Buenos Aires, Medellin & Guadalajara willing hosts of 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced last Friday that 6 cities have expressed an interest to host the 3rd Summer Youth Olympics in 2018. The potential bid cities are:
-Buenos Aires, Argentina;
-Medellín, Colombia;
-Glasgow, Great Britain;
-Guadalajara, Mexico;
-Rotterdam, Netherlands; and
-Poznań, Poland.
Timeline related to the bidding process:
-March 15, 2012--cities confirm their candidature
-October 15, 2012--bid documents due to the IOC
-February 2013--the IOC pares-down the number of bidders
-July 2013--host elected
The 2nd Summer Youth Olympics will be held in 2014 in Nanjing, China.
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