PARIS: Madrid winning the right to host the 2020 Olympic Summer Games would deliver just the boost that is needed as Spain battles against a gruelling recession, the bid leader Alejandro Blanco told AFP in an interview.
The 62-year-old, president of the Spanish National Olympic Committee, said in reply to those who query whether Madrid has the financial power to host the Games it was actually a very good reason to give Spain the Games for the second time in their history - Barcelona having hosted them successfully in 1992.
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