Last Updated: Sunday, July 3, 2011, 20:51
Munich deserves to win the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics because it provides a great stage for the main players in the drama -- the athletes, according to bid chief executive Bernhard Schwank.
Last Updated: Monday, November 22, 2010, 23:37
Munich’s bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics will not be affected by a surprise rejection by the Greens, the country’s third biggest political force, Germany’s top sports official said Monday.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 16:06
Officials for South Korea`s 2018 Winter Olympics bid have accepted an International Olympic Committee (IOC) warning over a sponsorship deal that represented a conflict of interest and said it was time to move on.
Last Updated: Friday, October 29, 2010, 20:35
The International Olympic Committee is examining whether two sponsorship deals involving South Korean companies breach conflict of interest rules with regard to Pyeongchang’s bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Last Updated: Friday, October 22, 2010, 13:47
The race to stage the 2018 Winter Olympics began in earnest when bid cities Munich, South Korea`s Pyeongchang and France`s Annecy made their first official pitches at a meeting of Olympic associations.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 17:50
The Chinese city of Harbin has given up on its plan to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics after the central government said it was "premature", local officials said on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2009, 17:43
Harbin is awaiting approval from China`s cabinet before launching a bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, an official at the city`s sports bureau told reporters.
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