Talk:Bids for the 2018 Summer & Para Pan Pacific Games/@comment-32517509-20180621001339

The Western Republic bids, with Calgary!

Optional Sports: Basketball, Football, Handball, Rugby, Cricket, Wrestling, Golf

Venues:


 * Opening Ceremony, Football: Western National Stadium (110,000)
 * Athletics: Olympic Oval (12,000)
 * Cycling: Glenmore Velodrome (2,500)
 * Badminton, Fencing: Max Bell Arena (3,000)
 * Table Tennis, Weightlifting: Father David Bauer Arena (1,800)
 * Tennis, Boxing, Wrestling: Stampede Corral (6,500)
 * Shooting: Calgary Olympic Park (1,200)
 * Field Hockey: Spruce Meadows (7,000)
 * Swimming, Diving: Repsol Centre (2,000)
 * Basketball: Scotiabank Saddledome (19,600)
 * Handball, Gymnastics: WestAir Centre (24,000)
 * Cricket, Rugby: Calgary Skydome,e (46,000)
 * Squash: Calgary Winter Club (1,000)
 * Golf: Country Hills Golf Club (10,000)

Calgary is a great city to host the games. Calgary has had past experience in 1988, where they hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics. Since then, venues have continued to be used, and new shiny venues have been built, such as the Western National Stadium, the WestAir Centre, and the Calgary Skydome. The current ones will be renovated to upkeep the venues and be more modern. The main Olympic Village is right where Western National Stadium is, with the Western National Stadium, the Foothills Stadium, the Olympic Oval, and the Father David Bauer Arena are located. The Stampede Grounds in downtown Calgary also has a high concentration of venues, including the Saddledome and the Stampede Corral. Calgary will be receiving roughly $2 billion in funding from the Western Federal Government for the games, and renovating existing venues. Calgary has a fantastic transit system. The airport is connected by a highway that drives through downtown, where lots of the venues are located. The Calgary LRT system will connect citizens across the city and take them to the required venues. Overall, Calgary will be a splendid location for the games.