Prague makes bid to host 2016 Olympics

Prague has made an official bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. A letter stating Prague's interest in hosting the Olympics was signed by Prague mayor Pavel Bem and the head of the Czech Olympic Committee Milan Jirasek in Prague on Tuesday. The signing ceremony was attended by the country's leading sportsmen and women, among them Olympic gold winners Dana Zatopkova, Stepanka Hilgertova and Roman Sebrle. "This is a great day for Prague and a tremendous challenge for us all" the mayor said. However not everyone approves of the bid. The Green Party argues that at the present time hosting the Olympics is a luxury that Prague simply cannot afford.