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Ireland bocyotted the 1936 Olympics in Berlin because of a controversial ruling on borders which restricted the Olympic Council of Ireland's jurisdiction to what was then the Irish Free State, the state established as a dominion under the Anglo-Irish Treaty. 

Summer Youth Olympics 2018 News

Glasgow 2018 Youth Olympic bid team hail "valuable" workshop at IOC headquarters

By Tom Degun

ioc headquarters_12-04-12April 12 - The Glasgow 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid team have praised a special two-day workshop at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, which was designed to provide further information for the six Applicant Cities.
   

Buenos Aires honoured to bid for 2018 Youth Olympic Games says Werthein

By Tom Degun

March 17 -Gerardo Werthein_in_front_of_London_2012_logo Gerardo Werthein, President of the Argentine Olympic Committee (COA), said that Buenos Aires is honoured to bid for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and that the city can become a valuable partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) should their bid prove successful.
   

Poznan hoping will be third time lucky after launching late bid for 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

By Duncan Mackay

Poznan old_townMarch 2 - Poznan, who unsuccessfully bid for the 2010 and 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games, have joined the race for the 2018 edition, making it six cities to have submitted applications by the deadline, it was announced today.
   

Dagestan and Abuja bids for 2018 Summer Youth Olympics abandoned

By Duncan Mackay

Dagestan coastlineMarch 1 - Russia has dropped plans to bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games because the country wants to concentrate on its preparations for the FIFA World Cup, which it is staging that year, it was announced today.
   

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