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| - In February, 2006, the IOC announced that the Summer Olympics would be held once again, for the first time in thirty years, in 2010, and asked for bids from interested cities. Five cities from around the world launched bids to host the competition: Auckland, New Zealand, ANZC; Caracas, Venezuela, SAC; Krasnoyark, Soviet Union; New Athens, Confederation of Greece; and New Cairo, Egypt. After some debate, and for reasons involving security, access, and available facilities, the IOC, at a general meeting in October, choose Auckland to be the site of the Games.
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| - In February, 2006, the IOC announced that the Summer Olympics would be held once again, for the first time in thirty years, in 2010, and asked for bids from interested cities. Five cities from around the world launched bids to host the competition: Auckland, New Zealand, ANZC; Caracas, Venezuela, SAC; Krasnoyark, Soviet Union; New Athens, Confederation of Greece; and New Cairo, Egypt. After some debate, and for reasons involving security, access, and available facilities, the IOC, at a general meeting in October, choose Auckland to be the site of the Games. In November of 2009, the IOC announced that they were postponing the Games to 2012, citing international difficulties with travel, which prompted concern over the potential for a lack of competitors being able to attend. It was thought that an extra two years would help greatly in this regard, in addition to enabling Auckland to better prepare. Concerns over timing conflicts with the World Cup, and the toning-down of the football competition that would be required as a result, led to several national federations demanding a change, too. A desire to hold it in a more "traditional" year only bolstered the desires to change the year. The Olympics prompted a redevelopment of many areas of Auckland, and in several other sights throughout New Zealand, in which the games were to be held – these developments were particularly themed towards sustainability. While budgetary considerations generated some minor criticism over the expense putting on the games would mean, the population looked forward to the event regardless. It was also agreed, that like during both World Wars when the Olympic Games were cancelled, and their numbers were included in the total number of games held. Anyway, the same would be done for the years when the Games would otherwise have been held since Doomsday.
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