London bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics being selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) when put up against other world cities in a competitive bidding process. On 6 July 2005 at its 117th Session in Singapore, the IOC awarded London the right to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad. The city beat the favourite Paris 54 to 50 on the fourth and final ballot. London is the first city to host the Games three times. At the time of the bid, the budget projection was around £2 billion, but it was later estimated that the true cost would be around £9 billion. The project involved
134th IOC Session take place in a country which has a candidate for Olympic Games which are awarded at the session. The host city of the 2026 Winter Olympics will be elected at the 134th IOC Session. Bids must be submitted to the IOC in 2018. The host city of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics will be elected at the 134th IOC Session. In addition to electing the host city of the 2026 Winter Olympics and the host city of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, ten new IOC members will also be elected during the session. 134th IOC Session The 134th IOC Session