Friday, July 31, 2015

Beijing selected to host 2022 Winter Olympics (Yahoo Sports)

In this photo taken Sunday, May 31, 2015, Chinese security personnel rest near the Olympic rings near the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing. Beijing has marketed its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics as the reliable choice, despite concerns about a lack of natural snow, notoriously bad air pollution and warnings about the government's treatment of political dissidents and minority groups. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Beijing was selected Friday to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, defeating the bid from Almaty in a surprisingly close vote to become the first city awarded both the winter and summer games. Beijing won the secret vote of the International Olympic Committee by 44-40, with one abstention. The Chinese capital, which hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, came in to the vote against the city from Kazakhstan as the strong favorite, despite its lack of natural snow.




from Yahoo Sports http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/top/SIG=1370bkooc/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/almaty-beijing-final-pitches-ahead-22-olympic-vote-023138643--oly.html
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