Word: bidness
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Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki became the first woman ever to lead a successful Olympic bid when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided Friday that Athens would host the games over rival Rome. She may also be the first woman organizer of the games...
Canadian IOC member Dick Pound told The Crimson yesterday that Angelopoulos-Daskalaki's leadership was central in bringing the games to Athens, which had failed in its bid for the centennial Olympics...
...management of the bid by Gianna I thought was superb," Pound said...
...bid for the 1996 games, Athens was criticized for campaigning exclusively on its birthright-the first modern Olympics were held in Athens...
This time around, pragmatic issues led the way. Angelopoulos-Daskalaki's bid focused on fixing the high pollution, lack of infrastructure and insufficient facilities that doomed its previous attempt...