OFFICIAL BID DOCUMENT

1. Africa’s GamesFrom the shifting dunes of the Sahara to the green forests of Central Africa, it is no doubt Africa is very diverse.

Cape Town offers a very passionate fan base of sports. With our vast experience in hosting major national and interna-tional sports events such as the Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2009 Indian Premier League, 1995 Rugby World Cup, 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, and World Championships. Numerous clubs call our beautiful city home and we share our pride, love, joy, tears, and journey with the IOC, athletes, and visitors that would visit. After all, we are already welcom-ing millions.

Being one of the most naturally beautiful cities in the world, Cape Town is home to bustling skyscrapers, vibrant culture, but most importantly, a big heart. Locat-ed on the southern tip of Africa, our city would host the perfect backdrop for the Olympic Games. With the legacy from the 2010 FIFA World Cup still in hand, our city’s infrastructure is ready to used and expand, for the games. Our city is already rapidly growing, and along with the rest of BRICS, we are changing for the better; economically, socially, tech-nologically. Along with the iconic Table Mountains and sandy beaches, Cape Town can perfectly illustrate the African growth and progress in the first African Games. Cape Town. Spes Bona. Good Hope.

2. Time & Date

3. Climate

The Games would be planned to take place from near the end of September to the beginning of November. The time frame is optimal for athlete and visitor conditions as the weather is usually more calm with temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius. Humidity is general-ly lower and nights are cooler with little wind. The pleasant, calm, and steady springtime weather and the planned time frame will allow for an uncluttered schedule allowing athletes and visitors to enjoy beautiful Cape Town. The city’s time zone is shared closely with Europe.

Cape Town is home to mild, moderate-ly wet winters and dry, warm summers. Due to our global position, our summers would span from December to February and winters would span from June to August.

Cape Town usually remains warm and dry during the summer with day tem-peratures averaging between 25 to 35 degrees Celsius. Often, afternoon rainfall keeps night temperatures cool to warm. Autumns are warm and sunny with balmy nights and, sometimes, drizzle. Winter temperatures range between 9 to 18 degrees Celsius and may include strong north westerly winds and Atlantic rainfall.

Overall, Cape Town experiences tem-peratures ranging from the tens to twen-ties with humidity in the seventies year-round.

Cape Town is located in an earth-quake-risk area and is susceptible to oth-er hazards such as flooding, storms, and droughts. Marine animals, plant disease, infestation, social conflict, and cosmic impacts may also cause distress; howev-er, Cape Town has an excellent track re-cord in this regard and has even opened the Provincial Disaster Management Centre in 2005. The city has made great strides into strengthening protection and has even been granted as “Resilient City Participant” status by the United Nations.

4. Vision and VenuesThe plan is be heavily relied one the use and improvement of existing facilities. The plan also calls for the heart of the games to be in the heart of the city.

AFRICA’s PARKLocated only 3km away from the city centre, the proposed Olympic park will reenergize the spirit of the young and old, unifying the nation and the continent through sports. The site of the proposed location will be built in the immediate surrounding area of Cape Town Stadium. With much of the existing area already owned by the city, the future of the loca-tion will emphasize balance between na-ture, community, technology, and urban renewal. Preliminary venues:• Cape Town Stadium• Cape Town Stadium Aquatics Centre• Cape Town Pavillion• Cape Town Centre• Cape Town Theatre

EXISTING FACILITIESCape Town is already home to several world class facilities. Clustered into 3 zones. The heart of the city would of-fer convention space and iconic concert halls. To the East, sport is already heav-ily utilized with the use of the Newlands Cricket Ground, the Newlands Rugby Stadium, and the Bellville Velodrome.

COMMUNITYThe Games are an opportunity to show and emphasize true pride. In an effort to reach out to our community, sporting events will take place in our community centers and University venues to create a clear legacy built on the values of com-munity, support, enthusiasm, pride, tech-nology, economy, and social equality. This is Africa’s Games, after all.

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers.” -Nelson Mandela

5. TransportationDuring the games, Cape Town will be primarily served by Cape Town Interna-tional Airport for International Connec-tions. It is located 20km away from the city centre and the proposed Olympic Park. It is currently served by 23 airlines with numerous destinations across the Afro-Eurasian continent. The facility itself is a legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa thus the neces-sary infrastructure for the second busiest airport in the RSA is already in place in-cluding a connection to the MyCiti BRT network and a planned rail connection.

The Cape Town area is also served by numerous regional and national rail lines. The Cape Town Railway Station serves as a hub for Shosholoza Meyl, Metrorail Western Cape, Rovos Rail, and the Blue Train. All of the routes will be used effectively and efficiently to ease

the connection to cities and venues. Destinations include Johannesburg and Durban.

Cape Town has a long tradition as a port city and thus will contain ample cruise ship accommodation and transit.

Cape Town is also linked to the Nation-al Highway System as the Origin of 3 routes: the N1, N2, and N7. Metropol-itan Routes are also an integral part of trans-city commuting.

The MyCiti BRT is another legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The network is rapidly expanding and offers transit ser-vices to all areas of Cape Town with the Civic Centre as the hub.

Taxis, minibuses, and designated lanes already serve the area.