Oslo 1968 Bid Document by troy watts

OSLO \TELCOMESYOU 1968

THECI'TYCOUNCIL

The International

Olympic Committee

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OLYM PIC COM M ITTEE

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Dear Sir4 Go,er"ne''t ba! ben inJamed of tk - tu \zDqian the Citl of Oslo fn rlte taging af the claa'na 11 1 Oiapit Vinhr Gane: in 1968. Th, Ca"ernnetll -!ia' tbit a.tiotl tuilh qrea, ?ka$tre t',:' dd o,ttd'Ll life ?lq a ldrye ?afi in lhe Nat *r,a' tq o.f li,i,is, and tk Obm?ic ;tua ^ h Aeeping '-t ,A ndzterr rPolfi tradilotI in tbir to n/ry. , i is./a',.,/at ;dea af a brxlnrbaad aJ llatiokt 4 d highb .aaal tunP/;ne oa fab aad Jrienli tet^ .s.ort1t\. Tl)e N1raegiM Garennerl fxtef,tt dr,, ' :r. Itr.rrlatiaral OU"lPic Cannittee' c1npetitott, 't;,zn o'A Qo ' ehtl)'daslr fr\n all camtries af tlx 'a.j d ,an pehaneto Noruq ;111968. !:.. ,\pril 24th, 1961.

Thc Naryegian O4JDP Conniltee ha aa ina rlJ dgrud t0 ft nne .l lhe ir',itdtio frarl t/)e CiU af O a ta tAe X Ob,nPic Winter Ga,/et aJ 1968. Oia hafiitable lPart! aft at gaad terraix for &ii e ati ideal dinaic cl,tditial'r fn Ojnph Wihet Ganes O" lhe ba!tu af tte garu"leei gh)et bJ the CitJ C1'olcil and otr preuiorcJarotabh exP|th"ce in na?erai/18,,;/b tle M',iici?alitJ af Ono i" carnerlian pi th the VI o \nqic Vi lerGane!Oila 1952,r,eare ca"ri Nd ttut tbeprePatatio rJor and tAeary iwtior af tbe X Obnpic lYi"ter Ganu oJ 1968 wi// be nn?hteb tutttfactorf it a/t ftryect! nrd ent;reb it1 agru'//ent ',;th tk Ojnpir R&t z:heNafl"egia" Obr'?n Cannittu tvi gr"e ift f'try '"?part taadrd a e$f,l a"xone, a d rccannendrahokleartedu tbat lhe l"/en],'tia al dJmp;c Con"l;ttee accePt lhe in itatan af rbe CitJ aJOt/0, Oslo, Aptil, 1961. t ^^ ll

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Questions

and Answers

Which spons do you propose to include irr thâ&#x201A;Ź program?

PfoPose?

A1l competitions will be organised in every respect in accordancewith the Olympic Rules and in close zgreenent with the legulations of the respective internatioml sports federations. The program will includc thc following events:

A special gala performance in the city's largest theatre or concert hall is being consideted.The ptogram vould be vatied and of high anistic standard - ir line with the pedormmce given dudng the 1952 'Winter Games.

1, Skiiog-all

Numerous museums, galleries and permanent exhibitions in the city wi be open, and visiting hours possibly extended. In OsIo there are .r,.orld rcno\!1led museums afld collections inclucling the Nordic Atcheological Collections and the Vikhg Ships, the world's only museumspcciallydedicatedto the histoiy of sliiing, colections ftom the polar expeditiors of Fridtjof Nansen and Roaid Amundsen, the Kon TiLi building housing the talt and other items ftom Thor Heyetdahl'svoyage actoss the Pacific, an interesting Maritime Museum, the National Picture Galtery with valuable collections, the Vigeland Museum and the Frogner Sculpture Patk, abtand new modern museum presenting a unique collection of the wolks of our great painter Edvard Munch - to mention only a few places of great internationalinterest.

events for ladies

2. Winter Biathlon skiing and shooting.

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3. Skating - figure skating for ladies, men and pairs, speed skating for ladies and men. 4. Ice HocLey. 5. Tobogganing desired).

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6. Bandy - exhibition matches.

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v-ccrological obsefl'ations and =r:: rears' experiencehave shown rh€ motrth of Fcbnary of,ers ..- :ost stableand favourable con:-3xs for all events. A tcn day rovard the end of this -::od --ath sili be proposed after fur::.a coosultations with the irter:r: raal and national sports federa-

Have you an organisation vdth sumcient experience to stage the Games in your city?

what facilities for the Games (stadia, arenas, pools, pracuce felds, etc.) are there at present in youl city? All facilities should be reasonably close together and convenient to the Olympic Vilfages. A plan of the city showing locations should be Provided.

An Organising Committee \r'ill be established,\,ith a Sccretariat which can be supPlemented as necessary.Out intentiofl of course vili be to €ngagc ihe supPort o{ the ablest and most experi€nced persons for this task. As a P€r1nanent centf€ for major \ldntet sPofts events Oslo is very fortunate in having a gcat number of vety ex perienced ofgcials and executives to choose ftom. Clur exPeiience ftom the Wintet Games of 1952 will undoubtedly also proi'e extremely useful.

Instaliations and arenas used during the Wintet Garnes of 1952 have b€en desffibcd and illusttated in the Ofncial Repot on the VI Olympic Wintet GamesOslo 1952. These and other existing installations and areflas ate constantlY behg improved and modernizcd, and new ones are being added. Within Oslo's city Iimits there aie a great flumber of sPofts arcnas and facilities,suchas skatingrinks, ice hockey stadia,ski-jumping hi11s, slalom hills z.r}dctoss-country racing trails. Most of these are well suited for training purposesthough the spectator faciliti€s are of smallet dimensions than what is neededfor olympic competitions. Hete will be mentioned only those aienas which ptcsumably will be used for Olympic €vents in 1968. All are easily rcached by Public convey,nces or ptiYate transpottation, in ro case more than half an hour's trip from the OlymPic Vi[age, ustlally considerably closer, viz. th€ lay-out map in the middle of this All riflks, hi[s and trails conform in every respect to demands and specifications laid down by the relevant intemational sports fedetations. Technical equiPment, dressing rooms lnd service faci lities in general will ensure alnost perfect conditions for competitots, officials and spectators. Ev€ty consideration is xlso taken to ptovide excellent working conditions and extensive technical equipment for 6lm and television photograPhers, ptessand broadcastingreporters.

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Skiing -

llordic Events.

1. Thc Hol'nenkoilen jumping hill - gradualy extended since 1892 was completely tebuilt in 1962 accotding to the FIS speciFcations fot an ideal jumping hill. In this ne$/ form the hill was 6rst us€d ir the winter of 1963. The ctitical point is now 80 metres, per"t mitting jumps up to 90 metres (300 fee9. A Mt has been built into the tower and there are 9 starting platforms for the in-rua. Spectator capacity exceeds150,000. 2. The Midtstuen jumping hill will be used for on of the two jurnping competitions aad for the jumping in rhe combined evetrt. It has been decided to extend the present critical point at 63,5 m. to 67 m., thus permitting jumps up to 75 m. (245 feet), The Midtstueo jumping hiil is well knovn fot its ercellent design and is only tvro or thtee hundred yards awat from the Holrnenkollen hill. 3. ,^. ne\v cross-coufltry tacing stadium wiil be laid out in conn€ction with the Norw€gian Sports Academy at Sogn. Here the teffein is ideal for long oi short distance races. This academy will be ready for use in the winter of 1965/66. It will contah severaltraining halls with the most up to-date equipment. Furthermore there ate adequate dlessing-tooms, showcfbaths and saunas, restrooms and rooms fot wxing skis, which will provide ideal conditions for the skiers. Until now all grcat international cross-country races in Oslo haYe been started ftom ihe foot of the Holnenkollen jumping hiil. This vas also the casewith the olympic competitions ifl 1952. Due to the double setofcoutses in the Holmenkollen-Sogn a.reaaped€ct organisation oftle Olympic cross country laces is ensured, indep€ndent of eirtraordinary weather conditions.

For traditional r€asons it may be desirable to stait the 50 km. race -the sLi marathon fiom the Holmenkollen ski stadium, vhich is equipped with a.ll facilities.

Winter Biathlon. 4. The Lovenskiold shooting range in the outskirts of Oslo west of the Holmenkollen and Rodkleiva hills - will be the main arena for the combined skiing/ shooting €.l-ent.The range is situa|ed in a wooauandareasurrounded bv excellent sLi teffain. Courses and shoothg tanges bave been appioved by the International Union for Military Pentathlon (UIPM), the goveming body for winter biathlon. The LovensLiold arena consists of up'to-date, intematiorally r€cognized shooting la.rlges where several internarional championships have taken place, including the World Shooting Championships 1952,and European Rifle Shooting Championships1963,as w€ll as&e \forld Military Shooting Championships1959, and sevetal international winter biathlon com-

Skiing-AlpineEvents, 5. The Rodkleiva hill wiII be the slalom arena of the Winter Games -io 1968 as in 1952. In coopera tion with technical €xpens of the FIS the hill is being rebuilt and improYed in accordarce with FIS norms. There are now tvo main cowses, both ofieting sevetal vari ations to obtair the proper degree of dif6culty. The whole hill is $oodlit and a sLi-tow with double T-bars is installed. Approachiag roads and spectators'stands will be considerably improved and extended. 6, Nore!e[, vhete the do$nhill and gi"nt sialom raceswill be held, will have a new downlill course for ladies, a fle\/ downhill train-

ing course and a new slalom ttaitring course. The mountain top at Norelel1 is situated 1460 metres (4800 feet) above sea level. AII courses are bet$.een 200 and 1000 netres (650 and 33c0 feet). a.s.I The eristing men'sdownhlll coutse and the giant dalom coutse ate being extendcd ard imptoved. A nev chair lift will bc sct up in addition to the tvo ski lifts. Nore$ell is only 120 Lilometres (75 miiet from Oslo by a good motor road. This moutrtain teflain for alpine sliiing hasbecome eftle mely populat since the V/intei Games of 1952. ,\cconrmodation possibilities are being greatly imptoved and will by 1968 be fully adequate for all participants, ofli cials,attendantsand news reporters.

SpeedSkating-LadiesandMen. 7. Thc Bislett Stadium will be the main arenafoi speedskating.This rink is situated in the centre of Oslo. It has a natunlly ftozen 400 metres circumference course and spectatois starrds with a 30.000 capacity.Bislett vas the main skating arena for the 1952 rJtrirter Games as wel1, and severalgreat internatioDai skating competitions -World and European Championships - have taLen place hete. c€ntraliy situated 8,Va11eHov[ in oslo's rcsidcntialareasand.trith excellent connecuons by road or is a nev, impublic conveyances, ptessive competirion and traini'g arena fot skating. A team of architects and building engineers worked on this pioj€ct fot more than a year before the consttuction work started in the summet of 1963. It comprises one main indoor alena alld an outdoor skating rink vith a 4O0meties circumarti€cidly ftozen, ference tirk, Both the speed sLating oval and the inner link vill haYe a permanent sudace coYer with pipelines

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.:. :'rzng, as the inner ri* \inll r:-2ll! be used for figure skat.-- od ice hockey or bandy mat::s \round the rinL there will - -rmanent stands for 15,000I !- rlrl spectators,with provisions a . lcrnporary stands {ol another :1- ,i,. The Valle-Hovin staCium E'l be the auxiliary competition --:: and training ccntre fot speed .<:t!lq at the 196B\Finter Games.

6!ure Skatingt.dies, I'lenand Pairs. -Fre 9. Valle Hovin Indoor Arena -:ll b€ the main arena for all i::re skatingin the Winter Gam€s. :: '.:is hall thetc will be aa arti{i,1ii iiozen rink 60 bv 30 metes ,lJ, bi 100 feet). The stmds vill some 10,000spec :j.omodate :.:or.a *Lird of whom carbe seated. 3. reduciig the proportioEofseats ::.: rorzl capacit)'can bc ilcreascd -: some 2,000. Afl ice-coveted :-!ase cotulects -,he indoot tink =::. rhe speed skating rink out ,:.ic. rnaking the latter a conveni:::lr situated trairing rink for .::ure skatets.Another artifcially :':.,zentraining riok is only half r ile awatrfrom VaUe Hovin. -:. \rale Hovin hall nil1 have a : ,:31 floor area of some 25,000 .{ r?re metres(about 6 acret. The !:c" sill be utilized for a variety of :.roses: Handball cour., several :. masiums, two swimmingpools, a auditorium rvith a stage and r5ling accomodation for 1,000, : =srzufant, cafetefia,a grcat numrr of locLet-toomsand dressing: -ms, sholver-fooms afld toilet :r.iliri€s. 3,000squffe metreshavc :'=a set asidefor office spzcefot ' :. Organising Cornmitteefot thc 'l'mpic Winter Games.lfter the :;---nes the offices will be taLen rer by the Notwegian Spons :'.deration, the Nor$'egian Olym::: Committee and othets. The -,'2lle Hovin ptoject also includes i lhlsio therapy insritute, medical

ofEces and 6rst-aid facilities, as rvell as seveml rcoms with adequate technical installations and equipment for tclccommunication servicesfor thc pr€ss, iadio broadcasting and teteYision reporten. l.e llockey. 10. Valle-Hovin Indoor Atena and Jordal Amn Stadiurn will be the arenas for the ice hocLey matches of the X O\'mpic Winter Games 1968. These artiicially frozen tnks are only about half a mile apart. Thc indoor rink has been de scdbedaboYe(9). At Jordal Amd the spectator capacity is 9,000. THs was the main atera fot the ice hockey tournament of the 1952 Winter Games. The outdoo! dnk at Vale-Hovin also of,ers vety good training facilities for ice hockey players, and apart from the main arenas mention€d above there are nufle! ous smaler rinks ifl the Oslo area.

(Luge), Toboggan 11. The toboggan coutse is situat€d on the Holmenkollen hi1lside, starting at Frognerseteren, somewhat higher than the Holmenkollen ski j,:mping hill. Here the 6rst World Toboggan Championships took place in 1955. In later ]'ea$ new speci6cationsfor toboggan courses have been laid dorvn, and the ttack will be tebuilt to satisfy all de mands and norms by the Intetnationai Toboggan Federation including floodlighting and watet pipelines along the entire coulse.

Eobsleigh. 12, The strjting point of the bobsleigh course is only about 150 yards away ftom the toboggan startr and the two courses run morc or less parallcl. The bobsleigh tun has not been used since 1952, as there has beea no dernand for it,

interest in bobsleigh being on the $'ane in Norvay as well as in most other countties, whl1e interest in tobogga.i (Iuge) has been rising. The bobsleigh run was built on a very successfulbasicconstruction, however, and can easilybe rebuilt for Olympic competitions, should the IOC so desire.

Bandy-

ExhibitionMatches.

13. It is suggestedthat Bandy will be the extubition ot dcmo$tration spoit as in 1952. The matches of the bandy toumament will be play€d at Bislett, if necessaty at Valle-Hovin as we1l. Bandy is a bail game played on ice. The size of the plaving 6cld, playing rules aid tunctions of the playe$ on each team are roughly the same as in associationfootball Goccer),but the game is much faster, being played by skaters.Each team comprises 11 players, and the ball2y2" in d]l^rneter and made of hard cord is handied with a curved stick. The gameis also in some ways similat to lield hockey, from which it otiginated in England at the endof the 19th c€ntuty. Bandy is today plal'ed in the Scandinavian countdcs, Finland, the Soviet Union, Polandand CzechoslovaLia.

Ceremonies. 0peningand Closing 14. Bislett Stadium will be the Olympic main arena, site of the opening and closiog ceremonies. The central situation of this stadium, its impressivebackgroundof spofis traditrons and the sp€ctator capacity of 30,000will uadoubtediy provide a litthg and digriEed setF ing for the Olympic ceremonies.

F If these facilities are insumcienr' vrill others be ploYided? Wheie and when? As explained under section E, our arcnas and installations vrill be completely adequatefor the OIympic Wintet Games, and the City of Oslo gualantees that they wi[ comply in every respect with the regulations of the int€ffutiond sports fedetations concemed. For mote than a hundred years wintet sports meets have been organised in Oslo, and until this date rlo intemational meet of this kind has evei beeo caled oft with suffci€nt artiGcialy frozen dnks ard modem technical equipment the possibility of this happening has become even more remote. To meet the obligatoty demand of the FIS for an auxiJiary site for the alpine skiing eYents, complete plans are available to move the alpine skiing competitions to Voss Voss is situated on th€ Oslo-Bergef, railroad, some 67 miles east of Bergen (240 miles from OslQ. The traifl journey from oslo tak€s sey€n hours, but one can also reach Voss by flyhg to Bergen and going on by rail to Voss. Voss is a welt knowtr tourist cefltre, Fatticulaily foi wint€r sports. Th€ climate is stable-iypicat inlatrd concLtions -and sflow conditions ate excellert. There ate some 3,500 j-rhabitants at Voss and numerous hotels vith rooms and facilities {or some 700 guests. Some of the horels ,-re in the First Class categoty. In the vicinity and neighboudng distiicts other hotels ard pensions can accommodateanother 700, and Bergen is only 1% hours From the centte of Voss atrd ihe iailway statior it takes only t€n minutes to walk to Bavallen, finishing point for the slalom and dovnhill courses. These ate all of interflational standard size and de$ee

of dificutty. Fot the convenience of competitots, of6cials and spectators, there is a gondola lift, a chair lift and a ski tow, while plans are made for two more chait lifts and one T-bat tow. Present capacity is 1,250personsperhour. The improved. Several intemational ski meetshave been held at Voss in later yeats. The FIS teclnical committee for sialom and downhill recommends this site as a reserve altemative for the O\'rnpic slalom/ downhill events.

Ilave you sludied the ofncial reports of previous Games and are you prcpared to stage the Games equa y well? \Ve have studied all available information deating with previoas Olympic Games, aid aim to stage the Winter Games of 1968in keeping with the highest standards of Olympic traditiofls.

H Art thc.e ady laws, customs o! in youl city ot your r€fulztioft 6r.orry tbat would limit, resi€ or interfere q,ith the Games E rDy way? Frce enrry must be r.ao{ded to teams from all Nadma.l Olympic Cornrnittees recrgaiz€d by the Intemational Ollopic Commitre€, f. b21'eno lawsr customs or re:-:!rions which would in any way --.uct, limit or hindet the Olym:< Games. Anyone intercsted in ::ahg to Oslo will be welcom. u dcleftes, participants ad 016-:.ls haYing Olympic status qrill r.o be assuted free, unhampeted ::rr- of all equipment and be,Egmgs.

what son of Olympic Villages will be ploYided atd where vrill rhey be located? The Students' Ciqv at Sogfl is situated in one of Oslot most attractive lesidential districts, close to th€ maln east-vest motor road and the underground trains to the shopping centre oi the city. At present therc are 1,250 studsrts' apatmef,ts in this establishment, but ill a'othe! live years some 5,000 new apartments vill be built in this area, as well as adjoinhe restaurants, Litchens, auditoriums and service stotes. The building plans will be ad justed so that a special building atea wiil be 6nished \irith 1,5001000 single rooms available by the end of 1967.Theeotire set up wili then 6rst serve as olympic village for competltols and oficials, before being taken over by ufliEach olympic panicipant will have hiEher own room, hcludiry separate bathroom with showet, etc. Every sixth toom will either be a common ioom or an office for the clteJ de nisior. Feminine panicipants wiil have their orffn, separate building iffid€ the Olympic Village. Meals will be seffed by a few, sclected restaurants, and menus will be genetous arrd ad;usted to the deftands of induvidual contingents. A comprehensive transport service wtll be availablc fot trmspottatioo to and from the Olympic Village. The City of OsIo guarantees that the room and board rates in the vilJage will be very reasonable, considerably lower than comparable hotel accommodation. The illustrations els€wh€ie in this booklet will provide turther impressions of accommodations.

How will th€ Games be fnanced ? The financiag of the rifintet Games is being guaranteed by the Municipa.Lity of Oslo, which has annual cufetrt rccounts of considerably over eleven hrudted

K Please provide general informrtion about your city, its size, population, clinate (t€mperature and rainfatl), altitude, and all reasons why ir should be considered as a site for lhe Ol)'rnPic Games. Area: 453 square kilometers (175 sq. milet. Population:478,500(as of December 1960).Altitude: 0600metes(0 2000feet)abovesea levcl. In the month of February Oslo hasa tlpical Nordic winter climate with cold nights and mildet days, a.fld conditions are favoutable for all kinds ofwinter sports.Observations throughout the last 6fty yeats show that in February Oslo on the averagehas 16 daysvith sunshine, 12 overcastor cloudy daysand 12 days with precipitation. The ar.erage depth of snow (measurednear Holmenkoilen) is ?5 certimetres (30 inche$ and the average relative humidity is 80 p. c. The Iow est temperatureever rccotded in oslo in Febtuary is -25,2'C (13' below zero in Fahtenheit) observed in 1893, ard the highest Februaq temperature is + 15'C (59" F) fecordedin 1878.Normal average temp€mtufes ffe: February5tb: ilinimum: -5,9" C (21,4F), ttlax,: - 3,2' C (26,2' F), Average;-4,8" C (23,4' F). Febtuary 25/b: l'linimtltn: -4,9' C (23,2" F), l'lax.:-1,1" C (30,0' D. Average: 3,0" C (26,6'F). Averag€pr€cipitation in F€bniary: 37 millimettes (1rl inches).Funhet gercrzl i0formatioo is giYen under questionE above.

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Oslo can offer a considerable number of good hotels with altogethet some5.000beds.Three ne.r, large hotels ate planned and more can be built before 1968. By far the majority of hotels q.iil be reseffed for visitors lrom abroad. Pensions and priYate accommodation wiII probably provide anothei 10.000 bedsifnecessary.Even in 1952the capacity exceeded the demand in ths categoly. Press and Broadcasting reporters, photographen and tecbnicians will most likely be accommodated in the Hotel Viking as ir 1952. The hotel is situated in the centre of the city and proYides today some 600 beds. Plans are made for an extension. Here elaborate technical equipment for telecommunications services will be installed, conrectrng the leportets' wofking rooms vith the competitions 2te Ms. Oslo is tuithermore vety vell connected v.ith the intet-global telecommwlications n€twork.

Nam€ other importent intema tional events that haYe been or ganised in our city, To mention only the most imporant events of apptoved Olympic T 1. he VI Olympic \rinter Games Oslo 1952. 2. The Holnenkolletr Ski Meet, held every year since 1892 with a largeitrteflutionalattenclance.Also rnany other intemational ski comp€titions. 3. A gteat number of intetnation,l skaring competitiofls during the Iast eightt years. Since 1946 Oslo has, in addition to af,nual international meets, been host to the follo{'ing ewents: SPeedSAatins: woild Cl1anlpionships 1947, 1949, 1956 nd. 1959. European Championships 1951, 195'l, 1960, 1962 ^nd 1964. Fislft Skati"g: World Championships 1954 md the European Championships1949. 4. Votld Championship in lce Hockey 1958. 5. Eutopean ChampionshiPsTrack and Ficld competitions at Bislett Stadium 1946. 6. World ShootingChampionships (all events) 1952, Vorld Shooting Championships Gunning Dee!, Clay Pigeon and Skeet) 1961 and European Rifle Shooting ChamPionships 1963. Shooting ?. Vo d Military Championships1959 and sevetal international wintet biatlllon com8. lforld 1961.

Archery Cha.mpionships

9. European Wtestling onships 1939.

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10, European Boxing ChamPionsships 1949.

N !' t you guarantee that the aff will be coDducted proand in accordance with Ffy Ottmpic Ru.les and R€gulations, if tbct aie awarded to your city? Tlc G$ of Oslo guarantees that := Games s'i]I be conducted in a 'lsfuctory way in accotdancewith '-:. OIImpic Rules and Regula:as. Plar:ning and orgadsation t rhc Games will be caded out -e dose cooperation with the Nor=c${ Olympic Committee. Ama i.or sPorts occuPy a sffong posl::oa in NoNalr md the Olympic :d.a is entirely in Leeping .rith our ?orts tladitions atrd our views on --:E PulPose of spolts. we ate conioced that the Winter Grmes of i 8 vill be followed vith dvid 5rcr€st by the population of the apital anclof our country. It vould i. r great honoui for the entire \orvegiatr sports moYem€nt if the I:tcmatioral Olympic Committee -ould award the Oltmpic winter c.mes of 1968 to theGtyof oslo.

Vhat Oslo ofers: First classwinter sports arenas and installations conforming to the strictest specificationsof the International Sports Federations.

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A background of strong amateur sports spirit and traditions in the oldest winter sports nation in the world, - where far more than half a million spectators are likely to attend the Olympic events- and whose skiers and skaters(nordic events and speedskating for men) have won 18 out of the 34 gold medalsawarded in the Olympic \flinter Games 1924-1960.

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