Osaka's 2008 Olympic bidders gearing up for final push

Osaka's 2008 Olympic bidders gearing up for final push

OSAKA, Japan - Staff look busy Jan. 11 as Osaka's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games enters the final six months of its campaign. The Osaka bid committee, hoping it will emerge victorious on July 13 when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) votes for the host city of the 2008 Olympics, submits its ''candidature file'' to the IOC on Jan. 16.

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