91. South Korea revived a proposal Tuesday to allow enemy North Korea to host some games, thus helping to ease tensions on the divided peninsular. 92. Since winning rights to host the games seven years ago, Japan has gone through a seemingly endless series of failures and disappointments. 93. That doubles the number of previous bids from U.S. cities in hosting the games, according to USOC president Sandra Baldwin. 94. South Korea on Tuesday revived a proposal to allow enemy North Korea to host some games, thus helping to ease tensions on the divided peninsular. 95. Taejon city hall said it will dispatch a delegation to the Fukuoka games to study the requirements and preparations needed to host the games. 96. The agreement was signed just days before the International Olympic Committee voted on which city would host the games. 97. Stockholm is one of five finalists to host the games. 98. Thammasat University and Bangkok Land vied for the exclusive right to host the games. 99. Sydney Olympic organizers may sell information about how to host a games to other cities considering bidding for major events. 100. The International Olympic Committee has been rocked by allegations of vote-buying, payoffs and blackmail in connection with cities bidding to host the games. |