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How Are Olympic Host Cities Chosen?

Olympic hosts are chosen by the IOC through an ongoing, dialogue-based process that replaced the old head-to-head bidding contest in a 2019 overhaul.

By Daniel Reyes · Sep 26 · 6 min read

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