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Geneva still hopes for 2022 Olympics
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City officials complained on Monday about the lack of political support – in particular from the Swiss Olympic Association – as one of the reasons for delaying their bid, which was first announced a year ago. Despite its disappointment, the committee is convinced that the idea of hosting the Games in 2022 is still feasible…
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That at least is the opinion of Swiss Olympic president Jörg Schild, whose organisation is keen to bid for the Games so long as it feels small nations still have a chance. Swiss Olympic’s executive committee said on Thursday it would look into the feasibility of bidding for the 2018 or 2022 Games. But Schild…
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For Jean-Loup Chappelet, a professor at the Graduate School of Public Administration, the main problem is a lack of political will. Several Swiss bids to host Olympic Games came to an early end, either because of a lack of funding or because voters refused to give the green light. Nevertheless the national Olympic Association has…
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It was built in 1885 by Major Bulpetts, the eventual founder of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club (SMTC), and the people of St Moritz. (All pictures: RDB and Keystone)
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