Lillehammer bid for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
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Lillehammer 2016 is a bid by the city of Lillehammer
and the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
. The bid is the only bid for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. The IOC was to announce the host city in October 2011, however no announcement was made.
Lillehammer launched its bid in 2010 following discussion over a possible bid earlier that year. Bids were due by December 2010. Upon the deadline, the IOC confirmed Lillehammer as the only bid for the games. The city bid for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
but failed to become a candidate. Innsbruck
was ultimately awarded the games. Lillehammer is proposing to host the games between February 26 and March 6 2016. The NOC spoke to the IOC and Norwegian political authorities by June 15 to see if there was a basis for a formal application, in particular for a governmental financial guarantee covering any potential economic shortfall. On November 11, IOC Evaluation commission present the result of its evaluation of the Lillehammer bid.
Lillehammer hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics
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Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
and the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
2016 Winter Youth Olympics
The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics is a major international sports and cultural festival to be celebrated in the tradition of the Youth Olympic Games in the Winter of 2016 during the XXXI Olympiad....
. The bid is the only bid for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. The IOC was to announce the host city in October 2011, however no announcement was made.
History
2012 Winter Youth Olympics
The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games, officially known as the I Winter Youth Olympic Games , will be an international multi-sport event for youths that will take place in Innsbruck from 13 to 22 January 2012. They will become the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics, a major sports and cultural festival...
but failed to become a candidate. Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
was ultimately awarded the games. Lillehammer is proposing to host the games between February 26 and March 6 2016. The NOC spoke to the IOC and Norwegian political authorities by June 15 to see if there was a basis for a formal application, in particular for a governmental financial guarantee covering any potential economic shortfall. On November 11, IOC Evaluation commission present the result of its evaluation of the Lillehammer bid.
Lillehammer hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
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