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Olympic bid watcher says, 'Bet the house on Salt Lake City' advancing Wednesday with bid for 2034 Games

Salt Lake City has some late competition in their bid for the 2034 Winter Olympics. Switzerland this week announced interest in the 2030 or 2034 Games, in time to compete for the next big step in the process: targeted dialogue. Being chosen for that is tantamount to being the No. 1 candidate. ....

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Iconic Paris landmarks set to make City of Light sparkle

17 Jun 2022 - In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, along the banks of the River Seine and across the French territory, Paris 2024 aims to open up the Games - promoting young, urban sports while. ....

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Olympic Games will really be one of a kind

Olympic Games will really be one of a kind
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An Olympics like no other, Tokyo perseveres to host Games


An Olympics like no other, Tokyo perseveres to host Games
CHRIS LEHOURITES, AP Sports Writer
July 20, 2021
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1of6FILE - In this Tuesday, July 20, 2021, file photo, a woman wearing a protective mask walks in front of a Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics display at the Tokyo Metropolitan government in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics have already broken new ground because of the 12-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, pushing it into an odd-numbered year for the first time. But with no fans permitted in Japan, foreign or local, it has the undesirable distinction of being the first Games to be held with no spectators.Kiichiro Sato/APShow MoreShow Less ....

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AP News in Brief at 9:03 p.m. EDT


An Olympics like no other, Tokyo perseveres to host Games
TOKYO (AP) — It s an Olympics like no other — and the Tokyo Games are surely that — but this is an event that has persevered through wars, boycotts and now a pandemic over its 125-year modern history.
The Tokyo Olympics have already broken new ground because of the 12-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, pushing it into an odd-numbered year for the first time. But with no fans permitted in Japan, foreign or local, it has the distinction of being the first Games without spectators.
“We’re in uncharted territory, said Steve Wilson, the former president of the Olympic Journalists Association who covered the Olympic movement for The Associated Press for nearly three decades until 2017. ....

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