Games of the XXlth Olymp iad XVth Winter Games Candidates cities for 1988
Why hold the Games in Nagoya? by Masao Motoyama, mayor of Nagoya
It is indeed a great privilege as well as a pleasure to have this opportunity to address the members of the International Olympic Committee and all of you involved in the Olympic movement in these pages of the prestigious “Olympic Review” special edition, and to set forth again as earnestly as possible our Nagoya City’s candidature for the organisation of the 1988 Olympic Games It is my heartfelt conviction that the Games of the Olympiad represent the most precious cultural legacy in the entire world. The Olympic movement seeks to further the great goals of brotherhood among peoples, peace on earth and the cultivation of healthy youth. And it is precisely to fulfil these auspicious aims that I respectfully and earnestly request the privilege of hosting the Games in our City of Nagoya. Moreover, I sincerely hope that the Olympic Games of sublime significance will be held equally in any city of any country-developing or otherwise-around the globe, and the Olympic movement will last and develop forever. To realise these high ideals, as I have replied in detail to the IOC, we in Nagoya and surrounding areas intend to share specific responsibilities in hosting the Games and to make use of already existing facilities as far as possible. We even dare to believe that it might become a model the world would be proud of. And these great ideals are also shared by the people of the area and Japan
as a whole. Thus, we are pooling our knowledge and effort in moving ahead steadily with our plans. Fortunately, Japan is a free and democratic nation whose streets are safe to walk and where sanitary conditions prevail. Our nation is blessed with favorable weather, good water and the gifts of mother nature. And our people are naturally inclined to extend a warm and gracious welcome to the peoples of the world. I am absolutely certain that, if our candidature leads to holding the 1988 Olympic Games in Nagoya, the decision will be welcomed by participants, officials and even the entire world. I would conclude these few remarks with my earnest and heartfelt plea once more for the full support of the IOC members and all of you in our request to be able to hold the 1988 Olympic Games in Nagoya. M. M.
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