Last updated on 12/20/2015
12/20/2015 – to be updated.
The promise of $40M in Oregon public money to support IAAF championship:
Video of Lananna and Track Town supporters making their bid presentation for 2019 to Lamine Diack and the IAAF. Kitzhaber promising “as much as $40M dollars to support your championships”:
Some emails regarding that promise:
UO’s Hans Bernhard forwarding Kitzhaber’s updated letter for the 2015 bid package:
The letter: 2.6.15_Diack
UO’s Hans Bernhard’s presentation to the UO Board of Trustees, pledging that *UO* will make getting this $40M for a track meet one of it’s highest legislative priorities for the Oregon legislative session that starts 2/1/2016. The claim is that this will not be a trade-off for money to support UO’s academic side. Sure it won’t:
UO Foundation CEO Paul Weinhold pledging his foundation will make good any shortfalls:
Boston mayor bails on Olympic bid after reporters uncover similar shenanigans:
“This is a commitment I cannot make without assurances that Boston and its residents will be protected,” Walsh said. “I refuse to mortgage the future of the city away. I refuse to put Boston on the hook for overruns. And I refuse to commit to signing a guarantee that uses taxpayer dollars to pay for the Olympics.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/…
Some misc pdfs:
Lananna contract NCAA outside income
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