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2012 Olympics: Host cities' list pruned
LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND),
MAY 18.
New York and four European capitals — London, Madrid, Moscow and Paris — were selected as finalists on Tuesday in the race to host the 2012 Olympics. Four cities failed to make the cut: Havana; Istanbul, Turkey; Leipzig, Germany and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The field was trimmed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board based on a report assessing the technical capabilities of the nine cities.
The unanimous decision, announced by IOC president Jacques Rogge, kicks off a 14-month race culminating with the selection of the host city by the full IOC assembly in Singapore in July 2005.
Four cities — Paris, London, Madrid and New York — had been considered virtually certain of making the list. Moscow was the wild card, benefiting from its experience as host of the 1980 Olympics.
Three members of the 15-member board were excluded from Tuesday's decision because they come from countries with bid cities: Germany's Thomas Bach, Russia's Vitaly Smirnov and Jim Easton of the United States. — AP
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