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Vancouver Wins the Right to Host 2010 Winter Olympics

Vancouver won the right to host the 2010 Winter Olympics on Wednesday after a secret vote by International Olympic Committee members.


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Vancouver Wins the Right to Host 2010 Winter Olympics
Vancouver won the right to host the 2010 Winter Olympics on Wednesday after a secret vote by International Olympic Committee members.

The Canadian city beat South Korea's Pyeongchang and the Austrian city of Salzburg after two rounds of voting.

Salzburg was eliminated after placing last in the first round. Vancouver beat Pyeongchang in the second voting.




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