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And the winner is LONDON

news.com.au — LONDON has won the right to host the Olympic Games in 2012 after what has been described as one of the closest battles ever for the Games.

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  • zanet, on 08/27/2008, -0/+1i see the full guide is on Guide: Venues for Olympic Events London 2012

    http://digg.com/olympics/Guide_Venues_for_Olympic_ ...
  • Mofo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I hope you're being sarcastic Futurama56 about the Paris Metro. I've taken it and the stations stink to high hell (espically in the summer) it seems most people just piss and ***** on the walls there. I'm glad London got it though, I'm sure NYC would have made a big ass deal out of 9-11.
  • gerbilthemonkey, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1*losers.
  • cheeseonstuf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0vuzman = spelling nazi.

    im glad the germans didn't have a shot this year. lol...im also glad it was london and that nyc was laughed at...as they should have been.
  • HiddenPooh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is fantastic news for London. The vast majority of people wanted this and the city deserves it. People were cheering the supermarket at lunchtime when this was announced!
  • Duston, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Congratulations to our friends across the pond!

    and Cal0001 we care because The Olympic Games typically are a nexus of technology. Google it, they employ some very cool stuff.
  • TokenUser, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Depends on how well the show is run. Sydney was a definate winner for the 2000 Games.
  • cainrok, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0They should go barebones and do it in Etheiopia. Then Live 8,and One would be happy cause then it would bring them MONEY!!!! It would also cut the cost of the other African countries to participate. Imagine all the sports that the African nations hadn't tried doing(due to the lack of funding), now try to do them. Pole vaulting(fail),Shot put(fail),Javelin(fail),Kayaking(fail)i could go on and on. But at least they would be able to try.
  • RHamel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I know who Finns voted for!
  • bash, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0ouch man, thats the third time paris has been defeated. it was a damn close vote too, 54-50.
  • Phineas, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Doing it in Africa is a bad idea. It is a bad investment for any city not well anchored. Atlanta and Sydney did alright but Greece is still trying to pay for it all. Doing it in Africa would destroy some country's economy. Not to mention probably 1/2 the countries would pass out of safety concerns.
  • winroc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0The French are used to being LOOSERS anyway!
  • Futurama56, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0HAHAHA, good luck, I am sticking to the metro here in Paris, still one of the best transportation systems in the WORLD.
  • vuzman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0definite RIGHT
    definate WRONG
  • bedheadben, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0lkgblzd/nfkldxfjv hkgh kcjco bpxhbprehb vpei hhcklxdjbhnh0t9rhut8heitierhnjk
  • jmccorm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0...and the loser is the population of London!
  • cal0001, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0and we geeks give a ***** because?
  • übermensch, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0i reaclly can't think of anything more tech-geek related than news about a major sporting event.

    ***** off

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