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London Win
London's rivials New york weren't very tough competition as there were alot of arguments about which building the Olympics should take place. Moscow had a secret weapon that they used which was simply "we haven't hosted The Olympic Games before". Madrid were close to winning as their bid had been complimented by the IOC. The International Olympic Committee's evaluation team visited London between Febuary 16th and 19th to see whether London had good enough sporting facilities,they reported their findings back to the IOC members. Although they were mainly focussing on London's sporting facilities, they could be asked to be taken anywere. So London had to be ready, the events that took place yesterday proved that they were. by Toni O'Hara |
London has hosted the Olympics twice before. Once in 1908 when Rome had to pull out as a volcano had erupted and once again in 1948 because they were asked by the IOC to host the games. Now again, in 2005, London has won the bid to host the Olympics in 2012. London was up against big cities such as Moscow, Paris, New York and Madrid.