Bids for the 2012 (2012) Summer Olympics and Paralympics
Overview
Games of the XXX Olympiad XIV Paralympic Games
Winner: London Runner-up: Paris Shortlist: Madrid · New York City · Moscow
Details
Committee
IOC
Election venue
Singapore 117th IOC Session
Map
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
First Bid
15 July 2003
Second bid
15 January 2004
Shortlist
18 May 2004
Decision
6 July 2005
Decision
Winner
London (54 votes)
Runner-up
Paris (50 votes)
Part of a series on
2012 Summer Olympics
Bid process (bid details, legacy)
Development (venues, torch relay, security)
Marketing (mascots)
Broadcasters
Opening ceremony (flag bearers)
Event calendar
Chronological summary
Medal table (medallists)
World and Olympic records
Concerns and controversies (minute of silence)
Closing ceremony (flag bearers)
Paralympics (medal table)
IOC
BOA
LOCOG
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Part of a series on
2012 Summer Paralympics
Bid process (bid details)
Development (venues, torch relay)
Mascots
Opening ceremony (flag bearers)
Event calendar
Chronological summary
Medal table
Closing ceremony
Controversies
Olympics (medal table)
IPC
BPA
LOCOG
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Nine cities submitting bids to host the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics[a] were recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Committee shortlisted five of them—London, Madrid, Moscow, New York City, and Paris—from which London eventually prevailed; thus becoming the first city to host the Olympic Games for a third time.[1] The bidding process for the 2012 Olympics was considered one of the most hotly contested in the history of the IOC.[2] Paris was seen by some as the front-runner for much of the campaign,[3] but skillful lobbying by London's supporters and an inspirational final presentation by Sebastian Coe led to the success of its bid.[1]
After a technical evaluation of the nine original bids, the top five were shortlisted on 18 May 2004, becoming official candidates. The remaining applicant cities—Havana, Istanbul, Leipzig and Rio de Janeiro—were eliminated.[4] Four of the five candidate cities were prominent national capitals, which lent an increased competitive interest to the final bidding phase. Paris and Madrid earned the top scores during the application phase, but in early 2005, a more thorough evaluation of the candidates put Paris and London in a close race that became tighter as the final vote approached. On 6 July 2005, in a four-round exhaustive ballot of the IOC (gathered at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore), Moscow, New York City and Madrid were eliminated in the first three rounds. London won the final round by a margin of four votes over Paris and secured the right to host the 2012 Olympics.
In the month after the election, members of the Paris 2012 delegation argued that the London delegation had violated IOC rules. The key points in the accusations were London 2012's abortive athlete incentive initiative and lobbying by then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair.[5] A public statement by IOC President Jacques Rogge dismissed these accusations, stating that the competition had been fair.[6] Another controversy occurred during the bidding process when an undercover investigation by British television series Panorama revealed a corruption scandal associated with IOC member Ivan Slavkov and Olympic agents, who offered to deliver votes from IOC members to any 2012 Olympic bid in return for financial favours.[7] Still recovering from the effects of the Salt Lake City scandal, the IOC reacted swiftly and punitively toward the rule-breaking individuals.[8]
^ ab"London wins 2012 Olympics". CNN. 7 July 2005. Archived from the original on 17 February 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2007.
^"London named 2012 Olympics host". MSNBC. 18 July 2005. Archived from the original on 8 July 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2007.
^"London beats Paris to 2012 Games". BBC Sport. 6 July 2005. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2007.
^"London 2012 Election". Olympic Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2007.
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