Pyeongchang Wins 2018 Winter Games Bid
Pyeongchang secures the 2018 Winter Olympics after a landslide IOC vote, receiving 63 of 95 ballots to beat Munich and Annecy. Bid leader Cho Yang ho and officials celebrate as Korea’s flags fly and President Lee Myung-bak greets Kim Yu-na. The win makes Pyeongchang the first Asian city outside Japan to host the Winter Games.
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Pyeongchang Wins Bid to Host 2018 Winter Games
Pyeongchang, South Korea wins the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics beating Munich and Annecy. The city with 47 000 people will build 13 venues at an estimated 3.5 billion dollars with all facilities within a 30 minute reach. Korea remains technically at war with North Korea since the 1953 truce.
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Sweden Upsets Americans 2 1 in World Cup women clash
Sweden defeated the United States 2 1 in Leverkusen with Lisa Dahlkvist converting a penalty and Nina Fischer scoring from a free kick. The win marks Sweden’s first World Cup victory over the US, sending the Americans to face Brazil in Dresden while Sweden advances to play Australia in Augsburg.
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