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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The three cities bidding to host the 2014 Winter Olympics seem to be level in the race less than 10 days before the International Olympic Committee picks the winner, an expert Olympic Web site said.
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LONDON, Nov. 15. - Britainâs middle distance great Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London 2012 bid committee, insisted that the English capital has closed ground on leading rivals Paris and Madrid in its bid to host the Olympic Games.
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New York and four European capitals submitted their final bids to be host of the 2012 Summer Olympics by yesterday&#39;s deadline, the International Olympic Committee announced.
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NEW YORK: Tickets for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics will cost US$1,500 if New York City win the bid to hold the prestigious sporting event, it emerged on Thursday.
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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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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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and Britain&#39;s Minister of Culture, Media and Sport Tessa Jowell (2nd R) sit at the launch of the bid document for the 2012 games in London Friday Nov. 19.
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Five cities vying to stage the 2012  Summer Games reveal their hands this week as Olympic chiefs  scrutinize their plans for holding the world's greatest  sporting extravaganza.
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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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Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, is getting tough with the cities - including London â-ho are bidding to host the 2012 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 Evening Standard reports that London will use television coverage from Mondayâs parade of Olympians to convince Olympic leaders of Britainâs enthusiasm to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
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If Greece, with 10m people, can pull off the Games at the 11th hour, why not? THE final weekend of the Olympics is at hand, and the reckoning is nigh.
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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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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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A cyclist hoping to become the fastest person to bike around the world enters the final stages of his challenge.