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Spain’ 5 vor of on 1 ' rether. t is ETA S says it 15 n indepet 1 ' ,e Basqn; )rder wit” of t he c h has jj my, ha ^ mplemen Radic” 1 iave l° n , 2 ■ay th 5 . region” 1 itors e centra 1 tekdowns mportets- Arnalfi 0 rt of tl* ices, :pen( ntinue ng i' se " said ndence to SPORTS 5B THE BATTALION Wednesday, August 28, 2002 Houston’s bid for 2012 Olympics denied, NY and SF still in hunt CHICAGO (AP) — New York and San Francisco were selected Tuesday as the U.S. finalists to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, while Houston and Washington, D.C., were eliminated as con tenders. The U.S. Olympic Committee’s board of directors will pick the U.S. candidate for the 2012 Games at a Nov. 3 meeting. Then comes the inter national competition, where things really get serious. As many as a dozen cities — including possibly Toronto, Rome, Paris, Moscow, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — are expect ed to be in the mix. The International Olympic Committee will pick the host in 2005. Charles H. Moore, a former Olympic gold medalist who heads the USOC’s bid evalua tion task force, said the race was a close, but that New York and San Francisco made the cut because of their “international lure.” “We are very confident we will bring the games to the U.S. in 2012,” Moore said. In New York, the task force chose a city that had been seen as the sentimental favorite fol lowing the Sept. 1 1 terrorist attacks. The panel overlooked the nation’s capital, which also was a target of the attacks. Whether New York or San Francisco is chosen as the final ist, the U.S. entrant might be a long shot. IOC members might have some lingering resentment from the Congressional hearings in the Salt Lake City bribery scan dal. Congress even grilled for mer IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch after it was discov ered that Salt Lake City organiz ers had plied IOC members with more than $1 million in gifts and scholarships. The USOC’s task force spent hundreds of hours analyzing each of the bids. It made two visits to each city, with every member scoring the individual bids. New York, whose bid has a $2.7 billion Olympic budget, still needs to build or renovate most of its venues. There also are questions about traffic and transportation, though organiz ers say the city is best equipped to handle and move large crowds. All of the venues would be accessible by either rail or water, with organizers saying athletes would never even have to be on a roadway. Organizers also tout the city’s legacy of diversity and immigrant history, likening it to the Olympic movement itself. Moore said New York received high marks for its strong infrastructure and securi ty capabilities. San Francisco’s weather, waterfront and scenic vistas were the strong points of its bid, which has a budget of $2.4 bil lion. Organizers hope to use the Golden Gate Bridge as a signa ture emblem, the way Sydney’s Opera House was used during the 2000 Summer Olympics. “What’s not to be impressed about San Francisco?” Moore said. Though it initially spread venues from the Bay Area to Sacramento, organizers reor ganized their plan over the last few months and moved several sites. Now 92 percent of the venues would be within 32 miles of the Olympic Village. But that could still be too spread out to please the IOC. Washington’s bid had the biggest Olympic budget at $2.8 billion. The city’s plan centered around an Olympic Sports Complex at the current site of RFK Stadium on a cleaned-up Anacostia River. Houston had the strongest technical bid, with most of the venues close to each other and 90 percent already complete or under construction. The bid had a budget of $2.4 billion, and organizers also promised an $87 million renovation to make the Astrodome an elite track and field facility. The cities weren’t ranked against each other, but rather against a neutral number. The biggest portion — 54 percent — was based on the IOC’s cri teria for host cities. Another 15 percent was related to the financial stability of the bid. The final 31 percent was some thing Moore called “what it takes to win.” Aggie soccer to host free clinic The Texas A&M soccer team will offer a free clinic Thursday at the Aggie Soccer Complex at SPORTS IN BRIEF 6 p.m. A&M head coach G. Guerrieri will introduce the 2002 team and give a preview of the season. Also, the A&M coaches and players will conduct a clinic for youth players. There will also be an autograph and photo session after the clinic. A&M opens the season Friday when it hosts the Rice Owls at 7:30 p»mr S I G I’M j\X LJ PA R K ONE BEDROOM / ONE BATH • 676 SQUARE FEET Special Ask about other Great Specials! 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