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An interesting tidbit from the BBC on this decision, (and its getting a little nasty):

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4646759.stm

"Paris was upset on Monday after the Stade de France stadium, centrepiece of the Paris bid, was criticised at a London 2012 briefing.

Sydney 2000 organising chief Jim Sloman and architect Rod Sheard suggested the venue was not ideally suited to stage Olympic athletic events.

Paris will not lodge an official complaint, but the episode serves as a reminder of the strict rules set down by the International Olympic Commission's ethics commission, which state bid teams are not allowed to criticise rival cities."


"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia

by whataboutbob on Mon Jul 4th, 2005 at 06:44:07 AM EST
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