Topic: Pat Ryan

Chicago on back foot over Mayor's Rio remark

Chicago's opening press conference ahead of the vote as to who holds the 2016 Olympics was overshadowed on Tuesday by claims that closest rivals Rio de Janeiro had made an official complaint about a remark made by Mayor Richard Daley.Rio ...
Chicago's opening press conference ahead of the vote as to who holds the 2016 Olympics was overshadowed on Tuesday by claims that closest rivals Rio de Janeiro had made an official complaint about a remark made by Mayor Richard Daley.Rio ...
Intelligence, steadiness and modesty made Ryan ideal fit for Chicago's Olympic bidPat Ryan isn't a gold medalist, like the leader of Madrid's bid committee. Nor does he have a long history with the International Olympic Committee, as the heads ...

Chicago bid won't be hurt by Obama's absence: Ryan

Chicago's chances of hosting the 2016 Summer Games won't be hurt by President Barack Obama's absence from Copenhagen to woo Olympic officials, the bid committee's chief said Thursday. "I think people will miss the opportunity to meet with ...

Olympic result out of our control: Chicago bid chief

Pat Ryan, chief of the Chicago bid to host the 2016 Olympics, said that being involved in business was vastly different to trying to win the right to host the Games.The 70-year-old, who created the largest insurance company in the world ...
Chicago bid chief Pat Ryan admitted he was inspired by US President Barack Obama's world-famous campaign catchphrase of 'yes we can' as the city tried to woo Olympic chiefs and win the right to host the 2016 Games.Ryan was speaking ...
Chicago bid chief Pat Ryan declared on Wednesday that his team's catchphrase was 'we will deliver' should they win the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and was inspired by President Barack Obama's campaign slogan last year of 'yes ...
Chicago's bid for 2016 Summer Olympics could hinge on money and leadership issuesMore so than any of the three other bid cities, Chicago's quest for the 2016 Summer Games has some potential minefields to traverse.Chicago organizers hope two big ...
Leaders of bid to bring 2016 games to Chicago hopeful Obama will attend IOC meetingThe committee trying to bring the 2016 Olympics to Chicago has invited President Barack Obama to be in Copenhagen for its final presentation but doesn't yet have ...