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Abuja 2018 Needs Millions
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GB Staff on Thursday, December 22, 2011  8:20am EST
 
At a presentation Tuesday it was announced that about $120 million would be
required by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration to develop the
required

Annecy, Munich React To PyeongChang's Victory
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GB Staff on Wednesday, July 6, 2011  2:42pm EDT
 
Annecy and Munich, former competitors of PyeongChang for the 2018 Winter Olympic
Games, congratulated PyeongChang for winning the 2018 Winter Olympic Games bid.
In a

PyeongChang Mayor Signs Host City Agreement
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GB Editor on Wednesday, July 6, 2011  1:48pm EDT
 
It's official.The host city agreement is signed and the Games will be held in
PyeongChang in 2018."I did not expect a victory in the first

Kim's rough road from an idea to an Olympic Games
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GB Editor on Wednesday, July 6, 2011  1:34pm EDT
 
“We cheered and we shouted out loud, and we cried, and that’s how I feel
inside.”That’s how Jin-Sun Kim, former Governor of Gangwon Province and

63 Votes for PyeongChang: Official Ballot Count for 2018 Olympic Winter Games
Bid
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GB Editor on Wednesday, July 6, 2011  11:28am EDT
 
The IOC has announced the voting results - this was one of the most decisive
victories in olympic voting history.  Annecy received the lowest number

Third-time lucky:  PyeongChang Wins 2018 Olympic Bid
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GB Editor on Wednesday, July 6, 2011  11:20am EDT
 
Durban, South Africa - It's third-time lucky for PyeongChang - the tiny South
Korean mountain resort town has finally won an Olympic Games bid.  The

A First Round Victory Declared in 2018 Olympic Bid Race
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GB Editor on Wednesday, July 6, 2011  9:34am EDT
 
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) members have cast their first ballots
for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games host city election in Durban, South
Africa.Because a

Olympic Bid presentations are complete; PyeongChang nails it
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GB Editor on Wednesday, July 6, 2011  8:38am EDT
 
Durban, South Africa - The 2018 Olympic Winter Games bid is now in the hands of
the voters, 94 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members who

Olympic bid schedule in Durban
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GB Editor on Tuesday, July 5, 2011  12:21pm EDT
 
The 2018 Olympic Winter Games bid election will take place at Durban's
International Convention Centre (ICC) Wednesday. The IOC will be producing a
live, high-definition

Olympic Bid Magic Number is 48;  The Numbers Game
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GB Editor on Tuesday, July 5, 2011  11:58am EDT
 
Durban, South Africa - There will be about 94 votes cast on the first ballot of
the International Olympic Committee (IOC) election of the host