.5B ye-Chicago; futhi kulindeleke ukuthi kufike izivakashi eziyisigidi. Isabelomali sedolobhana lama-Olympic sikhiqiza u-$3.8B emalini engenayo kodwa izindleko zingafinyelela ku-$3.3B wokwakha. UScherr uthe balindele imali engaphezulu kuka-$450M ngokusingatha le midlalo - njengoba nje i-Atlanta neSalt Lake City bebike umholo ophelele ngemuva kokuba kudonswe izindleko zokusingatha le Midlalo. Ibhodi lithe lilindele ukukhuphula imali enikelwe ngabaxhasi ngo-$1.248B, lisakaze u-$1.01B, amathikithi angu-$705M, iminikelo engu-$246M, inikeze amalayisense angu-$572M ngamadola entela yedolobha “eqanda.” Isamba sezimali sifika ku-$3.781B. Ekupheleni kwezindleko, u-Scherr udalule ukuthi bathenga umshwalense ongabiza u-$450M.
“Imidlalo yama-Olympics izoba wumsebenzi omuhle emhlabeni jikelele. Kuzoba nomthelela omuhle kwezomnotho eminyakeni ezayo eyedlule u-2016,” usho kanje.
“Ngesikhathi abantu bengitshela ukuthi umcimbi ungaba seChicago, ngacabanga ukuthi kuwukusangana nje. Umuzi awukwazi ukukukhokhela; idolobha alibumbene,” kusho uLaurence Geller, usihlalo weStrategic Hotels & Resorts enezela ukuthi iChicago ingase ibe ngamavoti okugcina angu-7 kwangu-12 emkhankasweni wama-Olympics. Kodwa phakathi kwemeya, usihlalo kanye ne-CEO ye-Chicago 2016, u-Patrick Ryan nabanye abantu abambalwa, akuthathanga isikhathi eside ukukholisa uGeller ukuthi ama-Olympics angaba enye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu ezingake zenzeke e-Windy City.
“Njengomuntu osanda kuguquka, umuntu angaba umvangeli. Amahhotela ethu asekela ngokugcwele ama-Olympics. Ngiyazi ukuthi umthelela omubi emnothweni uzoba mkhulu. Okubaluleke kakhulu, iphakethe lokuvuselela umnotho esizoba nalo kuleli dolobha futhi kuhulumeni likhulu kakhulu,” kusho uGeller.
