Houston chosen as staging site before Pan-Am Games
HOUSTON
U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun said Thursday that
more than 1,700 athletes and coaches will stop in Houston to get
their uniforms and meet each other before flying to Mexico.
Blackmun says most members of the team will spend 24 to 36 hours
here.
Houston Sports Authority Executive Director Janis Schmees said
some of the athletes also will train in Houston and offer public
exhibitions of their sports before the games.
Blackmun says Houston was chosen because it is close to
Guadalajara (about 1,000 miles), has the hotel capacity and is a
hub of United Airlines, which recently merged with Houston-based
Continental.
