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Will Sofia, Bulgaria bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games?

Settled as No

The International Olympic Committee announced Friday that three applications have been submitted to host the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The cities of Annecy, France; Munich, Germany and PyeongChang, South Korea have been nominated by their National Olympic Committees and will begin a campaign that will conclude with a final vote in Durban, South Africa on July 6, 2011.

http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/winter_olympic_bids/2018_bid_news/1216134784.html

Background:

Background: Sofia has announced its intention to bid. Despite its disappointment after Bulgaria’s third unsuccessful bid for the Winter Games, Vessela Lecheva, BOC chairwoman announced plans to have at least one project for a multifunctional hall in Sofia to improve chances. The 10,000 capacity hall will be constructed near Tsarigradsko Shosse, Sofia’s busiest thoroughfare.

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, will be celebrated in 2018, and are an international winter sports athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The organization, under the leadership of Jacques Rogge, is currently preparing to mount calls for cities to bid for hosting the event. The deadline for bids is January 2009.

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
Forecast history %
Yes
91%
No
9%
Settled as No on Mon 9th Nov 2:43pm PST

Suspend date: Thu 15th Oct 7:59am PST
Settlement date: Mon 9th Nov 2:43pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Thu 15th Oct 7:59am PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 95%

Action history:

Created Tue 2nd Dec 2008 5:51am PST by shojun
Suspended Wed 31st Dec 2008 7:59am PST : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Sat 7th Feb 8:19am PST by tuff_sledding[Power User]: The deadline passed a week ago, I can find no report that Sofia submitted a bid. Time to settle, I think.
Settlement requested Tue 3rd Mar 2:13am PST by tuff_sledding[Power User]: "The deadline for bids is January 2009" states the question. So, did they or didn't they? Can we get rid of the clutter???
Unsuspended Thu 18th Jun 5:34pm PST by tisha[Admin]: The deadline for applications is mid-October 2009. The suspend date has been moved accordingly.
Changed Suspend date Thu 18th Jun 5:34pm PST by tisha[Admin]: was: "2008-12-31 07:59:00"
Suspended Thu 15th Oct 7:59am PST : Suspend date reached
Settled as 'No' Mon 9th Nov 2:43pm PST by mrperfkt[Admin]: The International Olympic Committee announced Friday that three applications have been submitted to host the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The cities of Annecy, France; Munich, Germany and PyeongChang, South Korea have been nominated by their National Olympic Committees and will begin a campaign that will conclude with a final vote in Durban, South Africa on July 6, 2011.

http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/winter_olympic_bids/2018_bid_news/1216134784.html

Suspend date: Thu 15th Oct 7:59am PST
Settlement date: Mon 9th Nov 2:43pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Thu 15th Oct 7:59am PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details

 

Predictions (6)

5 weeks ago
pitchedoutsideleg predicted No (H$1,000 at 9%)
19 weeks ago
philphan1 predicted Yes (H$20 at 93%)
46 weeks ago
tuff_sledding[Power User] predicted No (H$20 at 7%)

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