Overview | |
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XX Olympic Winter Games IX Paralympic Winter Games | |
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Winner: Turin Runner-up: Sion Shortlist: Helsinki · Klagenfurt · Poprad-Tatry · Zakopane | |
Details | |
City | Sion, Switzerland |
NOC | Swiss Olympic Association (SUI) |
Previous Games hosted | |
None bid for 1976 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics | |
Decision | |
Result | Runner-up (2nd place) |
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2006 Winter Olympics |
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Sion submitted its bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics backed up by the Swiss Olympic Association. The sports concept was considered as "well thought out with the Olympic Village centrally located in Sion, the ice sports in the Rhône valley and the skiing events in the mountains on either side of the city".[1]
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