Tokyo to bid for 2016 Olympics
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Japan has picked Tokyo to bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, giving the capital a head start in an uphill race, half a century after the 1964 games which symbolized the city's rebirth.
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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.
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Plans for venues and transport are among details of the London 2012 Olympic Games bid to be unveiled.
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Inspectors will assess London&#39;s bid for the 2012 Olympics during a visit to the capital early in 2005. The International Olympic Committee said its evaluation commission will be in London from 16 to 19 February.
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Olympics is a massive event to manage. And Britain who is bidding for 2012 Olympics would appoint a cabinet minister just to look after the Olympics preparation.
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A massive plan to attract the 2012 Summer Olympics to New York, touting the city's diversity, financial and media power, was revealed Wednesday.
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Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Tokyo, Feb.
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The Czech capital Prague will bid to host the Olympics in 2016 or 2020, mayor Pavel Bem said on Tuesday.
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New York City submitted its formal plan Monday to host the 2012 Olympics, as the centerpiece of the bid, a West Side stadium, continues to spark heated exchanges.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says he hopes to win over China and other Asian nations which are hesitant about Tokyo's bid for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council.
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Shinzo Abe, the front-runner in the race to be Japan's next leader, is due to announce his bid for the job.
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Kenya reveals it will bid for the right to stage the 2016 Olympic Games.
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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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Final plans for the five bidding cites for the 2012 Olympics have been handed in to the International Olympic Committee&#39;s headquarters in Lausanne in Switzerland.
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A massive plan to attract the 2012 Summer Olympics to New York, touting the city's diversity, financial and media power, was unveiled today.
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London, Nov. 18 - London&#39;s 2012 Olympic bid could make a profit of Â£100 million which would be ploughed back into grassroots sport, it emerged today, while a strong Paris bid launched yesterday, stressing
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A televised debate is planned featuring bid leaders from the five cities vying for the 2012 Summer Olympics.