SINGAPORE: Paris, favourite to host the 2012 Olympic Games, were under increasing pressure yesterday as International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge opened a four-day session with two major divisive issues at stake.
Rogge told IOC members they had a tough decision to make today when they choose the 2012 hosts from five major world city candidates London, Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris in the most closely fought bid contest in Olympic history.
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