Posted November 29, 200618 yr City bids to host world event Site-selection panel for 2011 international Special Olympics to visit city Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Susan Vinella and Olivera Perkins Plain Dealer Reporters Article Removed
November 30, 200618 yr I know an event like this wouldn't create a building boom in Cleveland as we already have the facilities needed, but if Cleveland is selected you would think we could take this opportunity to do things like 1) Install a rail line from Akron to Cleveland to at first connect gaming venues, then use it as a commuter rail link. 2) Get some new hotels built in downtown near the Browns stadium. 3) get some restaurants and entertainment built around the stadium as well as speed up moving the port. all these projects are huge and expensive, but an event like this that goes smootly could be transitional and boost the city's national perception as well as its local perception. Maybe I'm just a dreamer, but we've got to dream big things if we want to turn this place around quicker.
November 30, 200618 yr City readies Special Olympics sales pitch Thursday, November 30, 2006 Susan Vinella Plain Dealer Reporter Let the sales pitch begin. Article Removed
January 2, 200718 yr From the 12/4/06 PD: Special Olympics: Here's what you need to know about group Monday, December 04, 2006 Olivera Perkins Plain Dealer Reporter A site selection committee for the 2011 summer Special Olympics will tour Greater Cleveland this week. Cleveland is one of at least three cities vying for the international event, which will draw 7,000 athletes and 3,000 coaches. http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1165232129242750.xml&coll=2
January 2, 200718 yr From the 12/6/06 PD: City using passion for sports to lure Special Olympics Wednesday, December 06, 2006 Sarah Hollander Plain Dealer Reporter To win the 2011 Special Olympics World Games, Northeast Ohio must edge out competitors in fund-raising ability, leadership and passion for the games. Those are the three most important criteria for picking a host city, said Lee Todd, a Special Olympics executive and one of five members of the site selection committee in Cleveland this week to tour the area. http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1165398221158890.xml&coll=2
January 2, 200718 yr From the 12/7/06 ABJ: N.E. Ohio makes bid for Games UA a key cog in pitch to Special Olympics By Katie Byard Beacon Journal staff writer They were a bit like contestants on a dating show. The University of Akron and the city Wednesday tried to impress their would-be partner: the site-selection committee of the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games. The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission has proposed that Cleveland and Akron -- as well as some other Northeast Ohio spots -- host the 2011 games that promise to attract roughly 7,500 mentally disabled athletes from 170 countries. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/16183956.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_news 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games details • About 7,500 athletes are expected to participate in about two dozen sporting events, including gymnastics, swimming, soccer and track and field. • The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission proposes using sites in the Cleveland area, as well as Akron. • Athletes and 3,000 coaches and officials would be housed at area colleges and universities, including the University of Akron. Other campuses providing housing would include Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea and John Carroll University in University Heights. • A five-member site-selection committee is visiting the Akron-Cleveland area this week. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/16183950.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_news
January 2, 200718 yr From the 12/9/06 PD: Cleveland courting sports stars Special Olympics bid seeks high-profile assist Saturday, December 09, 2006 Sarah Hollander Plain Dealer Reporter China tapped Yao Ming. Can Cleveland land LeBron? As part of its pitch to win the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Northeast Ohio is on the lookout for a spokesperson with global appeal. Special Olympics announced Ming, the Houston Rockets basketball center also known for his Visa and Reebok endorsements, as a global ambassador in the summer of 2004. Since then he has promoted the organization's upcoming summer games in Shanghai, his hometown, and the organization's message of inclusion. http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1165658106284320.xml&coll=2
January 2, 200718 yr I know an event like this wouldn't create a building boom in Cleveland as we already have the facilities needed, but if Cleveland is selected you would think we could take this opportunity to do things like 1) Install a rail line from Akron to Cleveland to at first connect gaming venues, then use it as a commuter rail link. 2) Get some new hotels built in downtown near the Browns stadium. 3) get some restaurants and entertainment built around the stadium as well as speed up moving the port. all these projects are huge and expensive, but an event like this that goes smootly could be transitional and boost the city's national perception as well as its local perception. Maybe I'm just a dreamer, but we've got to dream big things if we want to turn this place around quicker. 1) yes 2) maybe -- new hotels could be built, but not necessarily near the stadium b/c that area's slated for condos, which I'd rather see. Besides, the RTA Waterfront Rapid Line's egress/ingress makes being directly at the stadium irrelevant to fans, as Browns games currently show, and 3) doubt it. Cleveland's currently, and wisely, focusing restaurants on where it's trying to get people to live and shop as opposed to being near a concrete/steel-bowl venue like Browns Stadium. Remember, after the Games, if we hopefully get them, the stadium will once again be 10 to 12-use/year venue. Housing/retail districts are, theoretically, 365-day/year venues.
January 2, 200718 yr I know an event like this wouldn't create a building boom in Cleveland as we already have the facilities needed, but if Cleveland is selected you would think we could take this opportunity to do things like 1) Install a rail line from Akron to Cleveland to at first connect gaming venues, then use it as a commuter rail link. 2) Get some new hotels built in downtown near the Browns stadium. 3) get some restaurants and entertainment built around the stadium as well as speed up moving the port. all these projects are huge and expensive, but an event like this that goes smootly could be transitional and boost the city's national perception as well as its local perception. Maybe I'm just a dreamer, but we've got to dream big things if we want to turn this place around quicker. 1) yes 2) maybe -- new hotels could be built, but not necessarily near the stadium b/c that area's slated for condos, which I'd rather see. Besides, the RTA Waterfront Rapid Line's egress/ingress makes being directly at the stadium irrelevant to fans, as Browns games currently show, and 3) doubt it. Cleveland's currently, and wisely, focusing restaurants on where it's trying to get people to live and shop as opposed to being near a concrete/steel-bowl venue like Browns Stadium. Remember, after the Games, if we hopefully get them, the stadium will once again be 10 to 12-use/year venue. Housing/retail districts are, theoretically, 365-day/year venues. 1) dead on point! There should definately be "regional rail" 2) condo hotels (like the book cadillac) can easily be incorporated into the mix; Bringing a mix of tourist and residents into the mix at all times. How cool would it be to have a home overlooking downtown and the stadium. HOtels would win with specialty suites and could be tied into not just CBS but all the venues on NCH. 3) you post why NOT....WHY can that very same logic be applied to NCH, using newbuild instead of converted building? Some restaurants, housing, retail and changing season outdoor activities would be a good thing for this area. I'm not a real estate expert, but I would think we are near the capacity for conversions, and there has got to be some new build housing going up not including what has already been announced. In addition some of those 10/15 year historical tax credits are about to expire so alot of rental properties will also go condo, so there will need to be some new build rentals coming onto the market as well.
January 3, 200718 yr I think Cleveland would win the bid if the Browns stadium was built right with a retractable-roof. JMHO!
January 3, 200718 yr ^I believe that the games would be held in the summer. The roof wouldn't help much.
January 3, 200718 yr ^I believe that the games would be held in the summer. The roof wouldn't help much. Sure it would during summer rain and humidity.
January 3, 200718 yr Look at the competition. As compared to Morocco and Greece, Cleveland's summer is easily the best of the three.
June 6, 200718 yr Cleveland won't get Special Olympics Wednesday, June 06, 2007 Sarah Hollander Plain Dealer Reporter Article Removed
June 6, 200718 yr Disappointing, but if you're going to lose a bid to host an Olympic competition, it may as well be to Athens. They did invent the concept, afterall, and in my opinion its only right that it works strongly in their favor when deciding who gets it.
June 6, 200718 yr Disappointing, but if you're going to lose a bid to host an Olympic competition, it may as well be to Athens. They did invent the concept, afterall, and in my opinion its only right that it works strongly in their favor when deciding who gets it. I agree. I think the last four things the city bid for an has not gotten has raised our status on a the domestic & global front. Some serious infrastructure changes in transportation, leisure activities, lodging, etc. and we could see a serious uptick in visitor/tourist coming to Cleveland& Northeast Ohio. So this loss could actually turn into a plus.
May 2, 200817 yr PD, where u at?? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Greater Cleveland's Sports Commission best in country CLEVELAND--The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission has been named "2007 Sports Commission of the Year" by the National Association of Sports Commissions. The award was chosen by a national panel of Sports Commission executives and was presented at the 2008 NASC Sports Event Symposium held in Omaha. David Gilbert, President and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission said, "This recognition belongs to everyone who continues to play a role in allowing the Sports Commission to do its work." More at http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=88345
September 25, 200816 yr Looks look we're adding a few more smaller events: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cleveland will host five NCAA events as part of new 'Championship City' program by Joe Maxse Wednesday September 24, 2008, 7:58 PM Cleveland hit the pick six on Wednesday. The National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission announced that Cleveland was one of six cities chosen in the "NCAA Championship City" pilot program. Cleveland, Indianapolis, St. Louis, San Diego, San Antonio and Cary, N.C., will host multiple NCAA Division I, II and III national championships from 2009 through 2012. It is an opportunity to enhance the championships said David Gilbert, president and CEO of the Cleveland commission. More at: http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2008/09/cleveland_will_host_five_ncaa.html
June 30, 200915 yr Greater Cleveland Sports Commission hopes youth movement brings life to city's economy by Jodie Valade / Plain Dealer Reporter Tuesday June 30, 2009, 5:01 AM In April 2007, Cleveland reached its pinnacle in the world of amateur sports, the equivalent of scaling Mt. Everest after years of dreaming of that highest summit. The NCAA women's basketball Final Four settled on the shores of Lake Erie, camped out for a long weekend at The Q and left Northeast Ohio's sports community flush with positive self-image and confidence. And then those who had heard the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission tout the women's Final Four as one of the most high-profile events Cleveland could ever host wondered . . . what's next? More at http://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2009/06/greater_cleveland_sports_commi_1.html
June 30, 200915 yr I saw advertisements for the Continental Cup with the AC Milan crest at Legacy Village the past 2 weekends and had no idea what it was. This is great to see this tournament come to Northeast Ohio and hopefully we'll see more sports added for next summer. Unfortunately I'm leaving for Myrtle Beach Friday morning so i wont be able to see any mathces over the weekend but im going to try and get out Thursday if i can.
June 30, 200915 yr Inside the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission by Jodie Valade / Plain Dealer Reporter Tuesday June 30, 2009, 4:56 AM Who are they? Ten full-time employees, led by President David Gilbert. Sixty-member board of trustees. The city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and the Convention Bureau each appoint seven members. The remainder are appointed by the commission. What do they do? A 14-member executive committee primarily runs the organization, approving any event that has a profit or loss potential of $25,000 or more. The organization runs on a budget of about $1 million annually, with additional funds necessary to run events hosted in each year. Since 2000, the commission estimates it has brought events to Northeast Ohio with an economic impact totaling about $250 million, including all of 2009. More at http://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2009/06/inside_the_greater_cleveland_s.html
June 30, 200915 yr I wish they would take over management of the marathon. They could turn it into a world class event.
July 9, 200915 yr Gilbert leads Greater Cleveland Sports Commission Posted by Jim Isabella/Sun News -- [email protected] July 09, 2009 15:25PM The Fourth of July weekend is supposed to be a time of relaxation, a chance to get away from the job. David Gilbert is certainly not at the office. But unlike most people, Gilbert is traveling in his car moving around between various venues. More info at: http://blog.cleveland.com/chagrinheraldsun/2009/07/gilbert_leads_greater_clevelan.html
September 15, 200915 yr Wow, I have too many good things to say about the GCSC. Both them and the DCA have done wonders for Cleveland the last couple of years.
September 15, 200915 yr I just wish they would take over running the marathon, they would make it world class.
September 15, 200915 yr I just wish they would take over running the marathon, they would make it world class. I agree, they really should.
September 22, 200915 yr Cleveland State and The Q win opening-round NCAA men's tournament games for 2011 By Elton Alexander September 21, 2009, 8:06PM CLEVELAND, Ohio -- First-round men's games on March 18 and 20, 2011 have been awarded to CSU and will be played in Quicken Loans Arena. CSU hosted men's tournament games at the Wolstein Center in 2000 and 2005. In 2006 and 2007, the NCAA women played first a regional, and then the Final Four at The Q. "Congratulations to the Sports Commission and to Cleveland State," said new MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher. "The Q is definitely a facility we know is one of the best in the country for basketball." MORE AT CLEVELAND.COM: http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2009/09/cleveland_state_and_the_q_win.html
September 22, 200915 yr I'm wondering if we'll have another athletic announcement tomorrow morning around 10am..
September 22, 200915 yr ^all I know is that the mayor is supposed to make an announcement today. I know nothing else.
September 23, 200915 yr naw. 1. The PD was incorrect in saying that the gay games announcement would come yesterday. It will be announced next Tuesday. 2. The mayor announced his Sustainability Advisory Group.
February 3, 201015 yr Way to go team! :clap: Big mat tourney set in Cleveland USA Wrestling recently announced the 2010 and 2011 United States Senior National Wrestling Championships and the Men's FILA Junior National Championships have been awarded to Cleveland. The U.S. Senior Nationals will move to Cleveland from Las Vegas. The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, in conjunction with USA Wrestling, will host this year's event April 21-25 at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University. MORE AT http://www.auroraadvocate.com/news/article/4760773
February 3, 201015 yr The title of this thread may be accurate, but i was really hoping they could pull the world cup. How could Indy, Nashville, KC and Tampa get the bid?
February 3, 201015 yr I'm sure our lack of hotel space and a decent convention center worked against us as always.
February 3, 201015 yr Yeah. This city would have gobbled up the world cup. Could you possibly imagine a night game at Cleveland Browns stadium between a European team and a South American team? It would be pure bedlam. It would look like NYC. It would be St. Patricks Day in Cleveland on steroids.
April 18, 201015 yr Another award for the GCSC. Congrats and keep up the good work! http://www.clevelandsports.org/ASSETS/551BA58800A341D189E2D0D0A1C32156/GCSC%20awards%202010.pdf
June 28, 201014 yr More love for the GCSC for brining 3500 young athletes hailing from 20+ countries to NEO this weekend. Cleveland: Basketball added to International Youth Sports Festival Updated: 6/27/2010 1:39:31 PM CLEVELAND -- It's a chance for Cleveland to host athletes from all over the world. The International Youth Sports Festival returns again this year. The International Youth Sports Festival started as The Continental Cup, an event created by the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission in 2006. Since then, it has grown rapidly adding new sports tournaments, teams from countries all around the world and new sponsorships. This year, the festival will include a basketball competition. Now under the name, Cleveland Clinic Sports Health International Youth Sports Festival, it will include three sports including the AC Mian Continental Cup (soccer), Cleveland Indians Charities Continental Cup (baseball), and Cleveland Cavaliers Continental Cup (basketball). Over 3,500 athletes from more than 20 countries will participate in this year's event. The event runs from July 1-4. The event kicks off with opening ceremonies on Thursday, July 1 at John Carroll University's Don Shula Stadium. Gates open at 6 p.m. http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=138608&catid=3
July 1, 201014 yr Another great Cleveland event starts today. Someone show these international kids around the city! It may be their only chance at visiting America. International Youth Sports Festival invades Cleveland; several area clubs to participate Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 3:08 PM John Blake, Sun News A variety of local teams and individuals will compete and be part of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission’s Cleveland Clinic Sports Health International Youth Sports Festival this weekend. The event runs from Thursday through Sunday and features three main events: The AC Milan Continental Cup soccer tournament, Cleveland Indians Charities Continental Cup for baseball and the new Cleveland Cavaliers Continental Cup for baseball. More than 3,500 athletes from more than 20 different countries are expected to participate, drawing an estimated $4 million into the local economy. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/all/index.ssf/2010/06/international_youth_sports_fes.html International Youth Sports Festival begins today in Cleveland Published: Thursday, July 01, 2010, 10:00 AM Everdeen Mason, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When 3,400 athletes march into John Carroll University's Don Shula Stadium this evening for the opening ceremony of the International Youth Sports Festival, the youth will represent more than just their countries. The competitors from 20 countries are a product of the five years spent by the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission attracting a diverse group of participants through brainstorming, gathering international contacts and the recruitment of teams and sponsors for the annual Continental Cup competitions. This year alone, commission members went to Washington, D.C. twice to visit 13 different foreign embassies in hunt for teams. Play in soccer, baseball and basketball begins at 8 a.m. today at four sites sprinkled around the eastern suburbs. Championship games in all sports are Sunday. The main attraction though may be the athlete parade at Shula Stadium tonight at 7, preceded by an outdoor fair. http://www.cleveland.com/continental-cup/index.ssf/2010/07/international_youth_sports_fes.html
September 27, 201014 yr GCSC snagged another National Event: Cleveland to host the 2012 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship The Suburbanite Posted Sep 27, 2010 @ 10:28 AM Cleveland, Ohio — The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has announced that the Mid-American Conference and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission have been selected as the hosts for the 2012 National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championship. The nation’s top eight teams, with ten student-athletes per team, will compete for a championship April 12-14, 2012 at Freeway Lanes in Wickliffe, Ohio. “This is a tremendous opportunity for the city of Cleveland and the Mid-American Conference to host the 2012 National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championship,” said Dr. Jon Steinbrecher, Commissioner of the Mid-American Conference. “We have partnered with the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission on a number of events and this will be another opportunity for the MAC to work with the Sports Commission to bring NCAA collegiate championship events to the Greater Cleveland area.” http://www.thesuburbanite.com/sports/x1936770508/Cleveland-to-host-the-2012-National-Collegiate-Womens-Bowling-Championship
October 22, 201014 yr Which bowling alley downtown do you want to use? At one time the Wickliffe bowling alley had the most lanes in the country.
October 22, 201014 yr Why is this out in wickliffe and not downtown? WTF? Man, that's like asking "why was the Senior PGA Championship out in Shaker and not Downtown?" While there is a bowling alley or two downtown, they are not large enough in terms of number of lanes or spectator capacity, nor do they have the experience of hosting tournaments that Freeway does. That, sir, is WTF.
October 22, 201014 yr Why is this out in wickliffe and not downtown? WTF? Man, that's like asking "why was the Senior PGA Championship out in Shaker and not Downtown?" While there is a bowling alley or two downtown, they are not large enough in terms of number of lanes or spectator capacity, nor do they have the experience of hosting tournaments that Freeway does. That, sir, is WTF. It's 2010...You mean to tell me that infrastructure cannot be developed by 2012. All other activities will most likely have to take place downtown as that is where all the hotels are located. To me this makes no damn sense.
October 22, 201014 yr So what would make sense would be to build a new bowling alley downtown for this one event when there already are too many bowling alleys serving too few bowlers? Maybe you mean that the event should use temporary bowling lanes, which I don't think exist, and if they do, probably don't meet competition standards. Sorry, MTS, I hear what you are saying, but it's a lot of crazy talk.
October 22, 201014 yr Since when is a bowling alley considered infrastructure? I mean upgrading the bowling alley's downtown to accomodate the neccessary things for broadcast. Don't you get get technical with me mr. man! :P
January 13, 201114 yr <a href="http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/cleveland-classic-college-football-game-coming-to-cleveland">Cleveland Classic college football game coming to Cleveland </a> CLEVELAND - This September, college football is coming back to Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission announced Wednesday Central State University will play North Carolina Central University in the first annual Cleveland Classic presented by McDonald’s. The game will be part of a weekend of events, including a College and Career Fair and a Greek Step Show on Friday September 9. The football game will kickoff at noon the next day, Saturday, September 10, 2011.
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