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The 2002 Olympic Winter Games bid scandal was a scandal involving allegations of bribery used to win the rights to host the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Prior to its successful bid in 1995, the city had attempted four times to secure the games, failing each time.
The IOC voted to select the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics on 7 September 2013 at the 125th IOC Session at the Buenos Aires Hilton in Buenos Aires, Argentina. An exhaustive ballot system was used. No city won over 50% of the votes in the first round, and Madrid and Istanbul were tied for second place.
On 24 February 2021, Brisbane was chosen by the IOC to be a preferred candidate city to host the 2032 Olympics. [15] On 10 June 2021, it was reported that Brisbane would be set to receive the rights to host the Olympics by 21 July 2021, which ultimately did. It became the first host city to win the bid unopposed since the 1984 Los Angeles Games ...
International Olympic Committe (IOC) President Thomas Bach (L) talks to IOC member John Coates during the 142nd session of the IOC in Paris on July 24, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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Afterwards, the IOC proceeded with the voting on whether the committee accepted the French Alps and Salt Lake City, Utah as hosts of the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics, respectively. [ 6 ] The French bid was a latecomer in the competition to host, [ 7 ] going into "targeted dialogue" with the IOC in late November 2023, [ 8 ] only four months ...
The French Alps is named as the preferred host for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, while Salt Lake City is put forward for 2034. IOC names French Alps and Salt Lake City as preferred ...
The host city was originally due to be selected on 11 September 2019, at the 134th IOC Session in Milan; however, IOC rules required that the election be moved to a different location after Italy submitted a bid for the 2026 Games that included the city.