6 Cities in Running for 2022 Winter Olympics
Six candidates from Europe and Asia — including two former Summer Olympic host cities — are in the running to host the 2022 Winter Games.
The International Olympic Committee released the official list of bid cities on Friday.
The candidates — all previously announced in their own countries — are: Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing; Krakow, Poland; Lviv, Ukraine; Oslo, Norway; and Stockholm. Krakow is bidding jointly with the mountain resort of Jasna in neighboring Slovakia.
Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics and Stockholm held the 1912 Games. Oslo hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics.
The IOC will select the host city in 2015.
Source: Associated Press
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