London wins bid for 2012 Olympics
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heres the news!
OLYMPIC GOLD FOR LONDON
Against all the odds, London has beaten Paris to win its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
The two cities went head-to-head after Moscow, New York and Madrid dropped out in the first three rounds of voting.
British Olympian, Sally Gunnell summed up the atmosphere ahead of the final decision.
"It's really tense and quite nerve-racking... I didn't think I would feel like this," she said.
All the bidding cities completed presentations to the International Olympic Committee in Singapore before the voting began.
Representatives from all five of the competing cities had been lobbying members of the IOC all week.
Big-hitters such as British Prime Minister Tony Blair, France's President Jacques Chirac and US Senator Hillary Clinton were all in Singapore to promote their bids.
In Madrid, the party mood fizzled out in seconds, when they lost out in the third round.
And in Moscow, a crowd of about 100,000 people had gathered in Red Square only to be disappointed as they were the first city to be eliminated.
OLYMPIC GOLD FOR LONDON
Against all the odds, London has beaten Paris to win its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
The two cities went head-to-head after Moscow, New York and Madrid dropped out in the first three rounds of voting.
British Olympian, Sally Gunnell summed up the atmosphere ahead of the final decision.
"It's really tense and quite nerve-racking... I didn't think I would feel like this," she said.
All the bidding cities completed presentations to the International Olympic Committee in Singapore before the voting began.
Representatives from all five of the competing cities had been lobbying members of the IOC all week.
Big-hitters such as British Prime Minister Tony Blair, France's President Jacques Chirac and US Senator Hillary Clinton were all in Singapore to promote their bids.
In Madrid, the party mood fizzled out in seconds, when they lost out in the third round.
And in Moscow, a crowd of about 100,000 people had gathered in Red Square only to be disappointed as they were the first city to be eliminated.
lol @ the French people shouting "Fucking bastards" at the English reporter trying to get a sense of the disappointment in Paris. London rules, Paris sucks...get over it.
The main stadium will be the new Olympic Stadium in Stratford.
Other venus include the Millennium Dome, Wimbledon, Lord's Cricket Ground, Regent's Park, Horse Guards Parade (where Trooping the Colour takes place), Greenwich Park and Hyde Park.
There'll be events outside of London as well, such as rowing and football. I think the Cardiff Millennium Stadium will host some events.
The main stadium will be the new Olympic Stadium in Stratford.
Other venus include the Millennium Dome, Wimbledon, Lord's Cricket Ground, Regent's Park, Horse Guards Parade (where Trooping the Colour takes place), Greenwich Park and Hyde Park.
There'll be events outside of London as well, such as rowing and football. I think the Cardiff Millennium Stadium will host some events.
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