Monday, November 04, 2002

New York selected as U.S. Candidate City for 2012 Summer Olympics

nyc2012.com

"COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AP) — New York City turned on its star power, flexed its financial muscle and touted its status as the "world's second home" to beat out San Francisco and become the U.S. candidate for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The New York organizers broke into cheers, tears and shouts as the close vote Saturday was announced and Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" filled the room."

[source: Associated Press newswire via FoxSports]

I think it would be absolutely fantastic if New York were to host the Olympics - baseball at Yankee Stadium, gymnastics at Madison Square Garden, and the triathlon in Central Park. Who wants to open the betting for what the cost of a ticket to the Opening Ceremony will cost?

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