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2010
Olympic Winter Games: February 12 to 28
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2010
Paralympic Winter Games: March 12 to 21
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Vancouver
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| Vancouver
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Vancouver,
BC won the bidding process to host the 2010
Winter Olympic Games by a vote of the International
Olympic Committee on July 2, 2003 at the 115th
IOC Session held in Prague, Czech Republic.
The result was announced by Jacques Rogge, which
was his first such announcement as IOC president.
Earlier in February, Vancouver's residents were
subjected to a referendum accepting the responsibilities
of the host city should it win its bid.
Sixty-four percent of residents accepted the
challenge. Vancouver also got support from south
of the border as well. In neighboring Washington
state, the state legislature passed a resolution
which Governor Gary Locke supported and was
sent to the IOC. Vancouver faced two other finalists
shortlisted that same in February: Salzburg,
Austria and Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Results |
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40
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| Pyeongchang |
51
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| Salzburg |
16
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Two
years earlier, Canada had put in a bid for the
2008 Summer Olympics in Toronto, but lost out
to Beijing. Many felt that Toronto's loss helped
Vancouver win the bidding process.
The bid vote was televised live across Canada.
On the CBC, chief correspondent and anchor Peter
Mansbridge made it clear that it would be the
first time in almost a quarter century that
Canada would be hosting an Olympic games.
Immediately when Rogge made the announcement,
Mansbridge hollered on the air: "The games
are coming back to Canada!"
South of the border, Locke called Vancouver's
win a big win for Washington state. |
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