Klagenfurt bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics
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XX Olympic Winter Games IX Paralympic Winter Games |
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Turin Sion · Helsinki · Poprad-Tatry · Zakopane |
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| City | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| NOC | Austrian Olympic Committee (AUS) |
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| Result | Not shortlisted |
Klagenfurt 2006 was an unsuccessful multi-national bid submitted by Klagenfurt, Austria and the Austrian Olympic Committee to host the 2006 Winter Olympics. It was one of six candidates, but failed to be short-listed.
The bid planned to use venues placed in Italy and Slovenia. One of the principal motivations was to "demonstrate the unity, harmony, and friendship of a region which has existed and developed as such over centuries, despite changing conditions, separation by political borders and language barriers". The concept was considered to be interesting, but could have resulted in many potential organisational difficulties.
The proposed venues were located in three countries:
After selection, Klagenfurt didn't bid for Olympics, but other Austrian town, Salzburg submitted its bid for 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics.
Italian Tarvisio previously bid for 2002 Winter Olympics and later became a part of a Klagenfurt 2006 bid, but in the very same IOC session another Italian town, Turin was awarded as a host of 2006 Winter Olympics.
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