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Current AffairsPrague drops 2020 summer Olympics bid
The city of Prague has decided to drop its bid to host the 2020 summer
Olympic Games. City officials said on Tuesday that under the current
economic circumstances, City Hall wanted to focus on mitigating the effects
of the crisis. Radio Prague spoke to Alexandr Kliment of the Czech Olympic
Committee to find out how they feel about the decision.
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Current AffairsCoalition seeks to force Prague referendum over Olympic Games
An alliance of mayors, associations and prominent citizens have launched an
attempt to force Prague city hall to hold a referendum on whether the Czech
capital should host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. But they face hurdles in
trying to push the controversial question to a vote.
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Current AffairsPrague Olympic bidders refuse to lose heart after “spectacular” Beijing games
The Beijing Olympics were generally regarded as one of the most spectacular
in recent times, and were praised by the president of the International
Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge as ‘truly exceptional’. But were they
perhaps a bit too spectacular – raising the bar so high that cities with
more modest bids, such as Prague, can never hope to succeed?
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Current AffairsPrague launches bid for 2016 Olympics with eye to hosting later Games
The Czech capital Prague on Tuesday launched its candidature for the 2016
Olympic Games, with a ceremony to sign its official bid. The city has never
hosted such a huge sporting event and currently lacks the necessary stadia
and other infrastructure. But Prague officials believe they do have a
serious chance - if not in 2016, then four or even eight years later.
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Today in Mailbox we air your views on a possible toll system on Prague's
Charles Bridge, ground squirrels in the capital, plans by the US to build
a radar station in the Czech Republic - and is it Lesser Town or Mala
Strana? Listeners quoted: Glenn White, Steve Wisensale, John Novotney and
Peter Andrews.
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Current AffairsGround squirrels could hinder building of Olympic Village in Prague
In just three months Prague will make a bid to host the Olympic Games in
2016. However, there are a number of obstacles on the route to becoming an
official candidate. These include calls for a referendum, property disputes
about the sites of possible Olympic buildings, questions over the budget -
and ground squirrels.
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Slovaks living in the Czech Republic are returning home in their droves, a
Czech artist has made it into the Guinness Book of Records for producing
the world's smallest book of portraits, and what animal does Prague's
mayor want
to use as a mascot for the city's Olympic bid? Find out more in this
week's Magazine. More
Talking PointIs Prague ready to host the Olympics?
Up to now, Czechs have always had to cheer on their Olympic heroes like
Emil Zatopek and Jan Zelezny from afar, in such far flung places as
Helsinki and Seoul. In the not-too-distant future, however, people from
the Czech Republic may be able to enjoy the Olympic spectacle in their own
backyard, as it looks increasingly likely that Prague may make a bid for
the 2016 Olympics. But can the Czech capital really manage to host such a
massive event? More
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