Barcelona in bid to secure 2022 Winter Olympics

The highest representative of RFEDI was not surprised by the announcement from the Catalan capital and is convinced that Barcelona has all the ingredients to be a great venue

Barcelona in bid to secure 2022 Winter Olympics

Barcelona Winter Olympics 2022 - The president of the Royal Spanish Federation of Winter Sports (RFEDI), Eduardo Roldan, is convinced that the candidacy of the city of Barcelona for the Winter Olympics 2022 will "boost" sport in our country.


"The announcement is fantastic news for winter sports and am very satisfied with it. It will give impetus to sport in our country and I am very pleased with this nomination," he told Europa Press. The highest representative of RFEDI was not surprised by the announcement from the Catalan capital and is convinced that Barcelona has all the ingredients to be a great venue. "Barcelona, in collaboration with Cerdanya, organized, few months, ago a freestyle event at the Olympic Stadium that was a great success. This celebration proved that Barcelona can organize competitions with snow and this will certainly give impetuous to the candidacy".

Finally, he would not predict which city will be the candidate chosen by the Spanish Olympic Committee, as Barcelona is up against strong bids from Jaca, Huesca and Zaragoza. "The nomination of Jaca, Huesca and Zaragoza has the support of the CSD. I'm not going to bet on who the COE will pick because now will come into play many political forces" he concluded.



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