Tag: Oslo2022
Oslo’s Olympic bid draws more fire
Not even the former sponsor chief for Norway's largest bank, Jacob Lund, thinks it's a good idea for Oslo to host the Winter Olympics...
How to cast an Olympic vote
Around 60,000 foreign residents of Oslo who aren't Norwegian citizens but nonetheless eligible to vote in local municipal elections can have their say on...
Majority opposes Olympics in Oslo
Local opposition to organizing a Winter Olympics in Oslo in 2022 has increased markedly during the summer, according to a new public opinion poll....
Powerful Olympic campaign fires up
UPDATED: Oslo voters, both natives and newcomers, are about to become the targets of powerful campaigners for a Winter Olympics in the Norwegian capital....
Oslo goes ahead with Olympics bid
Agreeing to ask Norwegian taxpayers for a NOK 20 billion guarantee, a compact majority of Oslo's politicians voted on Wednesday to go ahead with...
‘OL’ backers need to boost support
NEWS ANALYSIS: Athletics officials, business and tourism groups, city politicians and now state leaders are all launching plans to win public support for a...
Opposition grows to Olympic plans
The Oslo chapter of Norway's largest labour confederation, LO, has voted overwhelmingly to actively oppose plans by city officials to host the Winter Olympics...
Olympic boosters downplay deficit
The Oslo politicians and sports officials keen to mount a bid for the Winter Olympics in 2022 were fending off a new wave of...
Oslo rolls out its Olympic plans
City officials have rolled out prospects for a Winter Olympics in Oslo in 2022 that would cost at least NOK 2o billion (USD 3.6...
Olympic vote ‘discriminatory’
Residents of Oslo are due to vote over whether their city should apply to host the Winter Olympics (OL) in 2022, but officials at...
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