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| Olympics: 2018 race too close to call, says Bavarian PM Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:55 AM PDT
Seehofer is in Durban to support Munich's bid with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to announce the 2018 Winter Games host tomorrow. Munich is considered to be running a close second to Pyeongchang, South Korea with Annecy, France regarded as the rank outsider but Seehofer (picture), who has more than 30 years experience as a politician, said that it was too early to predict a winner. "Even as an experienced politician I wouldn't dare make a prediction," Seehofer told a news conference. "I haven't even met anyone who would be prepared to bet on the result," he added. However, Seehofer said that he was positive that Munich's bid would be strong enough to secure the city its second Olympics after it hosted the 1972 Summer Games. "We are well prepared which makes me confident. The three bidding cities have all been respectful of each other and have all submitted strong bids. "(But) our bid is well conceived and, despite all the tension, we are relaxed ahead of tomorrow's presentation. We have done all we can to deliver a high-calibre bid," said Seehofer. Munich will be the first of the three bidding cities to deliver its presentation tomorrow. "The presentation is going to be important. The German federal president, Christian Wulff, is here which shows that our bid is a German concern not just a Bavarian one. "We have a number of current and former athletes, including Katarina Witt who is the chair of the Munich 2018 bid committee and we also have Franz Beckenbauer, the man who brought the 2006 (football) World Cup to Germany," Seehofer said. – Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
DURBAN, July 5 – The race to host the 2018 Winter Olympics is too close to call, Bavaria's prime minister Horst Seehofer said today.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Sports To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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