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The 2012 Summer Olympics will be formally known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad. The host city is London, England as announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 117th IOC session on 6 July 2005 in Singapore. AND THE WINNER IS LONDON WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Voting process
The voting process to select the host city has been completed and the following cities have been eliminated:
- First Round: Moscow, Russia
- Second Round: New York City, United States
- Third Round: Madrid, Spain
The fourth round of voting has yielded a majority of the votes and London was announced at 11:50 (UTC).
Final five candidate cities
The final five candidate cities were:
- London 2012 – London, England
- Madrid 2012 – Madrid, Spain
- Moscow 2012 – Moscow, Russia
- NYC 2012 – New York City, United States
- Paris 2012 – Paris, France
Bidding process
The election is scheduled to occur on 6 July 2005 at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore, and the meeting will be also be held here, from 2 July 2005 to 9 July 2005.
The deadline to submit a bid for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games was 15 July 2003. All nine cities that submitted bids before that date also met the 15 January, 2004 deadline for the 50-page questionnaire. The committee gave a weighted average score to each city based on scores in eleven categories, such as finance, security, accommodation, past experience and transport. On 18 May 2004, the International Olympic Committee announced a shortlist of potential hosts. The finalists are:
- 8.5 Paris, France
- 8.3 Madrid, Spain
- 7.6 London, United Kingdom
- 7.5 New York City, United States
- 6.5 Moscow, Russia
The final decision will be taken during the IOC Session in Singapore on July 6, 2005. Shortlisted candidates have been granted the right to use the Olympic flame and Olympic rings imagery in their campaign literature.