Olympic Committee praises Chicago for 2016 bid
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U.S. Olympic officials gave high marks to Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Games on Wednesday, saying the city's plan differed substantially from Los Angeles' rival proposal.
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Bob Beamon, 1968 Olympic long jump gold medalist, is cheered on by a stream of children as he runs over the Brooklyn Bridge carrying New York&#39;s final bid for the 2012 Olympics, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004 in New York.
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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, Paris, London, Madrid and Moscow submitted their final bids to be host of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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International Olympic Committee   president Jacques Rogge says preparations for the 2008 Beijing   Games are on track but feels good use of the time remaining is   vital for a well-organized Olympics.
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ATHENS, Greece - Itâs official - the Olympics were a success. The venues were not only finished but they stayed standing, transportation ran on time, streets were clean and security did such a good job that even petty crime went down.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Monday that it has received the bid books from all five Candidate Cities bidding to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
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London's preparations for the 2012 Olympics received a glowing report from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the conclusion of a three-day inspection visit on Thursday.
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Paris widened its lead over its four rivals in the race to host the Olympic Games in 2012, bookmakers said, as the International Olympic Committee prepared to receive the competing bids today.
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Olympic supremo Jacques Rogge on Sunday gave top marks to Athens for organising a superb Games. &quot;I am an extremely happy President of the IOC,&quot; he told reporters on the day the Games wrap up.
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Years of dedication and efforts have paid off for China as it has made surprises and reaped successes in the Athens Olympic Games, a leading official of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) said.
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London 2012 chiefs have been given a timely boost by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge as a three day inspection of the city's progress concludes.
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Beijing should not wait too long to complete venues for the 2008 Olympics, a top official from the International Olympic Committee said in the capital yesterday.
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After hosting the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984, the City of Angels may submit a bid for the Games. The City Council unanimously endorsed a proposal Wednesday to vie for the Summer Games as early as 2016.
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The International Olympic Committee says it was right to award the Games to Beijing despite concerns over human rights in China.
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New York has launched a new phase in its bid for the 2012 Olympics, taking its message directly to the people who will select the host city.
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Sport: After visiting the 2012 Olympic site, the chairman of the International Olympic Committee says London's preparations are the best he's ever seen.