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The IOC today launched the bid process for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016. The 203 National
Olympic Committees (NOCs) have been invited to submit the name of a city within their jurisdiction as an
Applicant City to host the Games in nine years time.
Phase Ⅰ: the candidature acceptance procedure
This phase involves a thorough review by the IOC of each city's potential to organize the 2016 Olympic
Games. Cities will be asked to reply to a questionnaire. Their answers will be studied by the IOC in order to
help the IOC Executive Board to select the cities that will become Candidate Cities and therefore move on to
Phase Ⅱ. All relevant information and deadlines relating to the first phase are contained in the Candidature
Acceptance Procedure and Questionnaire.
Phase Ⅱ: the candidature evaluation procedure
Candidate Cities will be requested to submit their Candidature
File, that is to say, an in-depth description of their Olympic project,
and prepare for the visit of the IOC Evaluation Commission. The |
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Evaluation Commission will make a detailed technical assessment of each candidature and publish a report one
month before the election of the Host City for IOC members to review.
Key dates:
| 13 September 2007 |
NOCs to inform the IOC of the name of an
Applicant City |
| 14 January 2008 |
Submission of Application File and
guarantee letters to the IOC |
| Jan. - June 2008 |
Examination of replies by the IOC |
| June 2008 |
IOC Executive Board acceptance of
Candidate Cities |
| 8 - 24 August 2008 |
Olympic Games Observer Program-Beijing
2008 |
| 12 February 2009 |
Submission of Candidature File to the IOC |
One month before
the election of the
Host City |
Report of the 2016 IOC Evaluation
Commission |
| 2 October 2009 |
Election of the Host City of the 2016
Olympic Games during the 121st IOC
Session in Copenhagen |
1. How can the city be admitted into PhaseⅡ?
A. By submitting the name.
B. By replying to a questionnaire.
C. By getting the IOC Executive Board's admission.
D. By submitting their Candidature File.
2. According to the passage, when will the report of the 2016 Olympics be known to the world?
A. February, 2009.
B. March, 2009.
C. September, 2009.
D. October, 2009.
3. Where will the result of the Host City of the 2016 0lympic Games be declared?
A. Beijing.
B. Copenhagen.
C. Toronto.
D. Washington.
4. How long will it take a city to succeed in the election?
A. About l year.
B. About 2 years.
C. About 3 years.
D. About 9 years.