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Light the Torch – Beijing Olympics and Other Olympic News

Archive for the ‘Olympic Bid’ Category

February 17th, 2008

Press Release | Doha 2016 Olympic Bid, Doha 2016 Chairman Welcomes US-Islamic Forum

DOHA, 16 February 2008 – The Chairman of the Doha 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Bid Committee, Mr Hassan Ali Bin Ali, has praised the US-Islamic World Forum taking place in Doha.
The annual Forum brings together leaders in the fields of politics, business, media, academia, and civil society from across the Muslim world and the United […]

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February 17th, 2008

Press Release | Tokyo 2016 Olympic Bid, Olympic Marathon Medallists Show Support for TOKYO 2016

Tokyo, 15 February 2008 - TOKYO 2016, Japan’s Bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, today received full support from a host of international stars participating in the Tokyo Marathon 2008. The former Olympians, headed by Rosa Mota gave their backing for TOKYO 2016 during a visit to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building with […]

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January 17th, 2008

Press Release | Madrid 2016 Olympic Bid, Madrid Olympic Blueprint Unveiled

16 January 2008 - An Olympic plan which will unleash “intense and powerful social regeneration” has been unveiled by the Madrid 2016 bid team.
The Madrid 2016 formal questionnaire, submitted to the IOC, says an Olympics in the Spanish capital will be The Games of the People.
The questionnaire is part of the formal process towards […]

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January 15th, 2008

Press Release | All Seven 2016 Applicant Cities Return Responses

14 January 2008 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that all seven cities applying to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 have returned their Application Files, which contain their responses to the IOC Candidature Acceptance Procedure questionnaire.
Chicago (USA), Prague (Czech Republic), Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Baku (Azerbaijan), Doha […]

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January 13th, 2008

Press Release | Rio Pledges to Present the World Greatest Party in 2016

11 January 2008 — Representatives from the three government levels and Brazilian Olympic Committee deliver Rio 2016 Bid applicant files at IOC headquarters in Lausanne
Important authorities of the Federal, State and City governments and Brazilian Olympic Committee were this Friday at the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, in Lausanne, Switzerland, to hand-deliver the documentation […]

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