2012 Olympics

[pablo]

London, Madird, Moscow, New York, Paris?

Whose gonig to get it?

I'm watching the London presentation online, tis good emotional stuff. Wonder if they will be successful...


Well the result will be announced in 23 minutes.....

[ciaran]

David Beckham definitely swung it for them with his "I think Olympics are great and that's why London should get it" speech :rolleyes:

[pablo]

Rivals London and Paris are waiting to find out which city has won the race to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
The other contenders - Moscow, New York and Madrid - were eliminated in the first three rounds by International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

from : BBC NEWS (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/4655555.stm)

[pablo]

Well it was a close one, but the brits one in the end !
London beats Paris to 2012 Games
The 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London, the International Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday.
London won a two-way battle against Paris at the IOC vote in Singapore, after bids from Moscow, New York and Madrid were eliminated.

Paris had been favourites throughout the campaign but London's hopes were raised after an impressive presentation by Lord Coe, the bid chairman.

IOC president Jacques Rogge made the dramatic announcement at 1249 BST.

http://www.london2012.com/en

[JennyPen]

Sham and I were just down the road from them. We decided to give it a miss :p

[stairway 2 hell]

i thought londons was pretty good granted they have a lot of work to do. did jacques chirac apologise to Finland yet about his comment during the week?