Race to host 2012 Olympics enters final lap
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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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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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LONDON - From David Beckham to Roger Moore to Tony Blair, London is rolling out the big names to promote its campaign for the 2012 Olympics.
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Starting from this morning, the day after the closing ceremonies of the Athens Olympics, the countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympics begins.
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Details of London&#39;s bid to host the 2012 Olympic games were unveiled today, with the bid team pledging that the capital could host &quot;the best games the world has ever seen&quot;.
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London&#39;s bid team will reveal their final plans for hosting the 2012 Olympic Games when they unveil full details of the bid document on Friday.
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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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NEW YORK  - Midway through the race  between Olympics past and present, this year's edition is  outrunning its predecessor from four years ago.
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THE odds on London winning the right to stage the 2012 Olympic Games shortened to 3-1 from 7-2 yesterday as the five rival cities delivered their bid documents to the IOC.
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Paris is confident of maintaining its status as the odds-on favourite to host the 2012 Olympic Games, citing widespread political backing, strong financial support, affordable tickets and 80 per cent of venues within 10 minutes reach.
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PARIS: Jacques Chirac has confirmed his âtotal determinationâ to help Paris win the race to stage the 2012 Summer Olympics ahead of London, New York, Madrid and Moscow.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The International Olympic Committee said Monday it has received bids from London, Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
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AS the excitement of the Athens Olympic Games fades, the build-up to Beijing 2008 is in full swing. The countdown to China began last weekend when Beijing&#39;s mayor took possession of the Olympic flag at the Athens closing ceremony.
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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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LONDONâS bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games was submitted to the International Olympic Committee yesterday, along with those from the rival cities of New York, Paris, Moscow and Madrid.
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Midway through the race between Olympics past and present, this year's edition is outrunning its predecessor from four years ago.
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More than Â£100million profit is expected to be made from staging the 2012 Olympic Games in London, it has been claimed. The estimate forms part of the London 2012 bid book handed into the International Olympic Committee on Monday.