International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will have no big party on his 70th birthday on Friday because he doesn't consider it right in the present times and with big challenges ahead. Back told Welt am Sonntag paper he will only celebrate with his wife and his mother in law, and attend a small ceremony in the town of Tauberbischofsheim where the former fencer is an honorary citizen. "In my opinion, a big celebration doesn't fit into these times," Bach said. The war in Ukraine and in
A national campaign to build support for a possible Olympic bid is underway in Germany \u2014 but officials there are no longer considering competing against Salt Lake City for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Games.
A national campaign to build support for a possible Olympic bid is underway in Germany \u2014 but officials there are no longer considering competing against Salt Lake City for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Games.
Why Germany s no longer looking at bidding for the same Winter Games as Salt Lake City yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A national campaign to build support for a possible Olympic bid is underway in Germany — but officials there are no longer considering competing against Salt Lake City for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Games. Last fall, the federation’s president, Thomas Weikert, told the German news media there was interest in bidding “as soon as possible” after a number of failed attempts. Germany hasn’t hosted an Olympics since Munich’s 1972 Summer Games.