GamesBids.com: 2016 Olympic Bid News


New Complex To Boost Doha’s 2016 Summer Games Bid
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GB Staff on Sunday, June 1, 2008  11:54am EDT
 
Qatar has announced plans it is building a state-of-the-art “extreme” sports
complex at Aspire Sports City to include a water park and a slalom facility

Baku 2016 Officials At SportAccord
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GB Staff on Tuesday, June 3, 2008  2:32pm EDT
 
A Baku 2016 delegation, led by First Vice-Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov, is at
SportAccord in Athens Greece awaiting the short list of Candidate Cities bidding

2016 Olympic Bid Short List Preview
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Editor on Tuesday, June 3, 2008  8:05pm EDT
 
This Wednesday June 4 at SportAccord in Athens, the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) will release their Candidature Acceptance Report that represents
a technical evaluation of

Four Cities On IOC Shortlist For 2016 Games
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GB Staff on Wednesday, June 4, 2008  11:59am EDT
 
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Wednesday at SportAccord in
Athens Greece that four cities are on the shortlist for the 2016 Summer Olympic
Games.Although

IOC Bends Rules When Selecting 2016 Olympic Bid Shortlist
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GB Staff on Wednesday, June 4, 2008  12:52pm EDT
 
Rio de Janeiro was selected to the 2016 Olympic bid shortlist while scoring
lower than the bid from Doha - a city eliminated from the

Prague, Baku To Try Again
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GB Staff on Thursday, June 5, 2008  11:59am EDT
 
Prague 2016 organizers told CTK they’re not surprised that Prague was not
shortlisted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).  Tomas Petera, head of
the

Doha Accuses IOC Of  “Closing The Door”
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GB Staff on Thursday, June 5, 2008  12:03pm EDT
 
The Guardian reports that Doha accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Wednesday, following its decision to eliminate Doha’s bid from the 2016 Summer
Olympic Games,