Bidding for the Games: Munich Leads Race for 2018 Olympics

(ATR) It’s deadline day for the three cities bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics to submit their initial plans to the IOC – and Munich remains ahead of PyeongChang and Annecy in the latest rankings by Around the Rings. The Bavarian bid offers a strong team, good infrastructure and experience in winter sports. It’s a [...]

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Op Ed: U.S. Recipe for 2028 Olympics

(ATR) The U.S. Olympic Committee takes the first steps in what will be an 18-year journey to the 2028 Olympics – the next time the Summer Games could possibly return to the U.S. The hiring of Scott Blackmun as chief executive of the USOC last week has been greeted warmly in the U.S. and internationally. Well-regarded [...]

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