London may have won the 2012 Games on error

[R.D.]

Article in SI:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/olympics/12/23/bc.eu.spt.oly.london201.ap/index.html

Apparently someone mistakenly voted for Paris when he meant to vote for Madrid. This might have meant Madrid and London in the final vote rather than Paris and London.

well, well. I just say forget about it and move on.

 

[BronzeisGolden]

Yep. What is done is done. People make mistakes, but it isn't fair to cause an enormous uproar for that reason. Besides, Spain had the Summer Games in Barcelona in 1992. I think London was the best choice.

 

[Kasey]

Oh, come on! Let's give them duplicate Olympic games...half in London, half in Madrid!