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Govt would not have bid for London Olympics in downturn
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-11-13 11:02

This computer-generated image released by The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) in London shows the design for the Olympic Stadium, the flagship venue for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, November 7, 2007. Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has admitted Britain would not have chosen to host the 2012 Games in London if it had know about the economic downturn, according to a newspaper report Thursday. [Agencies]