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ODESUR IN RIO DE JANEIRO - BRASILIEN
13.02.11Yesterday evening the FIS Apline World Ski Championships were opened in Garmisch-Partenkirchen with enchanting pictures. While the audience falls into a collective delight, I struggle with the thermic shock from experiencing -30...More »
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LEARNING FROM THE GAMES IN THE BMW WORLD MUNICH
04.02.11What are the Olympic Games? Since when do they exist? Who was Pierre de Coubertin? What is the meaning of the 5 rings? Their colors? Can I be a part of it? All those questions and many more are answered in a 113 page theme...More »
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7th ASIAN WINTER GAMES IN ASTANA & ALMATY - KAZAKHSTAN
30.01.11For the first time on my international tour to promote our Munich 2018 bid I visit Kazakhstan. Here the 7th Asian Winter Games start today with a breathtaking opening ceremony. I have to admit that I was a bit worried about the...More »
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DFB NEW YEAR RECEPTION IN FRANKFURT
14.01.11This Summer the FIFA Women's World Cup takes place in Germany. Steffi Jones (photo, middle), World Champion with the German National Football team and now head of the FIFA Women's World Cup organization committee, has...More »
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BUNDESLIGA SUPPORTS MUNICH 2018
13.01.11From today on our Munich 2018 application is receiving the full backing of the Bundesliga. Football is sport No. 1 in Germany and the support of the football community sends out a powerful signal and will help us to generate...More »
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Handing Over the Bid Book in Lausanne
11.01.11Today at the IOC Headquarters our Munich 2018 delegation (see photo from left: Munich BID CEO Bernhard Schwank, myself, young ice hockey talent Marcus Weber) hands over our official Bid Book to IOC head of bid city relations...More »
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Wishing Farewell to the Munich 2018 Bid Book
10.01.11In front of the Munich City Hall the 396-page Bid Book, the official written application for the Olympic Games, is ceremoniously sent off on its way to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne. In the morning a hearty Weißwurst...More »
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ZDF - DAS AKTUELLE SPORTSTUDIO
08.01.11Today Bernhard Schwank and I get the opportunity to extensively present live on tv the concept, content and most of all the chances of bringing the Olympic Winter Games to Munich in 2018. Michael Steinbrecher, host of the popular...More »
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Racy Bobsled Mission in Königssee
06.01.11Today I attend the luge World Cup in Königssee, one of the locations of our Olympic bid. With a smile but also a little skeptical I am rushing down the ice track on board of the Munich 2018 bobsled. It is cozy and tight...More »
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A Winter Fest with Ski World Cup Slalom in Munich
02.01.11The 2nd day of the new year starts right away with a world-class winter sports highlight. A FIS World Cup parallel slalom in the middle of a city. More than 25 000 spectators come to see the elite of alpine skiing in the Munich...More »
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