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BAKU PRETENDS TO 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS
Baku, Azerbaijan`s capital, is bidding to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, announced it during the opening of a sports complex in the Masalli region, south of Baku.
“We have put forward a bid to host the Olympic Games in 2016,” President Aliyev said.
The gathering was attended by European Olympic Committee President Patrick Hickey.
The bid cities have until September 15 to submit a letter of interest to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which will announce its selection for the host city in 2009.
Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, and Prague have already announced plans to bid for the 2016 games.
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