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Madrid Presentation >>
Q&A Session >>
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero pledged
that his nation would use the 2012 Olympics to promote global
unity if Madrid won the right to host the Games.
London Presentation >>
Q&A Session >>
London invoked Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, democracy icon
Nelson Mandela and the Olympic dreams of young children around
the world in its final pitch to host the 2012 Games.
Moscow Presentation >>
Q&A Session >>
Russian president Vladimir Putin urged IOC members to grasp
a "unique and truly historic opportunity" by selecting
Moscow to host the 2012 Games. In a video clip played to the
IOC members, he said: "The Games, if held in Moscow,
would be the best in the history of the Olympic movement."
New York City Presentation >>
Q&A Session >>
New York turns on all the glitz, charm and power the city
is famous for in its closing presentation to the IOC. In a
short speech on the video, President George W Bush promised
his and the government's "total" commitment.
Paris Presentation >>
Q&A Session >>
French President Jacques Chirac makes an impassioned appeal
to the IOC to trust his country and people in hosting the
2012 Olympic Games.
Interview with London
Bid Ambassador, Jonathan Edwards & London Bid Committee
Member, Simon Clegg >>
Simon Clegg says they will
peak at the finishing line and that their strength is in having
athletes involved in the bid right from the conception to
the finishing line.
Interview with Moscow 2012 Ambassador, Alexander
Popov >>
Alexander Popov who is also a member of the IOC, says
many members are still undecided on the vote and alot will
depend on the candidate cities' presentations.
Interview with Managing Director of Madrid
Bid Committee, Antonio Fernandez Arimany >>
Antonio Fernandez Arimany says though Madrid faces tough
competition, the city has a great proposal and citizen support,
and is the underdog to win the 2012 Olympic bid.
IOC Opening Ceremony >>
IOC President Jacques Rogge told IOC members they had
a tough decision to make on Wednesday when they choose the
2012 hosts from five major world city candidates - London,
Paris, New York, Madrid and Moscow - in the most closely fought
bid contest in Olympic history.
The Contenders I >>
Channel NewsAsia correspondents Suzanne Chislett in London
and Catherine Drew in Paris look at the respective chances
of the British and French capitals, and correspondent Simon
Marks sets the stage for the 117th IOC Session in Singapore.
The Contenders II >>
Correspondents Nathan King (New York), Anya Ardayeva (Moscow)
and Catherine Drew (Madrid) explore the bids from the USA,
Russia and Spain.
Channel NewsAsia's Special Coverage
We countdown to the 117th IOC Session in Singapore at
which the host city will be unveiled.
Monday (June 27) >>
Tuesday (June 28) >>
Wednesday (June 29) >>
Thursday (June 30) >>
Friday (July 1) >>
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