Glamorous Cities in Race to Host Olympics



Don't know WHY I'm so interested in this. Maybe because I'm still pissed about Beijing.



The complete list of candidates:

Havana - beautiful but is there a Castro factor

Istanbul - would be first games in Islamic world

Leipzig - would be third German host city

London - would be three time host

Madrid - so soon after Barcelona?

Moscow - can they handle it? Would be first "real" games after `80 boycott

New York - sentimental favorite in post 9/11 era

Paris - supposedly the frontrunner; would be three time host

Rio de Janeiro - never been a Games in South America (or Africa)