Sunday, March 28, 1999

Cincinnati 2012 venues plan

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        Here is Cincinnati 2012's early plan for staging the Olympics in the Midwest. The plan will likely be revised many times before the official bid is finished next year:

INFOGRAPHIC

Map of possible venues

  Downtown Cincinnati
  • Paul Brown Stadium:
  Status: Scheduled to open, fall 2000
  Events: Opening and closing ceremonies; soccer
  Seating: 65,000

  • New Reds Stadium:
  Status: Scheduled to open before 2003 season
  Events: Baseball
  Seating: 42,000

  • New Cincinnati arena:
  Status: No plans. Hope to be part of the convention center expansion.
  Events: Gymnastics; rhythmic gymnastics
  Seating: 32,000

  • Firstar Center:
 Status: Existing facility
  Events: Team handball (possibly swimming if new facility not built).
  Seating: 16,000

 • New Aquatics center (Cincinnati)
  Status: No plans. Could build at a local college or stage at the Firstar Center.
  Events: Swimming and diving; water polo; synchronized swimming
  Seating: 15,000

  Greater Cincinnati
  • Shoemaker Center (Cincinnati)
  Status: Existing facility
  Events: Indoor volleyball
  Seating: 15,000

  • Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati)
  Status: Existing facility
  Events: Beach volleyball
  Seating: 30,000

  • Galbreath Field
  Status: Existing facility
  Events: Field hockey
  Seating: 10,000

  • TPC at River's Bend
  Status: Scheduled to open in early 2001. (Cincinnati 2012 hopes golf will be a demonstration sport by 2012).

  • ATP Tennis Center (Greater Cincinnati)
  Status: Existing facility
  Events: Tennis
  Seating: 10,000 at Court 1

  Indianapolis
  • RCA Dome/Market Square Arena
Status: Existing facilities. Construction under way for another major indoor arena which also might be used.
  Events: Basketball
  Seating: RCA Dome is 45,000; Market Square is 18,000.

  Dayton
  • University of Dayton Arena (Dayton)
  Status: Existing facility
  Events: Judo
  Seating: 15,000

  • Nutter Center (Dayton)
  Status: Existing facility
  Events: Wrestling
  Seating: 10,000

  Lexington
  • Kentucky Horse Park/Commonwealth Stadium
  Status: Existing facilities.
  Events: Equestrian.
  Seating: More than 30,000.

  Louisville
  • Freedom Hall
  Status: Existing facility.
  Events: Boxing.
  Seating: 18,000.

  West Virginia or Tennessee
  Status: Existing facility
  Events: Canoeing, kayaking
  Seating: Undetermined

  Cleveland (Lake Erie)
  Status: Existing facility
  Events: Yachting
  Seating: Undetermined

  Other possible venues:
  • Greater Cincinnati
  Cincinnati Gardens
  Aronoff Center
  At Miami University: Millett Hall, Yeager Stadium, Crooke Field, Rider Track
  At University of Cincinnati: Armory Fieldhouse
  At Xavier University: New convocation center
  At Thomas More College: Connor Convocation Center
  At Northern Kentucky University: Regents Hall
  • Outside of Greater Cincinnati:
  St. John's Arena, Columbus
  Ohio Stadium, Columbus
  Schottenstein Hall, Columbus
  Rupp Arena, Lexington

  Sports without a home:
  The following Olympic sports were not assigned a venue in the Cincinnati 2012 feasibility study but would probably be staged in the Greater Cincinnati area:
  Road course (race walk, marathon, cycling), archery, badminton, cycling, modern pentathlon, rowing, softball, shooting, table tennis, weightlifting.

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