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Hamburg 2024 –
A vision for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
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GERMANY APPLIES FOR HOSTING
THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES
WITH HAMBURG
AS THE HOST CITY
The General Assembly of the German biggest, most intense and most thrilling
Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) sporting event. The City of Hamburg envis-
and its 410 delegates have unanimously ions games in the heart of a cosmopolitan
chosen Hamburg as Germany’s applicant metropolis that will enable Germany to
city for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic present itself internationally as a colour-
Games. ful and diverse country. “The Olympic
and Paralympic Games amidst an open
The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Bava- society are also a signal for the Olympic
ria, showcased Germany as a democratic, movement,” says Olaf Scholz, adding: “It
liberal and modern country in front of an shouldn’t be the case that all of us are
international audience and laid the founda- thrilled to watch the Olympic Games on
tion for Bavaria’s international reputation. television but shy away from organising
More than half a century will elapse in the them in our own country. We can indeed
meantime if Hamburg is to host the 2024 take this on.”
Olympic and Paralympic Games with the
unanimous support of Germany’s sports “We are united by the desire for the Olym-
sector. Olaf Scholz, the First Mayor of pic idea as a unifying bond within a vulner-
the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, able world,” said DOSB president Alfons
stresses that even at this stage Hamburg is Hörmann. “In short: we are united by the
looking forward to “serving as the gateway desire for the Olympics!” Hamburg and the
for the world”. Hamburg Metropolitan Region with more
than five million inhabitants are all set for
Hamburg’s application is an application becoming this destination of desire – for
on behalf of Germany for the world’s guests and athletes from around the globe.
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HAMBURG –
THE BEAUTIFUL WATER-
SIDE METROPOLIS
The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is landscape and high quality of life on the
the oldest existing independent city state water attracted twelve million tourists
in Europe. Today, the city state of Ham- in 2014 alone. This record number now
burg is one of the 16 federal states of the makes Hamburg one of the top ten Europ-
Federal Republic of Germany. Hamburg is ean city destinations, and this positive
located in the north of Germany about 100 trend is ongoing.
kilometres from the Elbe estuary and the
North Sea. The city of Hamburg has 1.8 Hamburg provides excellent transport
million inhabitants and is the second larg- links. Some 60 airlines connect Hamburg
est city in Germany and one of the main Airport with about 115 national and inter-
economic growth centres in Europe. With national airports via non-stop flights. The
a total of five million inhabitants, the Ham- German capital of Berlin can be reached
burg Metropolitan Region is one of the by train within 100 minutes, and the Dan-
most productive and prosperous regions in ish capital of Copenhagen is only 300 kilo-
Europe. Due to its long history as a port metres away by road.
and trading city, Hamburg maintains rela-
tions across the globe and also serves as
the foreign trading hub for Northern and
Eastern Europe – especially in trade with Port and trade at the
China. In addition to the city’s flourishing heart of a dynamic
trade and booming logistics industry, Ham-
burg is Germany’s media capital and the economy
world’s third largest centre for civil avi-
ation. In recent years, Hamburg has also Hamburg’s port is one of the biggest con-
become the centre of the European wind tainer ports in the world and is an impor-
energy sector. tant engine for growth. With its central
location at the interface of global trade
Hamburg is considered to be the greenest flows, the Hamburg Metropolitan Region
of Europe’s metropolitan regions. One-fifth with the port of Hamburg has a cen-
of the city’s surface is made up of water, turies-long tradition of overseas trade.
and Hamburg, the “European Green Capi- Thanks to its locational and infrastructural
tal 2011”, is also one of the most environ- advantages the region has also evolved
mentally friendly and sustainable cities as Northern Europe’s main logistics hub.
worldwide. Pioneering urban development Ongoing globalisation and the opening
projects such as the HafenCity Hamburg of Eastern Europe have now transformed
district in addition to the city’s rich cultural the Hamburg Metropolitan Region into
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the core region for Northern and Eastern set and reduce the environmental impact
European logistics. From here, national of intense port operations and industry,
and international companies coordinate thereby demonstrating that ambitious en-
their global supply networks. vironmental goals and economic growth
can go hand in hand. This includes sustain-
A fresh breeze, ample green spaces and able urban development that is based on
a sweeping view of the water – no other climate protection, resource efficiency, re-
German city combines abundant stretches newable energy and a smart public trans-
of water and green areas with a strong port system. Sustainability and climate
economy that continues to secure em- protection do not only increase quality of
ployment and offers excellent economic life in the city, but also generate positive
prospects. It is thus hardly surprising that effects on the regional economy.
Hamburg repeatedly scores top positions
in international city rankings on quality of The world is at home in Hamburg. Com-
life. From an early stage, the Hanseatic merce and shipping have contributed to
City of Hamburg made an effort to off- the city’s cosmopolitan flair for centuries.
With around 100 consulates, Hamburg is to support their sporting idols during any
one of the most international cities in Ger- event – in the stadium, in one of the sports
many and fosters strong ties around the arenas, parks, at the boxing ring or on the
globe. Numerous companies have chosen golf course, or in Hamburg’s city zone,
Hamburg as a location for their global or which is ideally suited for sporting events.
European headquarters and appreciate the Every year, hundreds of thousands of visit
city’s cosmopolitan flair. More than 35,000 ors come to Hamburg to join one of the
trading companies with over 125,000 em- city’s sporting events. In addition to many
ployees make Hamburg Germany’s leading small events throughout the year, Ham-
foreign trade centre. Ten of Germany’s 100 burg hosts several high-profile events,
highest-turnover companies outside the among them the ITU World Triathlon Ham-
financial sector have their head offices in burg, the Haspa Marathon, the Vattenfall
Hamburg. As well as offering an attractive Cyclassics bicycle race, the German Jump-
business environment, the city also pro- ing and Dressage Derby in Klein Flottbek
vides safety and a high quality of life. and the German Derby in Hamburg-Horn,
as well as the German Open Tennis Cham-
pionships in Rotherbaum. Other high-
lights include the Curling World Cup and
A city of sports the Hansewerk AlsterCup, a swimming
Hamburg is a city of sports, and Ham- and rowing competition. It is worthwhile
burg’s locals are avid sports fans and love noting that many of these events, among
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them the marathon, the triathlon and the
Cyclassics bicycle race, actually take place
Hamburg – a cultural
in the heart of the city and on the streets and media hub
and squares around the Inner Alster Lake
– a unique setting for an unforgettable Students, artists, fashion designers and
sporting event with an enthusiastic audi- media professionals are drawn to Ham-
ence. This enthusiasm was also evident burg. A diverse media landscape and the
here in 2012 when more than 30,000 spec- city’s leading role in the print media sector
tators celebrated the return of the German have made Hamburg a media capital. Ger-
Olympic team from London. many’s three biggest weekly magazines
are produced in Hamburg, and so is the
These sporting events and the enthusiasm main daily news show on national tele-
generated by them contribute greatly to vision.
the city’s quality of life, its attractiveness
and its development. In order to retain and The city’s vibrant high and subculture
foster this attractiveness, the Hamburg scenes offer a stimulating environment
Senate, the state government, has adopt- and ideal conditions for all those who are
ed its ten-year strategy “Hamburg macht professionally involved in culture. Offering
Sport” – an initiative that is unparalleled outstanding theatre, classical music and
in Germany and beyond. The initiative ballet productions, musicals of Broadway
aims to promote sports in Hamburg across standards, and a young, authentic music
all levels in the coming years, from popular scene in the countless pubs and clubs of
sports to professional sports. The concept the St Pauli district, this north German
is based on the belief that all of Hamburg’s capital pulses with life 24 hours a day.
residents should have the opportunity to With the opening of the spectacular Elb-
exercise and be active. To achieve this, philharmonie concert hall in 2017, Ham-
Hamburg offers various training grounds burg will add another great landmark to its
and sports programmes and continues to cultural landscape.
expand these even further.
OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES
IN GERMANY –
MAKING A DREAM
COME TRUE
The Olympic and Paralympic Games in stands for economic strength and success,
one’s own country and even in one’s own and for the common will to make a big
home town – this is a dream that is dreamt dream come true. Hamburg’s concept puts
by athletes and spectators alike. Follow- people first: athletes from all over the
ing the German Olympic Sports Confed- world, citizens and all those who want to
eration’s decision on 21 March 2015, this celebrate this great inspiring festival on
dream might come true for Germany and the Alster Lake and the River Elbe. In our
Hamburg in 2024. view, all of these people are part of the
Olympic family, and we want them to feel
Hamburg has developed a fascinating at home in Hamburg.
concept for the Olympic and Paralympic
Games: compact games in the heart of the
city and in close proximity to the water.
Games with short distances, and games
with facilities and infrastructure that meet
the highest standards in terms of environ-
mental protection and economic efficiency.
The Games and their values can be a
symbol of Hamburg’s strongest assets as
a community: cosmopolitanism and toler-
ance, modernity and mutual understand-
ing, confidence and understatement. Yet,
in international competition, Hamburg,
the second largest city in Germany, also
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HAMBURG’S RESIDENTS TAKE
A STANCE
In autumn 2015 the citizens of Hamburg will
decide on whether Hamburg shall apply for the
most important sporting event in the world, and
their vote will be binding. Only in the event of
a positive vote by Hamburg’s citizens will the
city enter into the competition with the Interna-
tional Olympic Committee (IOC) for hosting the
2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.Transparency and The Games as driver
participation from for urban develop-
the start ment
Hamburg’s citizens have been involved A river island in the Elbe constitutes
in the planning for the Olympic and Para the centrepiece of Hamburg’s concept
lympic Games from the very beginning. for hosting the Olympic and Paralympic
Transparency is the guiding principle Games: the Kleiner Grasbrook quarter,
from the planning stage to the potential which is situated right in the port and in
implementation stage. Hamburg’s compre- the heart of the city. This site serves as the
hensive Transparency Law and the city’s planned venue for the Olympic Centre and
collaboration with Transparency Inter
will be developed into a new urban quarter
national Germany further contribute to after the Games. The new quarter, “Olym-
fulfilling this principle. pic City”, will be an attractive new urban
area with more than 3,000 resi dential
units, commercial spaces, a public park
and several sports facilities – ensuring a
sustainable Olympic heritage for residents
and sports organisations in Hamburg and
the whole of Northern Germany.10 / 11
CONTRIBUTING TO THE
OLYMPIC IDEAL
Hosting the Games in Germany would entail Based on this concept, Hamburg strives
far more than just sports. The Olympic and to set an example and support the Inter-
Paralympic Games create room for experi- national Olympic Committee in bringing
encing encounters, exchange, hospitality, the wonderful Olympic idea and its values
emotions and internationalism – a festival back to their roots. Hamburg’s sports-loving
of sports that spans the entire city and in- citizens and Germany as a sports location
tegrates local residents and guests from could demonstrate that the Olympic and
across the globe. All events are aimed to Paralympic Games that thrill athletes and
be held in an ecologically, economically and audiences alike are welcome in pluralistic
socially responsible manner. Equal weight societies that are characterised by strong
and priority will be attached to planning civic participation.
both the Olympic and Paralympic competi-
tions.›› games with short distances: most Olympic ›› only few of the competition and training
venues are located within a radius of only facilities will have to be built anew. Many of
ten kilometres from the Olympic Centre. Hamburg’s sports facilities will be modern-
Many of the venues are within walking ised – for the benefit of Hamburg as a sports
distance from the city centre. city and all those who are actively involved
in sports.
››
s tate-of-the-art sports facilities will
continue to lure national and international
associations and their athletes to the Ham-
OLYMPIC AND
burg Metropolitan Region even after the
Games, and sports fans will be able to enjoy
PARALYMPIC GAMES
world-class events in the north of Germany. IN HAMBURG
AT A GLANCE:
›› sporting and cultural events in all of Ham-
burg’s districts will enable Germany and
its guests from around the world to jointly
celebrate the Olympics.
›› after the Games, the Olympic Centre at ›› the city’s transport infrastructure will be
Kleiner Grasbrook will be transformed into advanced further so as to meet the latest
an attractive green quarter with a public technological standards and comply with
park – in the heart of the port and just a the requirements for barrier-free mobility
few minutes’ walk from the city centre. – to the benefit of road users, pedestri-
ans, cyclists, wheelchair users, motorists
and users of public transport.
›› the port of Hamburg will be developed fur- ›› after the Games, the Olympic Village
ther. The Olympic and Paralympic Games and the accommodation facilities for
will add further impetus to the moderni international media representatives will
sation of the port area and the efficient be transformed into thousands of new
use of available land. residential units for Hamburg’s citizens:
the general public will benefit from the
›› responsible use of resources: sustainable
Games, as desired by the IOC.
land management, use of renewable ener-
gies, and sustainable event management.12 / 13
Olympic Hall Olympic
Aqua DomeHAMBURG 2024 / 2028
Kleiner Grasbrook – the Olympic Centre
Olympic Stadium
Olympic Village14 / 15
Competition sites in Hamburg – within a radius
HAMBURG
of 10 kilometres
2024 / 2028
Übersichtsplan Hamburg16 / 17
MORE SPORTS
IN HAMBURG, GERMANY, AND THE WORLDHamburg is a sport-loving city. Sport both residents and guests to get active. In
shapes people’s everyday lives, it con- 2015, the motto is “Hamburg in training“!
nects them and has long been part of the
cityscape. The Olympic and Paralympic And the training is paying off! In all of
Games would be the highlight of Ham- Northern Germany, amateur athletes, and
burg’s sports development. The Games children and young people in particular,
would be a major boost for sports – not will have the opportunity to practice be-
only for Hamburg and the Hamburg Metro tween and after the Olympic competition
politan Region, but also for the whole of onsite the designated Olympic locations.
Germany. Hamburg’s “Allympics” concept, which
spans popular recreational sports such as
The Games serve as a showcase – not just running, cycling and swimming, will pro-
for the organising city and country, but also vide a link between professional sports
for the IOC and the Olympic sports world in and sports for young people, amateurs and
general. The Olympics stand for the moti- persons with disabilities. Even today, this
vation to become active and communicate concept inspires visitors at all major sport-
the values of sport and the Olympic ideals. ing events in Hamburg.
In the realm of sport, acknowledgement
is not a question of origin but of perfor- New and modernised sports and exer-
mance. Rules have not only been handed cise facilities will be a great benefit to
down over time, but also stem from a all sports enthusiasts in the north of Ger-
common belief. Fairness and team spirit many and will attract additional national
are an inseparable part of sports. All over and international events with athletes
the world people would follow the Olym- from around the globe. Hamburg as a city
pic and Paralympic Games in Hamburg and of sports would move to the forefront
participate in a sporting experience of un- of worldwide attention. By hosting the
paralleled attraction. Olympic and Paralympic Games, Germany
would spread the fascination of the Olym-
Everyone is invited to join this global sport- pic sports all over the world.
ing event regardless of age or nationality.
Hamburg’s sports facilities are being ex-
panded even further. Sport disciplines that
are not yet firmly established in Northern
Germany would receive a boost. The city’s
sports clubs take on an important role
here: sporting events and sports compe-
titions in all parts of the city encourage18 / 19
OLYMPIC AND
PARALYMPIC
SPORTS FACILITIES
The Olympic Centre
Hamburg aims to present games with venues. After the Games, the athletes’
short distances. Most of the proposed accommodation facilities will be trans-
venues are located in the city centre. The formed into a new urban quarter with
planned Olympic Centre will be situated more than 3,000 residential units, as well
in the Kleiner Grasbrook area, which can as commercial spaces and green areas.
be reached on foot from the city centre. The planned public park would attract
This is the site where the planned Olym- people from all over the Hamburg Met-
pic Stadium, the Olympic Hall, the Olym- ropolitan Region. As the Olympic sports
pic Aqua Dome and the Olympic Village venue concept is being developed further
would be created. Athletes would be until January 2016, the entire German
accommodated in the city centre and sports sector is being integrated into the
in close proximity to the main sports process.New sports
facilities
An important feature of Hamburg’s con- Olympic Hall and
cept is that, in accordance with the IOC’s Olympic Aqua Dome
Agenda 2020, the majority of the city’s The planned Olympic Hall and the Olym-
Olympic sports facilities would consist of pic Aqua Dome would both accommodate
facilities that are already in use. According 15,000 spectators. Both facilities would
to current plans, only four sports facilities be subsequently used: the Olympic Hall
would be newly built. Sustainability is a would be transformed into a new cruise
priority here, and the future use of these terminal to account for the growing im-
sports facilities is being integrated into portance of Hamburg as a cruise port.
the planning process. The Olympic Aqua Dome would be con-
verted into an attractive waterpark and
The Olympic Stadium adventure pool after the Games.
With a capacity of 70,000 seats, the Olym-
pic Stadium would constitute the heart Canoe slalom course
of the Olympic Centre at Kleiner Gras- A white-water course could be created
brook. During the Olympic and Paralympic in the district of Wilhelmsburg. After the
Games, the stadium would be primarily Games it would be reconstructed and in-
used for the opening and closing ceremo- tegrated into Wilhelmsburg’s existing lei-
nies and athletics. Other uses – such as for sure and entertainment landscape.
the Modern Pentathlon – will be examined
also with a view to the Olympic Games in
Rio and Tokyo. After the Games, the sta-
dium would be largely retained for subse-
quent use. With a post-Olympic capacity of
20,000 seats, the Olympic Stadium would
be one of the most modern and attractive
venues for track and field events and team
sports such as American football. The new
stadium would close a gap in Northern
Germany’s sports facilities landscape.20 / 21
Experiencing the Olympic and
Olympics first-hand Paralympic
All those disciplines that draw hundreds of
competitions in the
thousands of visitors to Hamburg each year whole of Northern
could be experienced first-hand also during
the Olympics: the triathlon, the marathon
Germany
runs and the bicycle road races would all be Like most of the cities bidding to host the
held on Hamburg’s tried and tested routes. Olympic and Paralympic Games, Hamburg
refrains from limiting sporting events to
urban areas. All of Germany should be able
to participate in hosting the Games.
More sports for
everyone Thus the city of Kiel has been chosen as
the designated host for the sailing compe-
Many of Hamburg’s sports centres and titions on the Baltic Sea – a hugely popular
sports facilities are being renovated and sailing area that has been previously used
modernised and would serve as training as an Olympic venue.
venues for the Olympic Games. After the
Games, Hamburg’s pupils, sports clubs Luhmühlen, which is situated just outside
and recreational athletes will benefit from of Hamburg, enjoys an international re-
these measures. putation among eventing riders, and the
neighbouring municipality of Garlstorf
provides a modern shooting facility. Re-
nowned international golf tournaments
are held at Gut Kaden. Finally, the pre-
liminary rounds of the Olympic football
tournament could be hosted in various
locations across Germany – with a true
Olympic atmosphere guaranteed.ANSWERING QUESTIONS
AND CREATING TRANSPARENCY
Especially in countries with a long Olym- a good starting point for jointly hosting the
pic tradition there tends to be an intense biggest sporting event in the world.
debate on the pros and cons of bidding to
host the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Many questions are raised in the course
of such debate; among them questions Games without debt
relating to the costs and environmental
impact of the Olympic Games. For us it Determining and presenting the costs
is paramount to take these questions se- of hosting the Olympic and Paralympic
riously and to learn from them. Hence all Games is an integral part of our informa-
comments are being listened to, and all tion policy. Thus the key cost items are to
questions are being answered. This cre- be identified and the sources of financing
ates transparency, which is called for by are to be outlined in spring 2015. As the
Hamburg’s residents, and which Hamburg process continues, both the financial con-
has promised to adhere to as part of its cept and the plans relating to the Olympic
application. An open discussion from the sites shall be specified at regular intervals
beginning and an honest debate are inte- and shall be published on a regular basis.
gral parts of the bid, as these facilitate a
rational assessment of the situation and For Hamburg it is clear that the Olympic
give Hamburg’s citizens the opportunity and Paralympic Games may by no means
to form an opinion and to participate in result in increasing the city’s debt level.
further planning. As per the German constitution, none of
Germany’s federal states are allowed to
In a representative survey conducted in run up new debt after the year 2020. This
February 2015, two-thirds of Hamburg’s provision is binding, and the Games will
residents stated that they were in favour of not be funded through cuts in the social or
Hamburg’s application for the Olympic and educational sectors, and neither through
Paralympic Summer Games. This provides extensive privatisation.22 / 23
Safety and freedom Avoiding the burden
of movement for of oversized Olympic
Hamburg’s citizens, sports facilities after
athletes and inter- the Games
national guests From the early planning stages, high prior-
Germany is one of the safest countries ity has been attached to the future reuse
in the world. During the 2006 FIFA World of all buildings involved. The Olympic and
Cup it demonstrated how an interna- Paralympic Games in Germany will not
tional sporting event can be both well- create “white elephants”; i.e. buildings or
organised and relaxed. Ensuring safety sports facilities for which there is no need
is in the interest of athletes and spec- for after the Games.
tators alike. The security situation will
be assessed by the German police, and
understandably the requirements cannot
be specified at this point in time. It is
clear, however, that not only legitimate
security interests will be considered, but
also the freedom of movement of those
living in Hamburg. Life in our city should
remain largely unaffected. This is the ba-
sis for a peaceful sporting event that can
be jointly celebrated by athletes, citizens
of Hamburg and visitors from around the
world.24
New residential Designing the Olym-
units pic and Paralym-
After the Olympic and Paralympic Games,
pic Games in an
the Olympic Village and the media village eco-friendly way
in the district of Wilhelmsburg will be
transformed into new, attractive urban ar- Germany promotes Games that are based
eas to live in and work in. Approximately on the responsible use of natural resources
2,500 new residential units in Wilhelms- from the planning and construction phases
burg and more than 3,000 new units in the to the closing ceremony. Energy-efficient
future Olympic City will be built, of which building construction, the expansion of the
one-third will be made up of socially subsi- public transport system and bicycle paths,
dised housing. The highest environmental the economical use of water, the avoid-
standards will be taken into account, and ance of waste and a sophisticated recyc-
the majority of apartments will be barri- ling system are but a few components of
er-free. The Olympics will be part of Ham- Hamburg’s approach to sustainable and
burg’s housing programme. environmentally friendly Games.Publication details Publisher: Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Ministry of the Interior and Sports Johanniswall 4 20095 Hamburg Editorial work: Task Force “Olympics for Hamburg” Text: Thies Sauer Translation: Michael O’Sullivan, Ingrun Wenge, Berlin Legally responsible for content (V.i.S.d.P.): Frank Reschreiter Graphics: Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner (gmp) Office Gärtner + Christ Pictures: © WITTERS Sports Press Pictures GmbH, Hamburg www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Jörg Modrow www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Christian Spahrbier Layout: Landesbetrieb Geoinformation und Vermessung
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