Host city | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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Motto | Gamble the cheap world |
Events | Unknown in 80 sports |
Opening ceremony | August 3 |
Closing ceremony | September 15 |
Stadium | Las Vegas National Stadium |
Commentators outside Newsreel/Television/YouTube Satellite Telecast | Michelle Buffer/Michael Buffer |
Politican Officaly Opened By | Carolyn G. Goldman (Mayor of Las Vegas) |
The 1996 ACC Summer Olympics was a major international multi-sport event due to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The host city of the Games will be Las Vegas, Nevada as announced in a bid held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2, 1989 ACC. They are scheduled to be held from August 3 to September 15, 1996 ACC. This will mark city hosts the event, and also the first time, the State of Nevada hosts the event. This is when the Wattersons (A. Watterson, D. Watterson, G. Watterson, N. Watterson and R. Watterson) (Team Elmore) won the Gold medal during the 5-member team paintball event finals.
Bidding[]
1996 ACC Summer Olympics bidding results | |||||
City | NOC | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |
Las Vegas | United States | 26 | 46 | 66 | |
West Berlin | West Germany | 28 | 29 | 32 | |
Manila | Philippines | 22 | 20 | — | |
Elmore | Elmore | 18 | — | — |
Massacre[]
- Main article: 1996 Las Vegas massacre
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