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'''Monterrey 2018''' iswas a bid by the city of [[Monterrey]] to host the [[2018 Summer Youth Olympics]].
 
==History==
[[File:Cerro de la Silla Mountain Nuevo Leon.jpg|thumb|240px|Monterrey at dusk]]
 
Monterrey was the first city to bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Monterrey hashad never bid for an Olympic Game prior to their effort to bid for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. The city did host several matches of the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]]. In January 2011 Monterrey 2018 released a promotional video to promote their bid. <ref>[httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hflqwibrJsY Monterrey 2018 Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud (Promotional Video)]</ref>
 
On November 18, 2011, the bid got the endorsement of Monterrey Mayor Fernando Larrazabal Breton. <ref>[http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/youth_olympic_bids/other_youth_olympic_news/1216135969.html Monterrey 2018 Bid Gets Support From Mayor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121012742/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/youth_olympic_bids/other_youth_olympic_news/1216135969.html |date=2011-11-21 }}</ref>
 
[[Buenos Aires]] was ultimately elected as the host city of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games on July 4, 2013. <ref>[http://www.olympic.org/news/buenos-aires-elected-as-host-city-for-2018-youth-olympic-games/202222 Buenos Aires elected as Host City for 2018 Youth Olympic Games]</ref>
===Previous bids by other Mexican Cities===▼
 
▲===Previous bids byfrom other Mexican Cities===
Monterrey expressed interest in hosting the [[2014 Summer Youth Olympics]] but the Mexican Olympic Committee selected [[Guadalajara]] to go forward as Mexico's bid. They became a candidate but received an unfavorable evaluation in the IOC's evaluation report which was published before the February 2010 vote on the host city. Guadalajara withdrew their bid following this report. [[Nanjing]] was ultimately awarded the 2014 games. <ref>[http://www.insidethegames.biz/latest/12783-monterrey-steps-up-bid-for-2018-summer-youth-olympics Monterrey steps up bid for 2018 Summer Youth Olympics] </ref>▼
 
▲Monterrey expressed interest in hosting the [[2014 Summer Youth Olympics]] but the Mexican Olympic Committee selected [[Guadalajara]] to go forward as Mexico's bid. They became a candidate but received an unfavorable evaluation in the IOC's evaluation report which was published before the February 2010 vote on the host city. Guadalajara withdrew their bid following this report. [[Nanjing]] was ultimately awarded the 2014 games. <ref>[http://www.insidethegames.biz/latest/12783-monterrey-steps-up-bid-for-2018-summer-youth-olympics Monterrey steps up bid for 2018 Summer Youth Olympics] </ref>
 
[[Mexico City]] hosted the [[Summer Olympic Games]] in [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]. Mexico City made two bids prior to their 1968 bid. They bid for the [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] and [[1960 Summer Olympics]] but lost to [[Melbourne]] and [[Rome]] respectively.
 
==See Alsoalso==
 
*[[BuenosMexico Aires bid forat the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics]]
*[[MedellinGuadalajara bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics]]
*[[Abuja bidBids for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics]]
*[[Dagestan bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics]]▼
 
==References==
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