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IOC President Thomas Bach Promises To Bring Harmony To Olympic Bidding Process

IOC President Thomas Bach has promised to "overhaul the bidding process for the Games as part of a wide-ranging reform programme to be voted on in December," according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. Bach said that the process would be made "cheaper and involve more cooperation with bidders." He said the proposals, "among 40 that form part of his Olympic Agenda 2020 overhaul that will be voted on at a special IOC congress in December," would turn "the bidding procedure more into an invitation, a discussion, a partnership with the IOC rather than just an application for a tender." The move comes in the wake of "criticism of the IOC over the race for the 2022 Winter Olympics." After Oslo pulled out amid "much media criticism of the IOC's demands, there are just two bidders remaining" -- Beijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan. But following a two-day exec board meeting in Montreux, Switzerland, Bach said he was "very happy" with the "strong interest" in bidding for the 2024 Games. He also confirmed plans for a "global TV channel to maintain interest in Olympic sports between Games, promising further details if it was approved in December" (GUARDIAN, 10/23).

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