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Durban, South Africa-IOC President Jacques Rogge said Saturday that he will be happy to "" If the United States decides to Olympics 2020 despite rejection was American cities in the race for the two previous summer games.
New York failed her bid for the 2012 Games, Chicago was expelled in the first round for the Olympic Games 2016, although the appearance of President Barack Obama in Copenhagen for the vote in 2009.
The National Olympic committees have until September 1 to submit the names of the candidate cities for 2020.
Olympic Committee of the United States said that to consider a proposal until it reaches final agreement with the International Olympic Committee in collaboration with the new agreement revenue, a problem has festered for years, contributed to the humiliating loss for New York and Chicago.
"As concerned about the situation in the United States, there are statements from the USOC that they still waiting but, of course, if there is a good proposal," United States arrive we told a News Conference closing a four-day IOC session in Durban Rogge.
Another issue, Rogge said he expects a half-dozen candidates to succeed him as President of the IOC when his term expires in 2013, while he supports or to groom a successor.
"Potential successors are good and very good IOC," he said.
Rome is the only officially declared proposal so far for 2020, but several other cities are expected to join the race in the coming days, weeks.
Madrid, Tokyo and Istanbul are contenders. Doha, Qatar, Dubai, u.a.e., can be potential candidates.
South Africa can still revive the proposed 2020, with Durban city, after the Government said at the end of may the time wasn't right for Olympic campaign.
"You are ready to host the Olympic Games, and as a nation," Rogge said, referring to South Africa. "It is up to you what to do. .. I feel, talk to your politicians, was a desire to bid in the future. It may not 2020 may 2024.
United States hosted the summer Olympics since no games of Atlanta 1996.
American proposals have already driven by hrochnim Tina shared international 20 percent of the USOC's long-standing and percent revenue cut 12.75 sponsorship deals global broadcasting rights of the United States.
IOC, USOC officials met here Thursday to a new round of talks, revenue reporting progress towards a final agreement. They agreed to meet again in the next few weeks in New York with the goal of concluding a deal.
Revenue sharing program agreement would open the way for a possible offer for 2020.
"We are not going to have discussions guided by substantive considerations or any decisions until this is behind us," USOC Executive Director Scott Blackmun said the associated press on Thursday. "We spent a lot of time looking at whether there is still time to offer a quote, but because this possible theoretically, we don't want to eliminate it."
Cities in the United States as potential bidders include New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Minneapolis, Tulsa, Okla. some IOC officials told the AP in New York that a Palestinian candidate of the United States.
With the Asian Olympics (Beijing), 2012 in Europe (London) 2016 in South America (Rio de Janeiro), geography can be advantageous in North America in 2020.
The Olympics have never been held in Africa.
"Many people believe this is the right time to announce that, as going, hitting iron is hot," said IOC member Sam Ramsamy, adding South Africa I upload again problem by the country's Sports Minister, with President Jacob Zuma.
The highlight of the meeting of the IOC Durban was the selection Wednesday of Pyeongchang, South Korea, the host for the winter games of 2018. IOC rewarded for his devotion Pyeongchang bidding for the third time consecutively after losses for 2010 and 2014.
Rogge, meanwhile, said its distance from keep the presidential election campaign of IOC.
"Front row look at it with great pleasure and interest, but I will not be involved," he said.
Rogge was elected to a term of eight years in 2001, won the final four-year mandate in 2009.
"I'm definitely not groom, not support anyone," he said. "I always remained neutral, and will continue to do it."
Rogge did not name any potential candidates, but they include Germany's Thomas Bach, Richard carrion of Puerto Rico, Sergei Bubka of Ukraine Denis Oswald of Switzerland.
"I believe in half a dozen IOC members have a profile, and perhaps even the will to act," said Rogge.
With just over a year prior to the Olympics, Rogge said he was "absolutely delighted" by the preparations for the "masterpiece" by organizing Committee Chief Sebastian Coe.
"What they should do until next year?" he said. "I would say stay focused. Stay humble, prepare for the unexpected. SEB is an athlete, he knows you can never, never be lazy and you continue to fight every day to be fit. "
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AP sports writer Gerald Imray contributed to this report.
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