30,000 fans mark Olympic Day completing 48 hours of Olympic celebrations
 
Munich, 23 June 2010: Two days of Olympic celebrations in Munich came to a spectacular climax last night when over 30,000 sports fans joined the Munich 2018 team at the city’s Olympic Stadium to mark Olympic Day and watch the crucial Germany v Ghana FIFA World Cup match live on a giant screen.
 
The event at the 1972 Games’ most iconic venue followed Tuesday’s jubilant festivities on the Marienplatz, when thousands of German sports fans gathered in the historic city centre to celebrate the IOC’s decision to name Munich an official Candidate City for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
 
CEO of the Munich 2018 Bid Committee, Willy Bogner, and senior bid colleagues are still in Lausanne for key meetings with the Olympic Family, but Bogner took time out from his vital fact-finding mission to express his delight that the whole of Bavaria has been united in a compelling display of the spirit of Olympism:
‘The Olympic Day is an excellent way to teach young people about Olympic values. Society has much to learn from sport. We want to spread the Olympic message across Munich, Bavaria and Germany, and to teach the importance of striving for excellence in the spirit of fair competition. Whether it is a FIFA World Cup game or a race to host the Olympic Games – our core values of excellence, respect and fairness are indispensable.’
 
A series of movies and speeches before and after the game gave Munich 2018 the opportunity to engage with tens of thousands of fans and to provide them with a deeper understanding of Munich’s Bid and the Olympic Movement. With 70% of citizens in Munich and the surrounding areas already strongly behind the bid, last night’s huge event should ensure that enthusiasm for an Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Munich in 2018 continues to grow.
 
Munich’s bid to host the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games reflects the region’s enduring affinity with winter sports. The supporting theme of the bid is its meticulous attention to detail on environmental prosperity.
 
The short distances between the sports venues and the environmentally friendly Olympic Villages in Munich and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, have aided a Games concept based on sustainability. Ice sports will be staged in Munich while Alpine events will be in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The artificial ice track at Königssee will also be used to host some of the ice sports.
 
The Munich 2018 Bid Committee has developed a comprehensive environmental concept which is designed to set new standards in the Olympic Movement.
 
Best regards,
Munich 2018 Bid Committee

Background
Munich, in collaboration with Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Berchtesgadener Land, is applying to host the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The application will be put together and managed by Bewerbungsgesellschaft München 2018 GmbH, whose management is chaired by Willy Bogner and whose managing director is Bernhard Schwank. Shareholders in the application organisation are the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) with 51 per cent, the City of Munich (30 per cent), the Free State of Bavaria (nine per cent), the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (eight per cent) and the district of Berchtesgadener Land (two per cent). The bid is being supported by national sponsors the Adidas, BMW Group, BayWa, Flughafen München GmbH, Lufthansa and the Sparkasse Finance Group, along with national equipment sponsors Deloitte, GfK Verein, Messe München GmbH and Stadtwerke München GmbH. More information about the concept, the progress of the application and many other aspects can be found at www.muenchen2018.org.

Bewerbungsgesellschaft München 2018 GmbH
Munich 2018 Bid Committee
Olympiapark München
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80809 München
 
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Willy Bogner and Bernhard Schwank
 
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