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  • Paris Favored to Win 2012 Olympics Bid

    11/15/2004 1:00:31 PM PST · by george wythe · 84 replies · 1,398+ views
    AP ^ | Oct 15, 2004-
    The five cities looking to host the 2012 Summer Games submitted bids to the International Olympic Committee (news - web sites) on Monday, entering the final stage of a long process in hopes of landing one of the biggest prizes in sports. [snip]British bookmaker Ladbrokes on Monday installed Paris as the 1-2 favorite to host its third Olympics after holding the games in 1900 and 1924. London, the 1908 and 1948 host, was at 3-1, with Madrid at 4-1, New York at 14-1 and Moscow, the 1980 host, at 33-1. Paris has much of the infrastructure in place after hosting...