Oly: London 2012 chiefs growing in confidence

AAP Sports News (Australia), February, 2005

AAP Sports News (Australia) 02-15-2005 Oly: London 2012 chiefs growing in confidence By Julian Guyer LONDON, Feb 15 AFP - As inspectors from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) arrive in London to examine the city's bid to host the 2012 Games, those behind the British capital's attempt to stage the world's most famous sports festival believe they are starting to close the gap on long-time favourites Paris. It has often been said that the race, which also features Madrid, Moscow and New York, is Paris's to lose. But the French capital suffered its first setback last week when Paris bid bosses admitted that their aquatics centre would not be ready for them to bid for the 2009 world swimming championships. Meanwhile Australian IOC member Kevan...

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