Patronis wants 2021 Olympics moved from Tokyo to Florida

With a new poll showing that Japanese citizens would like to see the 2021 Olympics and Paralympics be delayed or canceled, Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis tweeted a “very informal” interview request to the Olympic committee about pitching Florida as an alternative to Tokyo.

Patronis told The Floridian that he thinks that “with our stadiums” and “our state university systems “ and because of the number of  hotels and accommodations the state already has,  “we could put it together quicker than most other markets could.”

Patronis’ office now put out an official request or encouragement to the Olympic committee to relocate the 2021 Olympics to Florida.

“I am writing to you as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the State of Florida.  As a member of the Florida Cabinet, I sit on the Enterprise Florida Inc. Board of Directors, which is our state’s business development unit. Today, I am writing to encourage you to consider relocating the 2021 Olympics from Tokyo, Japan to the United States of America and more specifically to Florida.

With media reports of leaders in Japan “privately” concluding that they are too concerned about the pandemic for the 2021 Olympics to take place, there is still time to deploy a site selection team to Florida to meet with statewide and local officials on holding the Olympics in the Sunshine State. I would welcome the opportunity to pitch Florida and help you make the right contacts to get this done”

Stay tuned, this is developing...