Top Olympic Bid Stories of 2009: #9 Joint Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bid For 2020 Olympics
For the second year, GamesBids.com is releasing our list of Top Ten Olympic Bid Stories for 2009. These stories, from the mainstream to the obscure, impacted …
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Top Olympic Bid Stories of 2009: #10 Maldives 2024?
For the second year, GamesBids.com is releasing our list of Top Ten Olympic Bid Stories for 2009. These stories, from the mainstream to the obscure, impacted …
Vancouver 2010 Phase 3 Ticket Buyers' Survival Guide for Canadians
Like thousands of others across Canada I spent part of my day last Saturday trying to buy tickets for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games (VANOC). The phase 3 …
The Legend of Rio 2016’s Map
Rio has the map of the world. The first time I saw it was in Denver earlier this year at an international sports conference where the 2016 Olympic bid cities …
President Lula Stirs More Emotion Than President Obama in Final Presentation
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil’s empassioned plea to bring the Games to South America for the first time was the highlight of Rio’s …
Obama 2016 In Copenhagen – What Bid?
People in the streets of Copenhagen are buzzing about the events taking place in their city this week – well at least the streets that are not blocked or …
Anti-Chicago 2016 Website Creator Reveals Himself But Doesn't Come Clean
Kevin Lynch, a Chicago ad executive, came forward today claiming to be the creator of ChicagoansForRio.com. The one-page website satirizes the Olympic bid race …
Empowered Olympic Bid Fans Leverage Social Networking To Send Their Message To Copenhagen
Rob Livingstone is the producer of GamesBids.com and has been closely following the Olympic bid process for 20 years. He will be blogging through the final …
Top Olympic Bid Story of 2008: U.S. President-Elect Obama Positioned To Intensify 2016 Olympic Bid Race
Finally to the top story of the year. GamesBids.com has been counting down the year’s top Olympic bid stories in our first ever Top Ten Olympic bid …
Top Olympic Bid Stories of 2008: Global Economic Crisis Shakes Up Olympic Bids
Now at number two, GamesBids.com counts down the year’s top Olympic bid stories in our first ever Top Ten Olympic bid Stories list. This following story …