News roundup; This week’s topics (51/2014)

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London 2012;

• Shortlist announced for Olympicopolis design competition [Malcolm Reading Consultants]
• London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium (7) – New roof takes shape [AotG]

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Sochi 2014;

• The Sochi Olympics legacy: ‘The city now feels like a ghost town’ [The Guardian]
• “We achieved even more than we dreamed about” at Sochi 2014, claims Putin [Inside The Games]
• Sochi presented with 2014 Race Promoters’ Trophy [www.formula1.com]

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Rio 2016;

• Rio 2016; “Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic mascots named Vinicius and Tom by public vote” [AotG]
• Rio 2016; ‘Super Bacteria’ found in Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympic Sailing Waters [AotG]
• Athletics timetable for Rio 2016 Olympics published [IAAF]

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PyeongChang 2018;

• PM dismisses possibility of co-hosting 2018 PyeongChang Olympics [Yonhap News Agency]

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Tokyo 2020;

• IPC “extremely encouraged” by Tokyo 2020 progress so far [IPC]

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2022 Bid;

• David Owen: Almaty 2022 – the Bright Road to possible Olympic victory [Inside The Games]
• Beijing ramping up bid for 2022 Winter Olympics [CTV News]

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Future bids;

• USA bids to host 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, with four cities in running [The Guardian]
• Italian PM Matteo Renzi to announce Rome 2024 Olympic bid: Report [Z News]
• Rome 2024 Olympic bid could also involve Vatican [The Washington Post]

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