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Inside failed Manchester 2000 Olympic Games bid - and the 13 venues that should be used today
They have of course tried before, bidding to host the games in 1996 and 2000 only to lose out to Atlanta ... look in 2036 and ...
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‘The winner is… Sydney’: 25 years since Sydney won the 2000 Olympic bid
The Australian bid managed to pip fellow contender Beijing to the post ... “A wonderful day.” The 2000 Olympic Games also helped transform Sydney into a jubilant and harmonious city, with John ...
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Olympic bids hit a low as few countries want to host the games
As the International Olympic Committee receives fewer bids with each problematic games, the future of the tradition is looking unsure. We spoke with Andrew Zimbalist, a professor of economics at ...
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Minneapolis to explore Olympic bid
Olympic athletes may one day compete in Minneapolis. Mayor R.T. Rybak asked a city organization Wednesday to look into a possible bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The city has never hosted the ...
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Manchester lost 2000 Olympics to Sydney 'because of arrogance and old buffers'
Manchester's bid to host the 2000 Olympics failed as "no-one in their right mind" would go there over Sydney, according to newly-released government files from an inquiry into the failure.