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2018 Olympic Bid News
Denver Considers 2018 Winter Olympic Bid
Bill Ritter, Governor of Colorado, said following a visit to Beijing, the site of the Summer Games, that he supports Denver pushing to host the
France To Bid For 2018 Winter Olympic Games
Henri Serandour, President of the French National Olympic Committee, announced Wednesday that France will launch a bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Serandour ...Reno-Tahoe 2018 Coalition CEO To Discuss Bid In Beijing
Jon Killoran, the newly named chief executive officer of the Reno-Tahoe Winter Games Coalition, plans to meet with International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials and representatives ...Durban Chosen Over Hong Kong As Site For 2018 Olympic Bid Vote
Durban, South Africa has won its bid to host the 123rd session of the International Olympic Committee to be held in 2011 - announced the ...Kazakhstan To Bid For 2018 Olympic Winter Games
Kazinform reports that Prime Minister Karim Massimov charged the Ministry of Sport and Tourism Tuesday to prepare a bid to hold the 2018 Winter ...Durban Too Hot For 2018 Winter Games
Durban’s communications department says some journalists have misunderstood a media release on the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) evaluation commission’s recent visit to the city, which ...IOC Commission Inspects Durban For 2018 Winter Games Bid
AllAfrica.com reports that the evaluation commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) visited the eThekwini Municipality last weekend as part of Durban’s bid for the ...PyeongChang 2008 Dream Program To Bolster Possible Future Olympic Bid
With aspirations of launching a future Olympic bid, PyeongChang is hosting the 2008 Dream Program from February 17 to 26. The Boxwang Phoenix ...2018 Olympic Bid News Logo
2018 Olympic Bid News Summary
| Bid Status: | Bid to be launched July 2009 |
| Bid Date: | July 2011 |
| Bid Location: | Durban, South Africa |
| Description: | The 2018 Olympic Winter Games bid will likely include cities such as PyeongChang, Munich, Geneva and Tromso. |
| Bid Book: | Link To Bid Book |
| Web Site: |
2018 Olympic Bid News Dates and More
Possible Candidates |
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| Almaty, Kazakhstan - (December, 2006 Report) |
| Annecy, Grenoble or Nice, France - (French NOC confirmed Sept. 23, 2008) |
| Borjomi-Bakuriani - (NOC President reported July 5, 2007) |
| Bukovel, Ukraine - (March 19, 2008 Report) |
| Denver, USA - (Feasibility study considered for 2018 or perhaps a Summer Games. Reported July 16, 2003) |
| Geneva, Switzerland - (Interest reported by NOC in Dec. 2007 - referendum to be held) |
| Munich, Germany - (May 26, 2006 Report) |
| PyeongChang, South Korea - After narrowly losing for 2010 and 2014, the Governor has announced a third bid |
| Reno/Tahoe, USA - (Feasibility study considered for 2014 or 2018, February 25, 2002) |
| Salt Lake City, USA - (Utah Sport Commission announced interest - reported July 21, 2003) |
| Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Ukraine - November 13, 2006 report |
| Tromsoe, Norway - (According to August, 2005 reports) |
Important Links |
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| Bid Discussion Forums |
Date |
Description |
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| Aug. 7, 2008 | Durban, South Africa chosen to host final vote |
| Sept. 24, 2009 | France declares intention to bid |
| March 2009 | France will choose candidate city |
| Feb. 2009 | First information to all NOCs |
| July - Aug. 2009 | IOC to officially invite bid applicants from NOCs. |
| Mid-Oct. 2009 | Application Deadline |
| Dec. 2009 | Applicant City Seminar |
| Mid-March 2010 | Application Files Due |
| Mid-July 2010 | Candidate City Selection |
| Mid-October 2009 | Application Deadline |
| Mid-Jan. 2011 | Submission of candidature files and guarantees |
| Feb. - March 2011 | Evaluation Commission Site Visits |
| June 2011 | Evaluation Commission Report Released |
| July 2011 | Winner Announced at 123rd IOC Session - Durban, South Africa |
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| BID | CHG | INDEX | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (CHI) | ![]() |
1.96 | 58.78 |
| Madrid (MAD) | ![]() |
0.87 | 58.63 |
| Rio (RIO) | ![]() |
0.17 | 59.73 |
| Tokyo (TKY) | ![]() |
0.56 | 61.22 |
| Last Updated 5 Nov., 2008 (Full BidIndex Details) |






