MADRID (AP) -Buoyed by strong public support numbers, the organizers for Madrid's 2016 Games bid on Thursday looked to persuade the International Olympic Committee's evaluation team that its nearly completed infrastructure left it best positioned of the four candidates to weather the current economic crisis.
Organizers revealed that a survey undertaken by the IOC in February showed public support levels for the bid remained high, with 86 percent of Spaniards and 85 percent of Madrid residents wanting to see the Olympics in the Spanish capital.
Organizers said the figure was higher than four years ago, when Madrid lost out to London for the 2012 Games. Full report
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