JACA APPLICANT CITY Replies to Questionnaire
May 2002
I. INTRODUCTION: MOTIVATION, CONCEPT & PUBLIC OPINION
1a. REASONS FOR HOSTING THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES Unanimous wish. The Pyrenees have never hosted the Olympic Games. Jaca has repeatedly expressed its wish to do so. Now the city is ready. To spread the Olympic spirit, develop winter sports, provide high quality infrastructures, broaden the base and the processes of technical training for the athletes: these are some of the reasons behind that wish. Every level of government and the widest possible range of public institutions have pledged their support for this project. An outstanding territory. The Aragón Pyrenees have some of the finest skiing grounds in Spain, set in an impressively beautiful landscape. For Jaca, the Winter Games are the Games of the mountains, of nature, of a territory far from congested cities, but with high-powered infrastructures for receiving visitors sensibly arranged to avoid damage to the landscape.
Complicity and capacity. Jaca’s desire is to produce perfect Winter Games which will stand as a model for the future. The city already has sports infrastructures capable of meeting the most stringent demands and they will be completed and perfected. It has excellent communication systems and a fine supply of accommodation near the competition venues. Jaca has the total complicity of the local residents, the public authorities, the athletes and the media. “The Jaca 2010 project has finally become an ambition for the whole of Spanish sport. We have the wish, the know-how and the ability to organise the Olympic Winter Games.” Javier Callizo President of Fundación Jaca 2010
1b. EXPECTED IMPACT FOR JACA AND ARAGÓN Regional development. The Games will lay the foundations for sustainable development through the modernisation of communications, the recovery of historic sites, the development of sports and tourist facilities, the creation of cultural centres, the promotion of protection of the environment or the introduction of new educational and scientific centres to improve the balance between rural areas and the major population nuclei. Social progress. The opportunities for economic development provided by the Games will be exploited to the benefit of the local residents and will make the mountains a focus of progress and an example of modernity and development.
A boost for sport. The Games will provide a boost for the practice of winter sports and the training of elite athletes. Jaca intends to broaden the scope of winter sports through a high quality supply of facilities and services and to encourage the practice of those sports in schools. Protection of the environment. The Games will make it possible to create a model of sport and tourist development, with low impact, balanced and sustainable. “Jaca, which, among other events, has hosted two Winter Universiads, must continue to be a world reference for winter sports” Marcelino Iglesias President of the Government of Aragón
I. INTRODUCTION: MOTIVATION, CONCEPT & PUBLIC OPINION
2a. CONCEPT OF THE GAMES Jaca 2010 wants to bring the Games back to the heart of the mountains, the true leading actor in the drama of the Winter Games. The idea is to return to the human scale, to competition venues which are close at hand, to the enjoyment of breathtakingly beautiful scenery. The athletes and the whole Olympic family will be lodged in mountain hotels and residences, equipped with every comfort, where they will feel completely at home. On the basis of this concept, a project has been drafted with the following noteworthy aspects: Concentration. All the Games venues, with the exception of the subsites in Cerler and Huesca, will be located in a rectangle of 15 x 35 km, marked out by the Aragón and Gállego river valleys. Excellence. The facilities are designed with the athletes in mind and place maximum emphasis on competition and training conditions which will produce the best results. Specificity. Each sport will be held at a different, suitable venue to the benefit of the organisation, the training and the competition calendar. The most appropriate site for the conditions and requirements of the sport will be chosen in each case. Accessibility. The surroundings of the competition venues will be accessible only to accredited transport. Private vehicles will be left in large car parks connected to them by public transport. The train, a safe, highcapacity means of transport, will reach the very heart of the Games. Suitability. The Jaca 2010 project will adapt to the territory, using all its resources and taking account of the characteristics of the
mountains; only existing ski slopes will be used, and so it will not be necessary to occupy any other natural area; the new hotel and residential complexes, such as the one in Canfranc, will enable the recovery of areas which have been run down or are not currently in use; historic buildings, such as the Panticosa spa resort, will be refurbished, rural areas will be given a new lease of life so that people will stay in the territory; new sports cultural and tourist centres will be built. Post-Olympic guarantee. All the snow stadiums proposed are already in place and are much used. The Ice Palaces that will have to be built are part of a general improvement plan which is already being implemented; they all have a guarantee of use after the Olympic Games as regional facilities. The special facilities which will be built for the Games –ski jumps and bobsleigh and luge tracks– will be managed by the existing ski resorts and centres. Urban development. The Olympic and Media Villages respond to real needs for growth and will be on land legally classified by the relevant planning ordinances. There will be no problem integrating these residential units into the urban fabric, or in commercialising them, given the strong demand for new residences. The Jaca project is “different”, adapted to the place, respectful of the Olympic requirements, concerned about those taking part and adapted to their needs. A project that intends to avoid the oversizing of the Games to guarantee their quality.
I. INTRODUCTION: MOTIVATION, CONCEPT & PUBLIC OPINION
2b. THE JACA PROJECT (Map A)
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I. INTRODUCTION: MOTIVATION, CONCEPT & PUBLIC OPINION
3a. PUBLIC OPINION Unanimity. The Jaca 2010 Candidature project has the unanimous support of the people of Aragón. Both the people who live in the region and their institutional representatives, the political parties, the associations and public bodies, the sports clubs and business organisations are all backing the movement by Jaca and the Aragón Pyrenees to host the Olympic Winter Games in 2010. Perseverance. The Jaca Olympic bid is a project with deep local roots. This is the third time that the city has presented itself to organise the Games, which is clear proof of its Olympic calling. Harmony. The Jaca 2010 Candidature is accepted by the people, since the project that has been drafted is in harmony with the desires and aspirations of society: the residents of the Pyrenees see in Jaca 2010 a good opportunity for the economic, social and tourist development of the valleys, suited to the nature of the Pyrenean environment and coming at just the right time.
Opinion poll. In July 2001, the Candidature commissioned a sociological survey of the degree of familiarity with the Candidature and the extent to which it was accepted. It was carried out by the EDIS company among the inhabitants of Alto Aragón. The result showed that 85% of the people knew that Jaca is presenting its candidature for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and 8 out of 10 were clearly in favour of holding them in the city. Since Jaca has been chosen as Spanish candidate city for the organisation of the Games by the Spanish Olympic Committee, support has not stopped growing. Proof of that is the increasing pride of place given to the candidature by the regional media. “Jaca 2010 can make a series of pending projects a reality, it can bring about a huge improvement in all snow and ice facilities and an enhancement of the venue cities, which will make us leaders in the supply of quality tourism.” Enrique Sánchez-Cruzat Businessman
Since its beginnings in 1998, the Jaca 2010 Candidature has been mounting a communication campaign whose aim to is make sure the project is as widely known as possible.
3b. OPPOSITION The Jaca Candidature has few opponents. So far some political parties, which represent a minority in Aragón, have taken a sceptical or contrary position, as have one or two citizens’ organisations. At all events, the
official position of Jaca 2010 is to carry out a totally transparent candidature, through which all social groups and bodies can be permanently informed about any decisions that may affect them.
II. POLITICAL SUPPORT
4. CANDIDATURE COMMITTEE Legal status. For the preparation, promotion and implementation of the Jaca Candidature, on 4 November 1998 Fundación Jaca 2010 was constituted as a non-profit-making foundation. The legal status of foundation provides maximum flexibility and independence in decision-making.
Executive structure. The director general is at the head of a multidisciplinary team of professionals with wide experience in the planning, preparation and organisation of international sports events, as well as the preparation and defence of Olympic candidatures.
Goals. The goal of Fundación Jaca 2010 is the promotion and implementation of as many activities as may be required for the city to present its candidature for the Olympic Games in 2010. That includes the promotion and implementation of sports plans and projects and any activities which may help to publicise and boost the whole territory affected by the Olympic Games.
The main sections of the candidature are: director general, secretary general, communication infrastructures, transport, sports infrastructures, communication and promotion, volunteers and administration.
Institutional representation. All levels of the Spanish public administration are represented in Fundación Jaca 2010: central, regional or autonomous, provincial and local, as well as the leading sports bodies: The Spanish Olympic Committee, the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation and the Aragón Winter Sports Federation. The presidency of Fundación Jaca 2010 is occupied by the Regional Minister for Culture and Tourism of the Government of Aragón, and the vice-presidents are the mayor of Jaca, the president of Huesca Provincial Council, the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee and the secretary of state for Sport.
Institutional and business cooperation. The Jaca 2010 Candidature is working closely with the national, regional and local public administrations on the preparation of the Candidature, as well as with private companies and organisations. Members of the IOC. Although they are not yet part of the Candidature, the Spanish members of the International Olympic Committee are kept permanently informed of its progress as they are also members of the Spanish Olympic Committee. In any case, if Jaca 2010 is appointed candidate city by the IOC, the members in Spain will be invited to join the Candidature Committee.
II. POLITICAL SUPPORT
5. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Firm decision. The support the Jaca 2010 Candidature is receiving from all the state administrations is firm and unanimous. Proof of that is the fact that each of them is a member of the Candidature Committee. In any case, the Jaca 2010 Candidature has obtained the express support of the central, autonomous and local governments. Full guarantees. After the decision of the Spanish Olympic Committee to present the city of Jaca as official candidate, it agreed on 3 May 2002 to support the presentation of that candidature and to provide the commitments and guarantees, including the financial ones, required by the IOC.
At sessions held over 2000, the Government of Arag贸n and Jaca City Council agreed to support the Jaca 2010 Candidature. At the same time, both governments approved respect for the Olympic Charter and its byelaws, observance of environmental legislation in all works required for the organisation of the Games, the presence of the Government of Arag贸n and Jaca City Council on the future Organising Committee and cooperation with the other public administrations to make the necessary investments. Similar agreements were approved by the Plenary of Huesca Provincial Council and the other town councils in the Olympic Territory.
II. POLITICAL SUPPORT
6. LEGAL ASPECTS Legal obstacles. In Spanish law there is no obstacle to an optimal organisation of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, as shown by the organisation of the Barcelona’92 Olympic Games.
• Order of 11 January 1996. This sets out the general rules for doping control and the general conditions for the approval and functioning of non-state sport doping control laboratories.
New laws. In addition to the favourable general legal framework for the organisation of the Games, it is a well-founded hope that the government, through parliament, will approve financial and tax regulations designed to encourage public and private financing. To that end, we have the powerful, fruitful precedent of the Barcelona Olympic Games. Here we should emphasise that a sponsorship law which provides substantial tax benefits for private activities such as economic support for the organisation of the Olympic Games is awaiting parliamentary approval.
• Royal Decree 255/1996, of 16 February. System of infringements and sanctions for the suppression of doping.
Laws related to sport. Spain has a farreaching legal system as far as sport is concerned. There is a state law, Law 10/1990, 15 October, on Sport. In addition, there are 17 laws passed by the autonomous communities in which Spain is organised territorially which also regulate sport.
In Spain there are two laboratories accredited by the IOC, one in Barcelona and another in Madrid. The laboratory in Barcelona was used during the 1992 Olympic Games. The one in Madrid has been operating continuously since 1969, applying the Code provided for in the application of the Law. Since 2001, it has both IOC and WADA accreditation, and it has had ISO 17025 standard since 2001.
Anti-doping laws and instruments. In Spain there are advanced rules about doping. Along with the general basic provisions of the 1990 Sport Law, there are the following important provisions in the field of the fight against drugs:
• Resolution of 21 March 2000, by the Higher Sports Council. This approves the list of forbidden pharmacological substances and groups and non-regulation methods of doping in sport. World Anti-doping Agency. The Spanish government has participated in the World Anti-doping Agency since it was created and contributed to its financing.
Should Jaca be awarded the Games, a complete doping laboratory unit will be set up in the city. It will be functionally dependent on the laboratory in Madrid.
III. GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE
7. TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES INFRASTRUCTURE
Existing
Planned
Additional
Dual Carriageways (DC) Roads (RO)
Length (km)
Lanes (m)
DC Zaragoza-Huesca-Nueno
86.13
2x7.0
Planned
Additional
Tot. width Capacity (m) (vehic./h) 31.00
9.558 4.798
RO Nueno-Guarga
28.71
7.00
13.00
RO Guarga-Sabiñánigo
10.2
7.00
10.00
3.160
RO Sabiñánigo-Jaca
18.18
7.00
10.00
3.200
RO Jaca-Prov. Navarra
58.6
6.75
8.43
3.200
RO Jaca-Somport
21.48
7.00
13.50
3.160
RO Somport-Astún
11.00
7.00
10.00
3.160
RO Sabiñánigo-Formigal
42.54
7.00
10.00
2.755
RO La Partacua
18.2
3.00
3.00
240
RO Biescas-Fiscal
37.48
5.77
5.90
2.616
RO Fiscal-Balupor
13.8
4.44
4.44
2.551
RO Balupor-Campo
43.51
7.00
9.00
2.729
FINANCING
Start
End
Cost M.US$
2003
2004
139
Central Govt.
RO Campo-Castejón
18.15
5.52
5.78
2.621
RO Castejón-Cerler
17.00
4.50
4.50
2.610
RO Castejón-Prov. Lérida
30.5
5.58
5.64
2.625
RO Huesca-Lérida
117.8
7.00
10.00
3.200
DC Nueno-Guarga*
28
2x7.00
23.00
8.758
DC Guarga-Sabiñánigo*
10.2
2x7.00
23.00
9.100
2003
2005
50
Central Govt.
DC Sabiñánigo-Jaca*
18.18
2x7.00
23.00
9.558
2006
2007
90
Central Govt.
DC Jaca-Prov. Navarra*
56.8
2x7.00
23.00
9.558
2003
2005
283
Central Govt.
DC Jaca-Somport*
19.2
2x7.00
23.00
9.158
2004
2006
109
Central Govt.
RO Sabiñánigo-Fiscal
23.3
7.00
12.50
4.187
2003
2006
48
Central Govt.
RO Fiscal-Balupor
13.8
7.00
9.00
2.729
2004
2007
27
Central Govt.
RO Campo-Castejón
18.15
7.00
12.50
4.187
2003
2006
46
Central Govt.
RO Castejón-Prov. Lérida
30.5
7.00
9.00
3.094
2005
2007
35
Central Govt.
DC Huesca-Lérida*
106.00
2x7.00
31.00
9.558
2003
2007
305
Central Govt.
RO Somport-Astún**
11.00
10.5
13.5
4.300
2004
2006
19
Regional Govt.
RO La Partacua**
16.2
4.5
4.5
750
2002
2004
23
Regional Govt.
RO Castejón-Cerler**
17.00
6.00
7.00
2.750
2005
2007
39
Regional Govt.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Existing
CALENDAR AND COST
CHARACTERISTICS
CALENDAR AND COST
CHARACTERISTICS
Railway
Length (km)
Speed (km/hour)
Zaragoza-Huesca
69.4
120 90
Start
End
Cost M.US$
FINANCING
Huesca-Sabiñánigo
90
Sabiñánigo-Jaca-Canfranc
33
70
Zaragoza-Huesca**
69.4
250
2001
2003
121
Central Govt.
Huesca-Sabiñánigo**
90
175
2003
2007
156
Central Govt.
Sabiñánigo-Jaca-Canfranc**
33
175
2006
2009
78
Central Govt.
CAR PARKS
CAPACITY (No. vehicles)
TYPE
CALENDAR
COST M.US$
FINANCING
Jaca***
15.000
Temporary
2009
1.5
Local Govts.
Villanúa***
9.000
Temporary
2009
0.6
Local Govts.
Sabiñánigo***
8.000
Temporary
2009
0.5
Local Govts.
Biescas***
7.000
Temporary
2009
0.4
Local Govts.
Campo***
5.000
Temporary
2009
0.2
Local Govts.
* Conversion of present road into dual carriageway. ** Improvements and reorganisation of current lines. *** Park and ride for private vehicles.
III. GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE
8. TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES (Map B) LENG 11 LANES 7 OUT S 1.5 IN S RESER LOW GRAD ROLL CAP 3.160
11 10.5 1.5
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LENG 15.64 LANES 7 OUT S 1.5 IN S RESER LOW GRAD ROLL CAP 2.755 LENG 58.6 LANES 6.75 OUT S 0.84 IN S RESER LOW GRAD FLAT CAP 3.200 LENG 21.48 LANES 7 OUT S 1.5 IN S RESER LOW 3.5 GRAD ROLL CAP 3.160 LENG 18.18 LANES 7 OUT S 1.5 IN S RESER LOW GRAD FLAT CAP 3.200
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LENG 11 LANES 5.77 OUT S 0.03 IN S RESER LOW GRAD ROLL CAP 2.616
TUNEL BALUPOR
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LENG 117.8 LANES 7 OUT S 1.5 IN S RESER LOW GRAD FLAT CAP 3.200
LENG 28.71 28 LANES 7 2x7.0 OUT S 1.5 2.5 IN S 1 RESER 2 LOW 3 GRAD ROLL MOUNT CAP 4.798 8.758
LENG 30.5 LANES 5.58 OUT S 0.03 IN S RESER LOW GRAD ROLL CAP 2.621
106 2x7 2.5 1 10 FLAT 9.558
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ROLL 3.094
LÉRIDA
ZARAGOZA
10 km
LENG
Length
LANES
Lanes
OUT S
Outer hard shoulder
IN S
Inner hard shoulder
RESER
Central reservation
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Low speed
GRAD
Gradient
CAP
Vehicle capacity
ROLL
Rolling
FLAT
Flat
MOUNT Mountainous
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BIATHLON
LU
LUGE
SJ
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9a. GAMES AIRPORT Olympic airport. The arrivals airport will be Zaragoza, 140 km from Jaca. From there bus and car services will transfer passengers to their destination in a time of about 70 minutes. Zaragoza airport will have all necessary connecting flights to ensure a permanent link with the international airports in Madrid and Barcelona (35 minutes in each case), where most of the regular flights to other countries arrive and depart. Zaragoza airport has two runways, 3,000 m and 3,740 m, so any international regular or charter flight can land there. A terminal will be reserved exclusively for the Olympic
event, with a surface area of over 5,000 m2, where the Olympic Family services and one of the accreditation services will be located. Opposite the Olympic terminal will be the bus and car station which will transport the passengers to their places of residence. In 2003 the high-speed railway line (350 km/h) between Madrid and Zaragoza will be in operation, and in 2004 it will reach Barcelona, thus reinforcing the connection between the nodal airports and Zaragoza. The travelling time will be about 70 minutes in each case.
9b. INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS Nodal airports. Madrid airport deals with a large volume of regular traffic, over 30 million passengers per year, many of them for connecting flights. It has a total of over 60,000 annual connections with regular flights to over 90 countries. Barcelona airport is the second nodal airport of Spain, with over 45,000 connections per year with regular international flights; it was an Olympic airport in 1992. Both airports have more than enough capacity to deal with all the Olympic traffic. The connections with Zaragoza airport will be covered by a
specially sized air shuttle to cover all transport and baggage handling requirements generated by the Games. At Madrid and Barcelona airports there will be Olympic Family reception and service units, with capacity to solve any transport problem that may arise. Rail connections. In addition to the air connection, by 2010 both Madrid and Barcelona airports, and, of course, Zaragoza, will have high-speed rail links to Huesca and lower speed ones to Jaca and Canfranc.
III. GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE
10a. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Natural heritage. The Jaca 2010 venues are surrounded by the magnificent ecosystems of the Pyrenees, which are of great ecological value: treasure-troves of biodiversity. Right down to the present day, they have been maintained in an excellent state of conservation.
Over 160,000 hectares are protected and another 300,000 have been integrated into the European NATURE 2000 network as Special Bird Protection Zones.
10b. IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT Minimum impact. Jaca 2010 will basically be using existing infrastructures. The few new works will be done according to the most rigorous studies to minimise their environmental impact. Protection programme. Promoting plans for the conservation of endangered species, such as the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), or the bear (Ursus arctos); fostering the protection of new natural areas (Peña-Oroel Natural Park, Western Valleys), and recovering run down natural spaces.
New buildings. The new buildings will be equipped with systems designed to obtain low energy and resource consumption. Environmental education. The aim is to obtain the active participation of the local residents in the environmental programmes and to set up a number of centres designed for publicising the natural heritage. Energy, waste and water. Programmes to reduce the consumption of energy and water and to cut down on waste will be implemented.
10c. PROGRAMMES IN OPERATION Sustainability. Jaca has signed the “Alborg Charter” of European cities and towns towards sustainability and is currently drafting its own Agenda 21. Jaca is also part of the mountain tourist towns on the “Green Town” project, whose aim is to introduce an optimal environmental management programme. Waste. Since 1998, Aragón has had a Solid Urban Waste Management Plan, which concentrates waste in tips that meet the most demanding technical standards. There is also a Construction and Demolition Waste Management Plan.
Water. The Aragón Cleaning and Purification Plan deals with the purification of water at all centres of population according to European directives. Natural environment. The Aragón Plan for Forestry and Conservation of Biodiversity aims at sustainable management of the forests and the establishment of a coherent network of natural areas covering 1,400,000 hectares (30% of Aragón).
II. GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE
11. METEOROL0GY The data in the following table correspond to a meteorological station at 2,000 m above sea level and represent the average values
TEMPERATURE (ºC)
HOUR
which occur at the different Alpine skiing areas.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
WIND
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Max.
Aver.
Min.
Max.
Aver.
Prev.*
Speed (m/seg)
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—6.6
—0.9
—2.4
84.6
89.9
86.9
E
3.0
12
—7
—1.2
—2.7
84.2
89.5
86.8
E
2.2
15
—6.1
—1
—2.6
83.6
88.5
86.5
E
3.1
18
—5.3
—1.5
—2.3
83.8
87.8
86.3
E
3.8
21
—4.8
—1.4
—2.1
84.2
87.7
86.5
E
3.5
PRECIPITATION (days)
THICKNESS OF SNOW (cm)
FOG
Annual
Games period
No. days games period
Min.
Max.
Aver.
58
1.2
2.4
37.5
224
92.7
ALTITUDE OF THE COMPETITION VENUES Locality
Sport
Altitude (m)
Jaca
Ice hockey
820
Sabiñánigo
Figure skating / short track
780
Candanchú
Skiing
1.560-2.400
Astún
Skiing
1.700-2.300
Formigal
Skiing
1.510-2.250
Cerler
Skiing
1.500-2.730
La Partacua
Cross country-Biathlon
1.600-1.750
Panticosa
Bobsleigh-Luge
1.184-2.220
Canfranc
Ski jumping-Ice hockey
1.190-1.264
Formigal
Curling
1.510
Huesca
Speed skating
488
* The prevailing direction depends on the topography of each ski resort. The ski jumps are in a zone particularly well protected by the topography and the surrounding woodlands.
IV. SPORTS VENUES
12. DATES OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES The Jaca 2010 Candidature Committee proposes to hold the XXI Olympic Winter Games over the period between Friday 5 February and Sunday 21 February 2010. Friday 5 February will be the day of the Opening Ceremony and Sunday 21 the finals of the sports scheduled on the competition calendar and the Closing Ceremony. The dates proposed are considered optimal from the meteorological point of view and they adapt perfectly to the requirements of Olympic tradition. In February the snow in the Pyrenees is perfect in terms of quality and quantity and the climactic conditions are optimal. Those dates are also ideal from the tourist point of view, since they do not overlap with any of the peaks of the winter tourist season, notably Christmas and Easter, which guarantees the availability of hotel accommodation and problem-free travel.
The dates also adapt neatly to the calendars of the International Federations. Lastly, from Friday 5 to Sunday 14 March, the Paralympic Games can be held in ideal conditions. At all events, according to the terms of the Olympic Charter, the Olympic Games Organising Committee will submit the proposed dates for the approval of the IOC Executive Board and will accept any suggestions or amendments it may put forward.
IV. SPORTS VENUES
13. COMPETITION VENUES
FACILITY
Existing
Planned
Additional
SPORT/EVENT
CAPACITY
YEAR BUILT
CONSTRUCTIONMODERNISATION Start
End
Cost M.US$
FINANCING
Diego Mina Stadium Candanchú
Skiing/slalom
19.000
2001*
Tobazo Stadium Candanchú
Skiing/giant slalom
19.000
2001*
Cross Country Stadium Candanchú
Skiing/Nordic comb.
10.000
2000*
Cross Country Stadium La Partacua
Skiing/cross country Biathlon
12.000
2000
Tres Hombres Stadium Formigal
Skiing/moguls and aerials
10.500
1967
Gallinero Stadium Cerler
Skiing/downhill, super G and Alpine comb.
17.000
2002
Olympic Palace Jaca
Ice hockey
12.000
2003
2005
25
Public
Raca Olímpica Stadium Astún
Skiing/snowboard (giant)
10.000
2003
2005
5
Mixed
Sports Palace Canfranc
Ice hockey 2
6.000
2003
2005
8
Mixed
Ice Pavilion Formigal
Curling
3.000
2003
2005
7
Public
Speed Ring Huesca
Skating/speed
10.000
2003
2005
21
Mixed
Ski Jumps Canfranc
Skating/ski jumping and Nordic comb.
19.000
2007
2009
22
Public
Half pipe Astún
Skiing/snowboard (half pipe)
10.000
2005
2007
3
Mixed
Ice Palace Sabiñánigo
Skating/figure and short track
10.000
2004
2006
17
Public
Combined bobsleigh and luge track. Panticosa
Bobsleigh-skeleton. Luge
10.000
2006
2008
23
Public
* Year FIS approval
IV. SPORTS VENUES
14. COMPETITION VENUES (Map C)
SN
ASTÚN
AL
NC
CANDANCHÚ
HO
SJ
NC
FORMIGAL
CU
FR
OV
H H
CANFRANC
PANTICOSA LA PARTACUA
P fl PAMPLONA
P
H
+
IOC
CE
OV
MV
JACA
BI
SK
LU
CC
AL
OV
CERLER
P
H
SABIÑÁNIGO HO
BO
FS
ST
MV
IBC MPC
H P P
HUESCA
EXISTING
H
SS
MV
+
PLANNED
ADDITIONAL
CENTRAL AREA DUAL CARRIAGEWAILS ROADS RAILWAY
H
Q
+
LÉRIDA
ZARAGOZA
10 km
BI
BIATHLON
LU
LUGE
SJ
SKI JUMPING
CE
STADIUM CEREMONIES
IBC
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING CENTRE
BO
BOBSLEIGH
SS
SPEED SKATING
NC
NORDIC COMBINED
OV
OLYMPIC VILLAGE
Q
AIRPORT
SK
SKELETON
ST
SHORT-TRACK
AL
ALPINE SKIING
IOC
IOC HOTEL
H
HOTELS
CU
CURLING
FS
FIGURE SKATING
FR
FREESTYLE SKIING
MV
MEDIA VILLAGE
P
PARKING
HO
ICE HOCKEY
CC
CROSS-COUNTRY
SN
SNOWBOARD
MPC
MAIN PRESS CENTRE
+
HOSPITAL
IV. SPORTS VENUES
15. OLYMPIC VILLAGES AND MEDIA VILLAGES Jaca Olympic Village. It will be located in an urban development area to the east of the city, directly linked by dual carriageway N-330. The area has been duly classified by the General Plan and has a surface area of 26.34 ha, of which the Olympic Village will occupy 18. The railway station is about 800 m away and the historic centre is also within walking distance, 1,500 m. 550 housing units will be built, equivalent to 1,800 rooms, a minimum of 12 m2, which will accommodate the 3,500 athletes and officials expected. The apartments will be built with a ground floor and two upper floors amid a zone of trees and gardens. Once the Games are over, they will be sold as private residences and will be easy to commercialise, given the high demand. The international zone –which will contain the stores, services and recreation and entertainment areas– will be separate from the residential zone, where the accommodation, common service areas, NOC headquarters, medical services and sports facilities will be. The Village will be equipped with all security measures to guarantee a comfortable stay. Formigal Auxiliary Village. For the athletes and officials competing in cross-country skiing and biathlon, an auxiliary Village will be built in Formigal, on land next to the ski resort, 1,500 metres about sea level. Since the competition venue is in La Partacua, between 1,600 and 1,750 metres, the resident athletes will only have a difference of altitude of under 200 m and their performance should be optimal. The Village will consist of 140 apartments, equivalent to about 400 rooms and 700 beds. The standard of
services, facilities and security will be identical to those of the Jaca Village. After the Games, the apartments will be sold or rented for private, residential or tourist use. Cerler Auxiliary Village. To guarantee comfortable travel for the athletes and officials competing in Cerler, an auxiliary Village will be built there. It will have about 300 rooms (500 beds) in 120 apartments. The standard of comfort, services and security will be identical to those of the Jaca Village. After the Games, the apartments will be put on the touristproperty market. Media Village. Three Media Villages will be built at the nerve centres of the Games: Sabiñánigo, Jaca and Huesca. The first, with about 600 apartments, will have 2,100 rooms, of which 350 will be double and the rest single occupation. The Jaca Village will have 300 housing units with 1,050 rooms (250 doubles), and the one in Huesca 250 units, with 850 rooms, of which 175 will double. The rest of the accommodation required for the media will be in hotels located near the competition venues. All the hotel rooms will be for single occupation. The three Media Villages planned will be built on duly classified urban land. Their construction responds to the types required by the property market: houses with gardens or small units with a ground floor and one or two other floors. In every case all necessary measures will be taken to reduce environmental impact and consumption of resources.
V. LOGISTICS AND EXPERIENCE
16. ACCOMMODATION ACCOMMODATION
Existing
Category
Central Area (No. rooms)
Cerler Area (No. rooms)
H****/H*****
569
50
H***
1.127
383
H**
690
H*
Huesca Area (No. rooms)
Zaragoza Area (No. rooms)
Total (No. rooms)
1.527
2.146
191
929
2.630
138
62
404
1.294
545
471
348
877
2.241
Rental apartm.
2.020
620
Total
4.951
1.662
601
3.737
10.951
H****/H*****
2.133
90
160
618
3.001
H***
960
235
180
566
1.941
H**
28
110
190
258
586
H*
49
Rental apartm.
6.188
670
Total
9.358
1.105
2.640
Planned 49 6.858 530
1.442
12.435
ACCOMMODATION SUMMARY (TOTALS) Existing
Existing hotel rooms
10.951
Planned
Planned hotel rooms
12.435
(see answer 15)
Jaca Olympic Village rooms
1.800
Formigal Auxiliary Village rooms
400
Cerler Auxiliary Village rooms
300
Sabiñánigo Media Village rooms
2.100
Jaca Media Village rooms
1.050
Huesca Media Village rooms
850
Total
29.886
V. LOGISTICS AND EXPERIENCE
17. TRANSPORT ARRIVAL AIRPORT
CENTRAL OLYMPIC OLYMPIC HOTEL STADIUM VILLAGES AREA (CEREM.)
MAIN MEDIA VILLAGE
MPC IBC
SPORT
SITE
Arrival airport
Zaragoza
Central hotel area
Jaca
142.2 (train)
Olympic Villages
Jaca/Formigal/ Cerler
142.2 (train)
1.5
Olympic Stadium Ceremonies
Jaca
142.2 (train)
1.2
Main Media Village
Sabiñánigo
124 (train)
18.2 (train) 18.2 (train) 18.2 (train)
MPC IBC
Sabiñánigo
124 (train)
18.2 (train) 18.2 (train) 18.2 (train)
Biathlon
La Partacua
146
40.2
20.5
40.2
22
22
Bobsleigh Luge
Panticosa
153
47.2
47.2
47.2
29
29
Curling
Formigal
166.5
60.7
60.7
60.7
42.5
42.5
Ice hockey 1
Jaca
142.2 (train)
1.2
0.8
0.3
18.2
18.2
Ice hockey 2
Canfranc
22 (train)
22 (train)
Speed skating
Huesca
81 (train)
61.2 (train) 61.2 (train) 61.2 (train)
43 (train)
43 (train)
Short track skating
Sabiñánigo
124 (train)
18.2 (train) 18.2 (train) 18.2 (train)
0.3
0.3
Figure skating
Sabiñánigo
124 (train)
18.2 (train) 18.2 (train) 18.2 (train)
0.3
0.3
Cross country skiing
La Partacua
146
22
22
Ski jumping
Canfranc
Skiing-Downhill Super G-Alpine Comb.
Cerler
239.7
Skiing Slalom Giant slalom
Candanchú
Freestyle skiing Snowboard
142.2 (train) 142.2 (train) 142.2 (train) 124 (train) 1.5
164.2 (train) 22 (train)
40.2
124 (train)
1.2
18.2 (train) 18.2 (train)
0.8
18.2 (train) 18.2 (train)
0.8
18.2 (train) 18.2 (train) 0.4 0.4
40.2 (train) 40.2 (train)
20.5
40.2
22 (train)
22 (train)
133.9
8.2
133.9
115.7
115.7
169.4
27.2
27.2
27.2
45.4
45.4
Formigal
166.5
60.7
60.7
60.7
42.5
42.5
Astún
172.4
30.2
30.2
30.2
48.4
48.4
164.2 (train) 22 (train)
All distances are in km (train) additional rail connection, already in existence
40.2 (train) 40.2 (train)
V. LOGISTICS AND EXPERIENCE
18a. SECURITY STRUCTURE Higher Commission for Olympic Security. Olympic security will be based on an integrated system of public and private plans and resources directed and coordinated by the Higher Commission for Olympic Security, of which the Organising Committee will be a member, along with representatives of the central, regional and local administrations. The State Intelligence Services will also be included. The Commission, which will exercise total authority and decision-making power within the sphere of the Games, will be presided by a senior official of the Ministry of the Interior, which will hold and exercise command and coordination over all the material and human resources provided by each administration and the Organising Committee.
The command organ, which will be dependent on the Commission, will be a main command and coordination centre with representatives from the institutions and the Organising Committee security department. There will be three levels of security: subsites, areas and facilities. The operational principle will be decentralisation in the execution of the measures provided for in the operational plans at the facility, and centralisation at higher levels for monitoring operations, taking decisions and managing the back-up resources required in emergencies or situations that go beyond the sphere of the area or subsite.
18b. RESOURCES Direction and coordination. The Higher Commission for Olympic Security will direct and coordinate the action of the security institutions and forces which normally operate within the sphere of their competences: National Police Force, Civil Guard, Ministry of Defence, Local Police, Traffic Department and civil protection forces such as the Fire Brigade and Red Cross and the resources provided by the Organising Committee. The staff of all of those forces in the Olympic territory will be reinforced as required.
different administrations and the private security and Olympic volunteer resources provided by the Organising Committee.
The Higher Commission for Olympic Security will be in charge of drafting, coordinating and monitoring the Strategic Plan, the Olympic Security Master Plan and the executive plans which will define the responsibilities and the spheres of action of the defence, security, civil protection and emergency resources provided by the
Security inside and outside the Olympic facilities will be guaranteed by the participation of state administration staff belonging to the Ministries of Defence and the Interior, and the police and civil protection forces depending on the local and regional administrations.
Security Master Plan. All the Olympic Games facilities will have the physical and electronic security resources defined in the Security Master Plan. They will be operated by the Olympic volunteers or private security staff that depend on the Organising Committee, and will be supervised and supported by members of the state security forces.
V. LOGISTICS AND EXPERIENCE
19. EXPERIENCE Spain has wide experience in the organisation of international sports competitions. In recent years Aragón has hosted multidisciplinary competitions and events, a guarantee of optimal organisation of the 2010 Olympic Games. Main sports events held in Spain over the last 10 years: 1992. World Cycling Championship. Valencia. 1996. European Handball Cup. Sevilla-Ciudad Real. 1996. Sierra Nevada 96 World Alpine Skiing Championship. 1997. European Swimming Championship. Sevilla 97. 1997. European Basketball Championship. Badalona (Barcelona). 1999. World Athletics Championship. Sevilla 99. 1999. UEFA Champions League Final. Barcelona. 2000. Davis Cup Tennis Final. Barcelona. 2001. World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship. Madrid. 2002. Tennis Federation Cup Final. Madrid. Main multidisciplinary events held in Spain over the last 10 years: 1992. Barcelona’92 Olympic Games. 1995. Jaca’95 Winter Universiad. 1999. Palma’99 Summer Universiad. 2001. European Youth Olympic Days. Murcia’2001.
Main sports events held in Jaca and Aragón over the last 10 years: 1990-1998. World Professional Figure Skating Championships. Jaca. 1992-2002. Kurrikala Cross-country Skiing Cup. Candanchú. 1994. FIS European Women’s Alpine Skiing Cup. Candanchú-Astún. 1995-2001. International Cycling Classic. Sabiñánigo. 1998. European Alpine Skiing Cup. Candanchú-Astún. 1998. International Ice Hockey Cup. Jaca. 1999. Continental Cross-country Skiing Cup Final. Candanchú. 2000. European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship. Zaragoza. 2000-2001. World Winter Triathlon Championship. Jaca-Candanchú. 2000-2002. Pirena Trophy. International Pyrenean Dog-sledge Cross-country. La Partacua. Spain also has wide experience of organising international political, social or cultural events. Among them are European Summits, the Sevilla’92 Universal Exhibition, the Middle East Peace Summit and several papal visits. Organisational ability. Spain’s ability to organise international sports events is demonstrated by the forthcoming organisation of the World Rowing Championship, the World Canoeing Championship, the World Equestrian Games and the World Athletics Cup, among others.
VI. FINANCING
20. CANDIDATURE BUGDET Public guarantee. The Government of Arag贸n, the administration behind the Candidature, has guaranteed, through its Regional Minister for Culture and Tourism, that it will go ahead with its plan to subsidise the Jaca 2010 Candidature as long as the process lasts. The integral budget for Fundaci贸n Jaca 2010 is aimed to meet the goal of the foundation, i.e., the promotion and implementation of as many activities as may be required for the city to present its candidature for the Olympic Games in 2010.
Private sponsorship. The budget for revenue for the Candidature is made up with all income from the Candidature Sponsorship Plan, in which leading private Spanish entities are already taking part. The Jaca 2010 Candidature was launched in 1998 and from then until the end of 2001 it had invested $2.1 million. For phase I of the Candidature process, i.e. from February 2002 until September 2002, the budget is $0.9 million. If the Jaca Candidature is selected as one of the finalists, the budget for Phase II is estimated at $2 million.
VI. FINANCING
21. GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION Budget structure. The economic management model proposed by the Jaca 2010 Candidature combines input from the public sector -staggered over a period of ten years– with the involvement of the private sector, which will occupy an important place once the access infrastructures to the Pyrenees have been completely modernised. The budget for the future Organising Committee will be structured according to a joint venture model of public and private funding, based on the fundamental principle of a balanced budget. Financial commitments. The Spanish Government, the Government of Aragón, the Huesca Provincial Council and Jaca City Council are part of the Candidature Committee. If Jaca is chosen as host city for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, they have undertaken to be part of the future Organising Committee and have made the following commitments:
• To provide the future Organising Committee with the necessary revenue to function from constitution to the entry of the first income. • To assume any possible deficit generated by the organisation of the Olympic Games. • To supply all security, health and customs services and any others that depend directly on the administration, at no expense to the future Organising Committee. • To make available to the future Organising Committee all the sports facilities and any others that depend on the public administrations, at no expense to the future Organising Committee or for a rental value approved by the IOC. • To implement, finance or promote the development projects for infrastructures and facilities required for the Olympic Games.
VI. FINANCING
22. ESTIMATED ORGANISING COMMITTEE REVENUE In order to increase the Organising Committee revenue from television rights and the International Olympic Committee TOP programme, the Jaca 2010 Olympic Games Organising Committee will draft a Commercialisation Plan designed to guarantee a balanced budget. For that purpose, working with the Spanish Olympic Committee, the Organising Committee will draft a single Sponsorship Plan which will set out the most suitable schemes for maximising revenue and ensuring top quality for the Games. As for the Barcelona 92 Olympic Games, the marketing programmes will be managed by the Organising Committee. Working in close cooperation, it will plan all actions to be undertaken from the moment the Games are awarded to the time they are held. If Jaca is accepted as candidate city for the organisation of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, before the host city is chosen, the Candidature Committee and the Spanish Olympic Committee will draw up a single Sponsorship Plan to meet IOC requirements.
There will be close liaison at all times with the IOC and the TOP programmes. Jaca 2010 expects the Olympic Winter Games to generate the following revenue (million US$): Local sponsorship Licences Official sponsors Coins and stamps Lotteries Sales of tickets Sales of assets Subsidies Others (sales of services, etc.)
120 20 30 5 28 40 15 66 30
These figures are only a conservative estimate of revenue from sponsorship in the country, coins, etc. At phase II of the Candidature, all the figures will be reviewed, since some concepts such as “local market� will have been amended in Europe from 2002. That review will need to take into account the progress made by ATHOC and TOROC in their Sponsorship Plans, which are already set in the context of the single European Union market.
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