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GamesBids.com Top Ten: Olympic Bid Stories of 2023 and More

GamesBids.com presents the sixteenth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2023. Warning: surprises ahead!

Chair of IOC Future Host Commission for Winter Games Karl Stoss presents at 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, India 15 October 2023 (Photo: IOC/Greg Martin)
Chair of IOC Future Host Commission for Winter Games Karl Stoss presents at 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, India 15 October 2023 (Photo: IOC/Greg Martin)

GamesBids.com presents the sixteenth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2023. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host bids, or the Olympic bid process, and formed interesting plot lines and story arcs for the year. This year we’re going to widen our scope a bit and allow stories about individual bids by sports or venues for Olympic program inclusion.

This year has been truly transformational, so let’s get started!

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A senior producer and award-winning journalist covering Olympic bid business as founder of GamesBids.com as well as providing freelance support for print and Web publications around the world. Robert Livingstone is a member of the Olympic Journalists Association and the International Society of Olympic Historians.

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