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Annecy to bid on Winter Games

Associated Press

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

PARIS -- France's Olympic committee chose the picturesque Alpine city of Annecy on Wednesday as its candidate for the 2018 Winter Games. The head of the French committee, Henri Serandour, said Annecy was picked in the first round of voting over Grenoble, Nice and Pelvoux. Annecy received 23 of 42 votes, with 10 for Nice, nine for Grenoble and none for Pelvoux. A majority was needed for victory. Annecy, while less well-known than front-runner Grenoble, has enjoyed large popular support as a po ...

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