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Old Posted Feb 16, 2010, 3:39 PM
glynnjamin glynnjamin is offline
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I was just having this conversation with someone else. I totally think Arizona could handle the Olympics. Obviously we would have to spread it out amongst the entire state - there is no way we could host the whole thing here. But I feel that most of our spring training facilities could host track & field events like javelin, archery, and all of that old timey stuff. Golf is supposed to be added in 2016 and lord knows we have enough courses. The multiple basketball arenas could host those while the Colosseum could host cycling. The UofPhx stadium is plenty big enough for opening events as well as track and field short distance running. You could also host soccer matches in there as well as Chase Field. You could possibly host smaller matches at a retrofitted Phx Muni, Reach 11, or...possibly once it gets built out - Francisco Grande's new soccer facilities.
Looking over the events, I feel like we simply need to add some pools and a velodrome. Everything else would require minimal conversion.

Archery - spring training facility
Badminton - Tucson Arena
Basketball - USAC, new USA Basketball Center
Boxing - Celebrity Theater, Dodger Theater
Canoeing- Tempe Town Lake
Cricket - Spring Training Facility
Cycling - (track) retrofitted Memorial Colosseum, (road) Sonoran Bike Trail, (mountain) some desert trail, (BMX) newly constructed ramps
Diving - ASU/UofA-built pools
Equestrian - West World
Fencing - Phx Convention Center
Football - UofPhx Stadium/Reach 11/Francisco Grande
Golf - multiple courses around valley
Gymnastics - Wells Fargo Arena
Handball - There has to be somewhere, right?
Hockey (field) - Spring Training Facility
Judo - Phx Convention Center
Modern pentathlon - mix of available spaces
Rowing - Tempe Town Lake
Rugby sevens - Sun Devil Stadium
Sailing - Im not sure how large a space you need for this but it seems Powell or Havasu might work?
Shooting - Ben Avery Range
Swimming - ASU/UofA-built pools
Synchronized swimming - ASU/UofA-built pools
Table tennis - Phx/Tuc Convention Center
Taekwondo - Phx/Tuc Convention Center
Tennis - ASU
Triathlon - various sites
Volleyball - Wells Fargo/Tucson Arena
Water polo - ASU/UofA-built pools
Weightlifting - Phx Convention Center
Wrestling - Phx/Tuc Convention Center
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