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BUOYED BY SPORTS RANK, ATLANTA AIMS FOR MORE TOP EVENTS

          In a "push to significantly increase Atlanta's profile
     for sporting competitions, local business leaders plan to
     bid on a multitude of new events in the next decade,"
     according to Maria Saporta of the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION.  The
     Atlanta Sports Council yesterday unveiled a five-year
     business plan that "aims to multiply the organization's
     budget, its membership and its ability to lure major events
     so it can live up to its latest proclamation that Atlanta is
     the sports capital of the world."  The Council is looking to
     lure the 2001-02 X Games, the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, the
     2000 Int'l Shooting World Cup, the 2001 World Figure Skating
     Championships, the 2001 USA Gymnastics Championships and the
     2001 NCAA women's and men's soccer championships.  The city
     already will host the 2000 Super Bowl, the 2000 MLB All-Star
     Game, the 2001 PGA Championship and the 2002 Men's Final
     Four, among other events.  The Sports Council is looking to
     raise $4M by 2003 to "fund its operations and increase its
     staff."  Sports Council President Gary Stokan said the
     Council's annual budget of $300,000 is "among the lowest in
     the country," and has a staff of less than three (ATLANTA
     CONSTITUTION, 7/30).  The Atlanta Convention & Visitors
     Bureau, the Metro Atlanta Chamber and the Sports Council is
     hosting a four-day "media update and showcase" August 11-14,
     "touting the Atlanta sports machine and its economic impact"
     to a group of journalists (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 7/30).

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