Quebec City steps back from 2022 Winter Games bid

Published Sep 29 2011 by SportBusiness.com

Quebec City steps back from 2022 Winter Games bid

Quebec City will not bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, Mayor Regis Labeaume has announced.

According to the Montreal Gazette, Labeaume said the award of the 2018 Winter Games to PyeongChang in South Korea meant the 2022 Olympics were more likely to be handed to a European City. However, after...

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Entities: Jacques Rogge, Quebec, Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Toronto

First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 Documents

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Entities: International Olympic Committee, London Olympics 2012, Quebec

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 23 hours ago - 5 Documents

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Entities: International Olympic Committee, Quebec, Jacques Rogge, Marcel Aubut, Canadian Olympic Committee

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 Documents

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Entities: Quebec, Jean Charest, Montreal, Arrests, Daniel Gagnier

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

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First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

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