Prague submits bid to host 2016 Olympics
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Prague officially entered the race Tuesday to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, joining a strong field that includes candidates from the United States, Japan and Brazil.
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The five cities looking to host the 2012 Summer Games submitted bids to the International Olympic Committee on Monday, with Paris the front-runner to win next year&#39;s vote.
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London sent off its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today, calling it a &quot;winning formula&quot; towards snaring the world&#39;s biggest sporting event.
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For the Record: 30 December 2004, Thursday. Sports: 15 April 2004, Thursday. Bulgaria officially submitted its bid for hosting the 2014 Olympics.
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Madrid will be the first stop on an IOC tour to assess the five cities bidding for the 2012 Olympics. The International Olympic Committee said Monday its evaluation commission will visit the Spanish capital on Feb. 3-6, followed by London (Feb.
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Paris, one of London&#39;s four rivals to host the 2012 Olympic Games, revealed details of its 3,200-page bid document today, focusing on the city&#39;s &quot;love of the Games&quot;.
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Chicago and six other cities from four continents are officially in the race to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee said it had received formal applications from Chicago; Baku, Azerbaijan; Doha, Qatar; Madrid; Prague; Rio de Janeiro; and Tokyo. Thursday was the deadline to submit applications.
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New York City and four other contenders for the 2012 Olympics submitted their final bids to the International Olympic Committee this week, moving the winner-take-all scrum into its last phase.
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The people behind New York City's bid for the 2012 Summer Games think they have a chance to beat the four competing European capitals.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged Beijing to ensure the city is ready to host the 2008 Games well in advance, an official said on Wednesday.
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The City Council wants to bring the Olympics here for a third time. The council unanimously endorsed a proposal Wednesday to vie for the Summer Games as early as 2016.
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Baku, buoyed by oil revenues in recent years, plans to bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Poland and Czech Republic are in favor of hosting a proposed U.S. missile defense system, the Czech premier said Monday after meeting with his Polish counterpart.Comment
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The three candidates to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games made their final pitches to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday and then waited nervously for the outcome of the vote.
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Olympics organisers are to submit of one of the biggest planning applications in European history.
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The International Association of Athletics Federations will select the venue of the 2009 world track and field championships from three bidding European cities during its two-day meeting this weekend.
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As the city prepares to make public a detailed explanation of its bid for the 2016 Olympics on Tuesday, organizers say such scenes help illustrate that Chicago is a global city.