PRAGUE: Frantic last-minute lobbying was taking place yesterday as the three candidates to host the 2010 Winter Olympics marked the countdown to today's decision.
With tensions building up in the smoke-filled corridors of Prague's Hilton Hotel, deals were being struck and pacts sealed as Vancouver, Salzburg and Pyeongchang awaited the announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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