The Spanish Olympic Committee has approved the distribution of events
as part of its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
despite fierce opposition from the Aragon Government.
Hopes of a Pyrenees-Barcelona bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and
Paralympic Games have suffered a further setback after the Aragon
Government rebuffed the Spanish Olympic Committee’s plans.
‘Spain is different,’ says the Ministry of Tourism. For millions of foreigners, Spain is sun, food and flamenco, little more; a lot of hedonism and a siesta every day because life is short. You have to understand the national idiosyncrasy and that means that, a priori, judo is Don Quixote fighting windmills. Spain is football, football and a little further back, more football. Then come basketball and tennis, motorcycles and Formula One. Several kilometres behind, judo appears. This is where the adventure begins precisely because Spain is different.
MADRID, March 22 (Xinhua) Alejandro Blanco, the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) on Tuesday ruled out any chance of his country making a bid
Mónica Bosch has been appointed by the Government of Catalonia as
coordinator of the Pyrenees-Barcelona bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic
and Paralympic Games, but its counterpart in Aragon Government has
blasted the decision as "unacceptable" and accused it of a lack of
consultation.