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'Barcelona is Spain's only Olympics worthy city'

The mayor of Barcelona has stirred up the rivalry between Madrid and the Catalan capital by saying his city is the only one in Spain that can compete with "spectacular" Istanbul and Tokyo.

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Madrid fails in bid to host 2020 Olympics

Madrid were eliminated in dramatic fashion from the race to host the 2020 Olympic Games after the first round of voting by International Olympic Committee (IOC) members in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

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Madrid pins hopes on low-budget Olympic bid

With Madrid finding out on Saturday if it will be hosting the 2020 Olympics, the debt-struck city believes its penny-pinching bid to host the Olympic Games in 2020 will give recession-hit Spain a big economic boost.

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Madrid 'satisfied with 'budget Olympics' review

The team in charge of Madrid's bid for the 2020 Olympic Games said they were 'very satisfied' with the International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission's (IOCEC) report on how the Spanish capital's third consecutive bid to host the Games is shaping up.

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'I can't believe a eurozone city wants the Olympics'

Madrid is looking to host the Olympics Games in 2020. In The Local's latest opinion piece we ask if the world's biggest sports fest is a chance for the city to clamber out of a crisis-induced depression or just a huge waste of money, time and energy.