The feverous pitching of nations singed the Singaporean air last night as the International Olympic Committee deliberated over their votes to award hosting rights and guaranteed commuter chaos for a the Games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012.
Tight running in the first round saw top tier player nations shove the Moscow bid right into the white snow to drown in the vodka salts. Languishing with a four point yield in the back, Moscow weren't looking at anything other than a dull shine from the top heavy players ahead.
Round two saw Madrid storm ahead on 32 points, leaping out over second running London by 5. Willowing off toward the bay, New York floundered as it dropped its close hold from the first, ducking out for cover from under falling buildings.
Suffering a massive press commotion over an actual stadium explosion thanks in high from separatist group ETA, Madrid's campaign for the games held a steady and gradual loss as they fell heavy. Out from the number one spot in the second, the walked off in the third as London and Paris went head to head in the finals.
Clinching it with a four points margin over the favoured runners, underdog London, lands of haggis and ill-flavoured food, beaked out over their rivals with a mighty steel erection construction to gander an eye.
Straddling a tight 54 to 50 split, London take the crown as host city of the Olympic Games. All eyes will cast upon London in 2012 after what will surely be a whitewashing of human rights abuse in Beijing's presentation for 2008.
Written on Thursday, 7 July 2005