Bids for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
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The bidding for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Games began on 2 February 2009, with cities presented their candidature files. In the competition to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2014, the IOC list three cities in December 2009 (Nanjing, Poznań, and Guadalajara). Guadalajara officially withdrew the bid on 22 January 2010, two weeks after the release of the IOC evaluation commission's report and less than three weeks before the final vote in Vancouver.
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Games of the II Youth Olympiad | |
Winner: Nanjing Runner-up: Poznań Shortlist: Guadalajara | |
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Committee | IOC |
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Bid | 2 February 2009 |
Shortlist | 15 December 2009 |
Decision | 10 February 2010 |
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Winner | Nanjing (47 votes) |
Runner-up | Poznań (42 votes) |
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In January 2010 in Lausanne, Switzerland the IOC reported that Nanjing was the highest rated city in the evaluation report, follow by Poznań and lastly Guadalajara.[1] Nanjing was announced as the host city on 10 February 2010 after a tally of the voters in the IOC Session.[2]