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| Apr.11 |
Argentina |
Peaceful Olympic torch run| Runners surrounded by rows of security carried the flame past thousands of jubilant Argentines in the trouble-free torch relay | |
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| Jul.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Pan-American Games open| Thousands watched a spectacular fireworks display as well as performances by hundreds of dancers and musicians | | |
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| Jul.4 |
Guatemala |
Sochi gets 2014 Winter Olympics  The result was a triumph for Putin, who put his international prestige on the line by coming to Guatemala to lobby IOC members
| Sochi secured 51 votes at a meeting of International Olympic Committee delegates, beating its South Korean rival by just 4 votes. The IOC has received the applications of seven cities to bid for the honor of hosting the event. On June 22, 2006, the Executive Board of the IOC narrowed the field to three candidate cities: Sochi, Russia; Salzburg, Austria; and PyeongChang, Republic of Korea.
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Guatemala |
Salzburg Loses Bid for Winter Olympics| The Austrian city of Salzburg was eliminated in the first round of voting for the 2014, setting up a final-round contest between Sochi and Pyeongchang | |
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Torino Olympics open in spectacular style
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| Aug.1 |
Dominican Republic |
Pan American Games open| Before a crowd of 18,000 at Olympic Stadium the opening ceremony is featuring some 10,000 performers | |
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