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Top-ranked alongside Paris by Evaluation Commission
Bid slogan: "Make Britain Proud"
Bid committee chief: Two-time gold medalist
runner Sebastian Coe
Previously hosted Olympics: 1908, 1948
Previous Olympic bids: 1944
Estimated bid cost: $7.5 billion
Bid features: Main Olympic zone will regenerate
east London.
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April 2005: Cherie Blair, wife of Britain's Prime Minister
Tony Blair, at a ceremony to unveil a clock for the Olympic
host city bid announcement at London's Trafalgar Square.
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Athletes' village on same site as main stadium.
Eighty per cent of athletes to be within 20 minutes of their
events. Venues include Wimbledon, Lord's cricket ground and
Wembley.
Strengths: England's successful staging of Manchester's
2002 Commonwealth Games. Athletes' village is closest to main
Olympic venue.
Weaknesses: Concern whether all facilities could
be completed on time. Delay over rebuilding of Wembley Stadium
damaged London's reputation.
Question marks over transport improvements by
2012.
In April, bid committee withdrew an incentive
package, including free flights and train travel, after a
probe by the IOC.
Supporters: Nelson Mandela, Sven-Goran Eriksson,
Cathy Freeman
Who's coming to Singapore: Tony Blair, David
Beckham, Daley Thompson, Steve Redgrave, Sven-Goran Eriksson
Website: www.london2012.org
Source: TODAY
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