Chapter 13 Chapter 12 Realizing the Dream: Barcelona Olympics (1)

· Do your best for your hometown · Spanish Olympic Committee internal strife ·The final word ·Dreams come true In 1979, the new mayor of Barcelona, ​​Narciss Serra, elected by the citizens, took office.On the day of the swearing-in ceremony, Serra, with a smile on his face and a confident attitude, met with all the distinguished guests who came to congratulate him in the mayor's office. Unexpectedly, Samaranch also came from Moscow.Natural diplomatic talent and more than two years of life as a diplomat enabled Samaranch to develop superb communication skills. As soon as they met, he "presented" a string of elegant words of praise to the new mayor.Serra's affection for Samaranch increased even more.

"Mr. Mayor," Samaranch held a glass of drink in his hand, looking at Sierra's face as if searching for something, "probably my other identity—the vice president of the International Olympic Committee—wanted me to remind you , have you considered hosting the Olympics in Barcelona?" "Olympics!?" Sierra was really surprised. "Yes," Samaranch leaned forward slightly again, "Olympic Games! The holding of the Olympic Games will bring progress, honor and economic benefits to the country and your city. Don't you want to contribute to our country during your term of office?" Do the citizens do something? The Olympics couldn't have been a better opportunity."

"I will consider your opinion." Serra answered the diplomat diplomatically. Samaranch didn't mean to stop, "If possible, we can bid for the 25th Olympic Games in 1992. The decision to determine the host city will be made in 1986, but the preparations should be made four or five years in advance. Oh, Mr. Mayor , Thank you very much for your hospitality, please allow me to express my heartfelt congratulations to you again." Samaranch hugged Serra and was about to turn and leave.Suddenly he stopped turning his body again and said: "Forgive me, Mr. Mayor, I forgot to tell you: next year I will be the President of the International Olympic Committee."

Sera didn't pay attention to the few words of Samaranch at first, but those few words always haunted him. Half a year later, Serra put forward his idea of ​​competing for the Olympic Games at a working meeting with several deputy mayors. "What, the Olympics?" Miguel Awad, the commander of the 8th division in charge of urban construction, thought he should go to the facial features department to check his ears. Several other deputy mayors also believe that holding the Olympic Games in Barcelona is simply a fantasy in their view. Sera was quite upset.The next day, he brought two assistants to Montjuic Hill Stadium.Standing in the middle of the stadium, looking at the mottled 35,000 seats and the rostrum that had leaked several times, Serra was a little hesitant.Bidding to host the Olympic Games is indeed very difficult.If the bid is unsuccessful, or if the bid is successful and the host is unfavorable, it will be blamed by the world for wasting people and money.However, indecision will never accomplish any great things, and many things are forced out.Moreover, if urban construction is not driven by large-scale activities, it is difficult to achieve rapid development.

Coming to the rostrum, Sera looked up and saw a cold stadium, as if a huge blank spot, waiting for him to fill.Barcelona has bid for the Olympic Games three times, but they have all failed. Maybe this great mission should be completed by me.Even if I can't participate in the Olympics as mayor, winning the right to host will be the greatest pride in my life.Thinking of this, Sierra made up his mind that Barcelona must compete for the Olympic Games! Barcelona's first bid to host the 8th Olympic Games was in 1924.At the same time, cities such as Amsterdam and Paris also applied.Although Barcelona's chances of winning were not the greatest at the time, people were still quite surprised when the International Olympic Committee announced in 1920 that Paris would host the 8th Olympic Games.In terms of conditions, Amsterdam bears the brunt, and Paris has already hosted the Olympic Games in 1900. Could it be that the committee members took into account that Coubertin himself is a Parisian?However, the fact is even more unexpected. It turns out that Coubertin himself sent a letter to each member of the International Olympic Committee, explicitly asking them to vote for Paris.

The original text of this letter is recorded in Chapter 8 of Coubertin's "Olympic Memoirs": "The 8th Olympic Games coincides with the 30th anniversary of the resumption of the Olympic movement, so the selection of the host city for the Olympic Games has a special significance. If we study the list of bid cities, we will find that Amsterdam is more suitable. However, in When the Olympic movement restorer (referring to Coubertin himself) is about to leave office, and in view of his personal unfinished performance, no one will complain that he has the right to ask other cities for his hometown Paris. With the utmost care in Paris, on June 23, 1894, the resumption of the Olympic Movement was solemnly proclaimed. I hope, and I can say that I sincerely ask you, my dear colleagues, to help me at the next meeting, abandoning your partiality and national interests, Hand over the preparation of the 9th Olympic Games to Amsterdam, and declare Paris as the host city of the 8th Olympic Games."

Coubertin himself called this move a "beautiful coup" and a "morally irresistible request."But in the eyes of the outside world, it is "the result of the sudden and decisive intervention of the chairman of the Olympic Committee." In the second bid to host the 11th Olympic Games in 1936, the previous lessons were learned, that is, while doing a good job in the construction of sports facilities, don't forget to do the work of the International Olympic Committee. The then President of the Spanish Olympic Committee, Herola Olazo, made careful preparations for this and won the first meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Spain.The conference was held in Barcelona from 24 to 27 April 1931.Obviously this is extremely beneficial to Barcelona.

something unexpected may happen any time.It was a period of intense political turmoil in Spain.On the eve of the meeting, King Alfonso XIII announced his abdication in order to avoid civil war. In early April the Republic was proclaimed.The change of power made the already turbulent political situation even more unstable.Under these circumstances, it is not difficult to imagine that the IOC still has doubts about Spain, and only 19 of the 67 members of the IOC attended the meeting, and the ballots for the rest were sent by post.As a result, the right to host fell to Berlin. History can prove it.This decision of the International Olympic Committee saved an Olympic Games, but it became a tool used by Hitler to whitewash the peace and paint fascism.

Hitler ordered his Minister of Education and Propaganda, Goebbels, to host the Olympics at all costs.Hitler's conspiracy has aroused strong opposition from many peace-loving countries and people.On the eve of the Olympic Games, representatives from Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden and other countries gathered in Paris to declare "boycott the Hitler Olympic Games and strive to hold the People's Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​Spain."Barcelona even built a large number of sports facilities for this purpose. At the critical moment when people were actively preparing for the People's Olympic Games, in July 1936, a brutal civil war broke out in Spain, disrupting the plans of the peace-loving people. The 11th Olympic Games was still held in Berlin. left a stain.

The third bid to host the 20th Olympic Games in 1972 should be said to have been a sure win, but it was lost to itself.But strictly speaking, this time it is not Barcelona's bid, but Spain's bid.Elora can be described as a supernatural power. In 1965, he won the second meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Spain.Although the host city of the 20th Olympic Games will be decided at the IOC Plenary Committee meeting held in Rome in the first or second year, it can be said that the IOC members should do a good job in the year before the decision, which can be said to determine the outcome key.

The Spanish authorities attach great importance to the IOC meeting.The head of state, General Franco, hosted a grand dinner for all participants, accompanied by the entire cabinet.During the meeting, General Franco talked cordially with the guests and reiterated Spain's desire to host the Olympic Games. It should be said that this dinner played a role.At least Brundage hasn't forgotten about it. Seven years later, shortly after the end of the Munich Olympics, International Olympic Committee President Brundage married Princess Marianne von Royce of Germany.Princess Royce works as a protocol officer at the International Olympic Committee.Samaranch was the head of the concierge and was also invited to their lavish wedding. When it was Samaranch's turn to congratulate the couple, Brundage secretly turned his collar to Samaranch. It was only then that Samaranch noticed that Brundage was wearing the big dress he bought seven years ago to attend the dinner held by Franco.Brundage seems to be reminding Samaranch that he still remembers the trip to Spain that year. The IOC meeting went well.Naturally, the guest lived up to the expectations of the host. Before leaving Spain, Brundage said to Elora privately: "The host city for the 1972 Olympics will be decided in Rome next year. Go ahead and win." Commissioners from several Latin American countries also expressed their support for Spain to host the Olympic Games. Elora was overjoyed, but the first thing to do was to decide which city would bid.Of course, Elora is optimistic about Madrid, because Madrid is the capital of Spain, and its status is naturally higher than that of Barcelona. More importantly, Barcelona has twice bid to host the Olympic Games, but both failed. This time, Madrid should try its luck anyway. Elora's opinion was immediately strongly opposed by Samaranch.Samaranch was a member of the Spanish Olympic Committee, a representative of Elora in Catalunya, and a member of the International Committee of the Mediterranean Games.He questioned Elora: Barcelona City Council has passed a motion to support the bid for the Olympic Games, Madrid, Madrid Mayor Carlos Arias Navarro even opposed the bid for the Olympic Games; Barcelona has a glorious history in the Olympic movement. Bid twice to host the Olympic Games, the Spanish Olympic Committee was established in Barcelona at the beginning of this century; Barcelona's sports facilities are better than Madrid, and the Mediterranean Games were successfully held in 1955.What qualifications does Madrid have to bid for the Olympics? However, Elora remained stubborn and insisted on Madrid's bid to host the Olympics.As a concession, he offered Barcelona as the second host city, with all water sports taking place in Barcelona. On December 28, 1965, Elora submitted Madrid's bid report to the International Olympic Committee, which clearly stated that the water sports competition would be held in Barcelona. Although unable to host the entire Olympic Games, Barcelona is actively preparing for aquatics competitions.The pier was expanded, the river was widened, and a port for sports was built purposely. Barcelona's preparations are in full swing, but Madrid is indifferent.Not long after, Navarro, the mayor of Madrid who was not very supportive of hosting the Olympic Games, publicly opposed the bid to host the Olympic Games.It turned out that Navarro's boss, Camilo Alonso Vega, opposed hosting the Olympics in Spain at a cabinet meeting on the grounds that all kinds of people took advantage of the Olympics to flock to Spain, which was simply a "fifth column." Vega's attitude caused a split within the Spanish government over whether to bid for the Olympics.The news reached the ears of the Federal German ambassador in Madrid.The Germans couldn't help but secretly pleasantly surprised, because Spain is the most powerful opponent in Munich's bid to host the twentieth Olympic Games.The German authorities decided to keep this information strictly confidential from the IOC, especially those members who were planning to vote for Spain. Elora was not swayed by the attitude of the Spanish government and the mayor of Madrid, and he started to organize the bid team.But just three days before the team was going to campaign in Rome, they received a notice from the Spanish cabinet: all the staff went home and waited for instructions. Newspapers immediately published photos: In Rome, Spain's bid booth stood empty, four boxes of models and promotional materials shipped by sea lay aside, still unopened. Elora was so anxious that she ran around.The bid team was not able to leave until the day before the IOC meeting in Rome, and Navarro refused to lead the team.Obviously, this is to give the IOC a small embarrassment.In the end, Elora had no choice but to ask Samaranch to lead the team to issue the certificate.Because Samaranch has dealt with the International Olympic Committee many times and has rich experience. But it's too late.Munich has won the right to host the 20th Olympic Games. The success of a career or a plan often depends to a large extent on objective conditions, and the acquisition of favorable objective conditions depends on whether people can discover and grasp it in time. On July 16, 1980, the news that Samaranch was elected as the president of the International Olympic Committee seemed to be a godsend opportunity for Serra.He decided to fight against all opinions and move forward.On the same day, he dialed the number of the Spanish embassy in the Soviet Union. Engineer Oriol Boyegas was in Sierra's office that day.Serra is ready to make him the head of urban planning and construction of the city of Barcelona, ​​while Boyegas is still hesitant.When he heard that Serra was talking about the Olympics with Samaranch, he couldn't help being stunned.Afterwards, he described the situation to others: "When the mayor came to the office, he first called Samaranch and they talked for a long time. After the phone call, Serra told me that he was discussing with Samaranch about hosting the 1992 Olympic Games. This explosive news made me decide to accept Serra's appointment. What Serra told me at the time was the slogan he later put forward to the citizens: 'The Expositions of 1888 and 1929 were two important steps in the development of the city of Barcelona, ​​and the Olympic Games were the third step. '" In the afternoon, EFE reporter Rochel Jimenez interviewed Serra on the phone about Samaranch's election as the president of the International Olympic Committee. Serra immediately realized that this was a good opportunity for publicity. He raised the question on the phone. raised his voice and said to Jimenez: "It is a real pride for Barcelona that a Barcelona native holds such an important position. But what we are more interested in now is that one day Samaranch will be able to host the Olympic Games in Barcelona." Serra's message spread throughout Barcelona and into Moscow the next day. The headline of the headline on the front page of the Catalan newspaper reads: "Serra dreams of hosting the Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​and the election of the new president of the International Olympic Committee makes the dream a reality." This is tantamount to defeating Samaranch. Although Samaranch is in Moscow, he is always concerned about the situation in Barcelona, ​​and regularly learns about Barcelona's news at noon every day.Naturally, this article from the Catalan newspaper was also faxed to Samaranch.In the afternoon, Samaranch called Serra, but the words were simple but horrified: "I accept the challenge." As a native of Barcelona, ​​Samaranch certainly hopes that one day the Olympics will be held in his hometown.But more importantly, when he realized that he was going to serve as the chairman of the Olympic Committee, he had his own long-term plans for the development of the Olympic Games.Before he took office, the development of the Olympic movement encountered many difficulties.The first is to apply for a pass. In 1972, Israeli athletes bloodied the Munich Olympics. Later, the Israeli intelligence agency chased them to the ends of the earth and killed all the Palestinians who participated in planning the operation. Coupled with the condemnation of the world public opinion, the actions of the Palestinians in this regard have been somewhat different. convergence.Then the 1976 Montreal Olympics uncharacteristically turned a loss, and it took nearly a decade to pay off the debt. The 1980 Moscow Olympic Games was boycotted by many countries headed by the United States.All kinds of difficulties made the sponsors hesitate and hesitate. From 1972 to 1982, no one took the initiative to bid for the Olympic Games. Samaranch is determined to change this situation.Therefore, he mobilized his hometown to take the lead in hoisting the Olympic flag, and revived the Olympic movement vigorously. If Barcelona can host the 1992 Olympic Games, Samaranch himself will not be without benefits.According to the regulations of the International Olympic Committee, members of the International Olympic Committee elected after 1965 must leave office when they reach the age of 72. Samaranch was just 72 years old in 1992.Why didn't he want to host the 1996 Olympic Games, because it was a century-old celebration of the modern Olympic movement and an extremely glorious page in the history of the Olympic Games. But if his age does not allow him to serve as the chairman until then, then he will be honored to return to his hometown and honor his ancestors when he left the post with honor after presiding over the Olympic Games in his hometown in 1992.His career as a sports director also came to a successful conclusion. If the previous contacts between Samaranch and Serra were private and tentative, then the prelude to this bid was officially kicked off on January 31, 1981. On this day, Samaranch and Serra were invited as VIPs to participate in the "Sports Night" event held by the Spanish "Sports World" newspaper to select the best athletes of the year.The colorful lights flickered in the arena, crowds of people and reporters gathered. The event host asked Serra to speak.Serra briefly talked about the selection activities, then he cast his eyes on Samaranch, and said with a serious expression: "Ladies, ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to make an important announcement here. I would like to take the opportunity of Mr. Samaranch, the new President of the International Olympic Committee, to express to him our desire to bid for the 1992 Olympic Games. " The people present cheered first, and then burst into applause. As if there was a tacit understanding in advance, Samaranch stood up with a dignified expression, with pride and confidence shining in his eyes.Maybe it was to express his concern, maybe it was to let the reporters present take a few meaningful photos, maybe it was to remind Serra not to break his promise, Samaranch took off the five Olympic rings medal worn on the lapel of his suit , pinned to Serra's clothes. Then, Samaranch mobilized other cities to participate in the bid. In November, he visited France for the first time as President of the International Olympic Committee and met with President Giscard d'Estaing.He reminded the French President that 1992 was the 100th anniversary of Coubertin's proposal to restore the Olympic Games at the Sorbonne in 1892.Therefore, if France can host the 1992 Olympic Games, the significance of the Olympic Games will always be linked with the name of France.President Destin agreed with Samaranch's opinion. Subsequently, Samaranch met with Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac, hoping that Paris could bid for the 1992 Olympic Games.Paris has written glorious pages in Olympic history.Coubert B was born in Paris, and Paris has already hosted the Olympic Games twice.If Paris makes a bid, the odds of winning are high. Following in the footsteps of Barcelona, ​​Paris put forward a bid, and then four more cities joined the ranks of bids.The lost prestige of the Games in Munich and Montreal has been restored, and for the first time six cities have bid to host the Games at the same time. Some say 1992 was the year of Spain.This year, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the New World, Seville will hold the World Expo, and Madrid will host the European Ancient Culture Festival.However, these activities, which are enough to make Spain proud, almost hindered Barcelona's ambitions. The "Olympic Charter" stipulates that the bid to host the Olympic Games must be supported by the government, parliament and the majority of citizens of the bid city.For this reason, Serra rushed to Madrid excitedly, but he was dismayed to find that the Spanish government had no interest in Barcelona's bid to host the Olympic Games.The reason is simple: the Olympics will compete with the commemorations of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the New World. Once upon a time, the discovery of the New World made Spain known as "the country on which the sun never sets", and a synonym for Europe, the Old World, appeared in Western languages ​​to correspond to the "New World" discovered by Columbus.The Spanish government has already organized a fleet to cross the earth along the route of Columbus and revive the former glory. One of the organizers of the commemoration, Manuel de Prado, who had close contacts with the king, was also the most vocal in his opposition.The royal family almost vetoed Barcelona's bid because of his antagonism. It may be for this reason that Samaranch proposed that Barcelona and Madrid jointly bid to host the Olympic Games.However, the joint bid is tantamount to suicide. Barcelona and Madrid jointly bid to host the twentieth Olympic Games in 1972, and the results were defeated. This lesson is enough to make Serra feel that the future is bleak. Serra did not follow Samaranch's suggestion. He sent the deputy mayor of Awad, who had been skeptical about the bid, to Lausanne secretly, and told Samaranch in person the reasons and conditions for Barcelona to host the Olympic Games alone.On the other hand, he stepped up his lobbying in Madrid to win the support of the Spanish royal family.Finally, Serra's sincerity moved some important members of the royal family. On May 30, 1981, King Juan Carlos I officially announced his support for Barcelona's bid to host the Olympic Games in Barcelona.The next day, Barcelona City Council also passed a motion in support of the bid. Royal Sports Secretary Cuas began writing the bid report in early 1982.His report was brilliantly written.At the end of the year the report was sent to Samaranch.Samaranch was very satisfied, and also dismissed the idea of ​​jointly bidding by Barcelona and Madrid. Madrid's concession also had its own reasons. On February 23, 1981, a major officer named Manuel Tehero led 20 soldiers into the Capitol building and took the congressmen hostage, demanding the restoration of the fascist system and the cessation of democratic reforms. process.King Juan Carlos I remained calm and delivered a televised speech to the people of the whole country through television, gaining the support of the people, and then led the army to quell the rebellion in one fell swoop.Although the incident subsided, the political situation remained unstable for quite a long period of time.Naturally, Madrid has no time to care about the Olympics at this time. After Serra's unremitting efforts, Barcelona finally won the precious opportunity to bid for the third Olympic Games, but the road ahead is still full of thorns.Before the next phase of the bidding process started, a fire broke out in the backyard of the Spanish Olympic Committee, and serious power struggles occurred inside, which almost ruined the future of the bidding. The Spanish Olympic Committee has been noisy for many years, especially since the 1980s, there have been constant disputes.On the surface, it seems that the focus of the debate is how to improve the work of the Spanish Olympic Committee and whether it is necessary to change the entire Spanish national sports organization mechanism, but in fact, it is just a matter of competing for the leadership of the Spanish Olympic Committee. The Spanish Olympic Committee is basically divided into two factions.One faction is composed of non-Olympic event associations headed by Alfonso de Borfon, who is known as the "Duke of Cadiz", and the other is representatives of various Olympic event associations. They support the president of the Spanish Federation of Business Organizations and the International Olympic Committee member Carlos Ferrer Zarate, and they have the support of Samaranch. To be precise, this debate originated in 1981, when the Spanish Olympic Committee decided to admit non-Olympic associations to the Spanish Olympic Committee.According to the provisions of the "Olympic Charter", the international individual sports organizations recognized by the International Olympic Committee are divided into categories A and B. Category A has been included in the official competitions of the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics, while category B belongs to organizations that have been recognized by the International Olympic Committee but have not yet been listed as official competitions. At present, there are 30 international individual organizations included in category A, namely the International Amateur Athletics Federation, the International Rowing Federation, the International Badminton Federation, the International Baseball Federation, the International Basketball Federation, and the International Bobsleigh and Toboggan Federation. , International Amateur Boxing Federation, International Fencing Federation, International Football Federation, International Gymnastics Federation, International Handball Federation, International Hockey Federation, International Ice Hockey Federation, International Amateur Swimming Federation, International Modern Pentathlon and Biathlon Sports Federation, International Skating Federation, International Ski Federation, International Table Tennis Federation, International Tennis Federation, International Shooting Federation, International Archery Federation, International Volleyball Federation, International Weightlifting Federation and International Sailing Federation. There are 15 organizations in category B, namely the International Aviation Federation, the International Rolling Wood Federation, the International Curling Federation, the International Federation of Karate Organizations, the International Basque Ball (Ball) Federation, the International Orienteering Federation, and the International Bowling Federation. Federation, International Racquet Federation, International Skateboard Federation, International Softball Federation, International Skills Federation, International Taekwondo Federation, International Squash Federation, International Water Ski Federation and International Underwater Federation. Others are non-Olympic sports organizations. The Spanish NOC's decision to admit the Spanish Association for Non-Olympic Sports as a member has sparked controversy. Since the "Spanish Olympic Committee Charter" stipulates that these non-Olympic event associations also have the right to speak and vote, the Spanish Olympic Committee has become the Olympic Committee with the largest number of official members in Europe, with a total of 224 members.At that time, the French Olympic Committee had only 50 members, the Federal German Olympic Committee had 60 members, and the Greek Olympic Committee had only 40 members.Most of the members of the Olympic committees of other European countries are between 35 and 70 people. This decision of the Spanish Olympic Committee caused strong opposition from some members of the Olympic Committee.Carmen Algola, president of the Spanish Gymnastics Federation, said at the time of the decision that it was obviously difficult to get more than a hundred people to reach a unified opinion, and many of them were old people with deep qualifications but had nothing to do.Others, although they are the chairman of the sports association, don't know anything about sports. How can such an organization carry out its work? There are also phenomena that anger those in the Olympic sports circle, whom Alfonso de Borfon calls "troubleshooters".For example, the Athletics Association, which has 179 associations in the world, has only 1 vote in the Spanish Olympic Committee, while the Shooting Association, which has only 40 associations internationally, has 2 votes.In this way, in the Spanish Olympic Committee, the Olympic sports association has only 43 votes, while the non-Olympic sports association has 48 votes.In this way, many things of the Spanish Olympic Committee may have to act in accordance with the will of those non-Olympic event associations. Manuel de Os, president of the Spanish Athletics Association, is a humorous person. This time he said sarcastically, according to this charter, the chairman of the Speleology Association can also be elected as the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee.Although I personally respect the chairman of the Speleology Association, and he is now an executive committee member.But I just don't understand the relationship between speleology and the Olympic Games. In December 1983, when the Spanish Olympic Committee was discussing the issue of bidding for the 1992 Olympic Games, the opposition between the two factions became public.Representatives of the Olympic sports associations advocated for an all-out bid to host the 25th Summer Olympics, while representatives of the non-Olympic sports associations supported de Bolfon's opinion and pushed for a Winter Olympic Games in Jaca or Granada, Spain .The two sides argued endlessly and could not reach a consensus. In 1984, Roman Cuas, the chairman of the Spanish Supreme Sports Council and the Spanish Olympic Committee, sought another job, and the position of the Spanish Olympic Committee chairman was vacant, so the two sides launched intense activities to compete for this position.As the non-Olympic associations had the majority of votes, the final result was that De Borfon was elected president of the Spanish Olympic Committee with a margin of 2 votes. De Bolfon's election even caused a lot of discussion in the society.Some newspapers openly stated that Roman Cuas was squeezed out by De Bolfon.Because before that, he had issued an order in the name of Spain's Supreme Sports Council, blocking De Borfon's request for a quarter-final re-election of the Spanish Olympic Committee.De Bolfon had intended to use the reelection to crowd out his main opponents while installing as many of his own as possible. A few months after De Bolfon took office, he aroused criticism from many members of the Spanish Olympic Committee, including some who originally supported him.One of these was the posthumous award of the Spanish Olympic Committee Gold Medal to Herola Olaso, the first director of the National Sports Commission under Franco and the late Franco. De Bolfon's move was not only to show his own strength, but also to present an invisible challenge to Samaranch and the King of Spain. Then, De Bolfon began to take advantage of his position to travel around, and took an attitude of not asking and letting go of Barcelona's bid to host the Olympic Games. De Bolfon's behavior is obvious to all.Some even criticized him to his face, but he ignored them.Luis Bagna, president of the Judo Association who had the greatest opinion on De Bolfon, had to report De Bolfon's behavior to the Spanish Supreme Sports Council, saying, "In the eight months since he took office, he has done nothing but travel around. Do it." In March 1985, Luis Bagna predicted: "He will soon fall from the position of President of the Spanish Olympic Committee." Things have reached such a point that it is beyond the Spanish Olympic Committee's ability to solve them. In June 1985, representatives of the Spanish Olympic Committee's Olympic Event Association jointly wrote to Samaranch, accusing De Bolfon of violating the provisions of the "Olympic Charter". The "Olympic Charter" does not exclude the National Olympic Committee from accepting non-Olympic event associations as members, but it clearly stipulates that the National Olympic Committee "all national individual sports associations affiliated to the International Sports Federations that govern the Olympic Games or their designated representatives .These National Federations or their designated representatives must constitute a majority vote of the NOC and its executive body." The Spanish Olympic Committee's practice of holding a majority of seats in the Olympic Event Association is contrary to the provisions of the "Olympic Charter" and should be corrected. After receiving the letter, Samaranch did not reply directly to express his position, but considered using institutional reforms to solve this problem, because he knew that the IOC would directly intervene on this issue, and even if it did, the effect would be great. Not necessarily ideal.Although Samaranch himself has long wanted to reorganize the Spanish Olympic Committee. Samaranch's vision is to set up a new sports organization in Spain, under the Ministry of Education.Its mission is to be responsible for physical education in Spain starting from primary school.Its organizational members may be representatives of Olympic sports organizations or non-Olympic sports.At the same time, the Spanish Olympic Games will be completely remodeled, and only representatives of the Olympic Sports Association will be retained. On November 5, 1985, Samaranch returned to Spain, visited Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez, and talked about his thoughts. The press immediately reported on Samaranch's idea.A spokesman for Spain's Supreme Sports Council commented: "We do not want this to happen. This issue should be resolved by the Spanish Olympic Committee itself." Prime Minister Gonzalez expressed concern.He worried that the further development of this matter would affect Barcelona's bid to host the 1992 Olympic Games, saying that he was prepared to use his influence to try to persuade the two parties within the Spanish Olympic Committee to negotiate and resolve the issue before the end of the year. As a result, the problem was not only not resolved, but intensified further.De Bolfon held a reception in the name of the Spanish Olympic Committee to welcome Samaranch, but did not invite any "troubleshooters" to attend. Representatives of the Olympic Events Association did not show weakness.They publicly announced that they would withdraw from the Spanish NOC if their amendments were not accepted at the next session of the Spanish NOC.Their amendment requires that "questions concerning the Olympic Movement be discussed and settled by the Olympic Sports Association, including the question of the President of the Spanish Olympic Committee"."Is there anything more important in the IOC than electing the president?" they asked. The non-Olympic sports associations certainly disagree.Joaquin Diez, president of the Fishing Association, said: "We did not disrupt or damage the development of the Spanish Olympic movement, but instead promoted its development. We don't know what they intend to do. Why must the Spanish Olympic Committee president be the Olympic Games?" What about the people in the sports association? The current president of the International Olympic Committee, Samaranch, used to be the president of the Roller Hockey Association, and the Roller Hockey Association is not the Olympic sports association, is it?" While the two parties were still arguing, representatives of the Olympic Events Association were already considering candidates for a new chairman.They suggested that the president of the Athletic Federation Manuel de Os should be the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee. Manuel d'Os knew that.He knew that the best candidate was Carlos Ferrer Zarate, and that was what Samaranch meant. Zarate, 55 years old at the time, is the president of the Spanish Federation of Employers' Organizations, has won the Spanish tennis champion twice, and participated in the 1952 and 1953 Davis Cup Open Tennis Championships.Zarate was also a member of the Spanish International Olympic Committee recommended by Samaranch. At this time, he was rushing around for Barcelona to host the 1992 Olympic Games.Zarate's talents were even appreciated by Prime Minister Gonzalez.Clearly, he is the best candidate for the Spanish NOC presidency. While threatening to withdraw from the Spanish Olympic Committee, the representatives of the Olympic Project Association of the Spanish Olympic Committee elected Zarate as the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee and received the support of Samaranch.Soon, at the plenary session of the Spanish Olympic Committee, Zarate was elected president.Samaranch immediately sent a congratulatory message. This meeting ended the situation in which representatives of non-Olympic sports associations held power in the Spanish Olympic Committee, and also ended the history of the existence of representatives of non-Olympic associations in the Spanish Olympic Committee.More importantly, as representatives of non-Olympic associations withdrew from the Spanish Olympic Committee, the proposal to host the Winter Olympics was also shelved. The bid to host the 1992 Summer Olympics finally became the unanimous voice of the Spanish Olympic Committee. De Bolfon's resignation ended the internal evidence of the Spanish Olympic Committee and ensured the smooth progress of Barcelona's preparations for the Olympic Games.新上任的西班牙奥委会主席萨拉特始终如一地支持巴塞罗那参加申办，在一系列繁琐而又充满挑战的准备活动中付出了大量心血，为巴塞罗那最后获得第二十五届奥运会的主办权立下了汗马功劳。 1982年下半年，为巴塞罗那申办奥运会打汗局面的塞拉被提升为西班牙内阁国防大臣。接替他担任巴塞罗那市长的是原副市长帕斯马尔·马拉加尔。 上任伊始的马拉加尔十分清楚他任期内最大的任务就是继续争办奥运会。他首先冷静地分析了巴塞罗那历史上三次申办奥运会失败的原因，认识到失败的原因主要在于巴塞罗那自身准备不足。总结历史教训，马拉加尔意识到肩上担子的重量。经过再三考虑，他决定从两方面着手准备：集资和公关宣传。 对于申办城市的具体要求，国际奥委会有本厚厚的专著《举办奥运会的条件和规定》，其内容大体归纳起来就是要求申办城市在社会稳定、体育场地设施、交通通讯、环境保护、举办经验等方面有足够的保证，而且有一个能够容纳80000人的主体育场。毋庸置疑，这些都离不开钱。然而眼下最需要用钱的地方是申办活动。