Poland and Slovakia appear poised to enter a joint bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics after the latter?s government backed the proposal, according to Prime Minister Robert Fico.
The two countries share a border straddled by the High Tatras mountains and Slovak officials are now set to meet with their Polish counterparts by the end of the month to discuss details. ?There will be a joint meeting of Slovak and Polish ministers and prime ministers in (the Slovak town of) Poprad,? said Fico, according to Reuters. ?A joint bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics will be one of the topics.?
The northern town of Poprad unsuccessfully bid for the 2002 and 2006 Winter Games and Fico has previously said he believed Slovakia could host ice hockey and skiing events as part of a joint bid with Poland. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is believed to be keen on the proposal, but a bid would depend on the estimated cost of the Games. According to plans backed by the Polish Olympic Committee, the southern city of Krakow would be the main host of the Games, with the country?s winter sports hub Zakopane and Chopok in Slovakia providing the mountain locations.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set November 2013 as the application deadline and the host city will be elected in July 2015. The chances of Davos and St. Moritz launching a joint bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics were seemingly ended after Swiss voters in the canton of Graub?nden rejected the proposal earlier this month. The eastern province, which is home to the two ski resorts along with Klosters and Arosa, staged a referendum which saw 52.7% of voters reject the proposal.
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Slovak government gets behind 2022 Winter Olympics bid
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