How We Ran Rings Round Paris ; Every Time French Officials Met an Ioc Member, They Found Coe and the Blairs Had Been There First
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THE campaign had been long and full of setbacks but in the end, 48 frantic hours of intense effort stole sport's greatest prize from under the noses of the French.
In one of the most astonishing turnarounds in Olympic history, double gold medallist Sebastian Coe delivered the 2012 Games to London.See the full content of this document
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How We Ran Rings Round Paris ; Every Time French Officials Met an Ioc Member, They Found Coe and the Blairs Had Been There First
There were tears in Paris while his jubilant team partied into the small hours in a waterfront restaurant in Singapore.
Last night the remarkable triumph was being put down to the unlikely partnership of Tory peer Lord Coe with Tony and Cherie Blair. While Coe's global lobbying and inspirational speech yesterday were key factors in London's unexpected win, the Blairs were being seen as havin...See the full content of this document
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