All eyes are on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision about which city will get to host the 2012 Olympic games. London is one of the contestants, including also Paris, New York, Moscow and Madrid. Photo by WN
All eyes are on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision about which city will get to host the 2012 Olympic games.
Fifty votes, a simple majority of the 99 countries taking part in round one, could be enough to secure the hosting of the games when the first ballot is taken today.
New York, Paris, London, Moscow and Madrid are vying for the 2012 Summer Games at the IOC meeting in Singapore, with Paris and London widely considered the front runners.
Among the dignitaries who have travelled to Singapore to lobby IOC members are British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Jacques Chirac, Queen Sofia of Spain and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov.
London organizers have enlisted the star power of David Beckham, one of the world's most famous soccer players.
The New York delegation is led by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and includes Sen. Hillary Clinton, U.S. Olympic Committee Chairman Peter Ueberroth and a host of decorated Olympians, including Muhammad Ali, Nadia Comaneci, Ian Thorpe, Janet Evans and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.