Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:37:17 +0200https://english.radio.cz/prague-olympic-bidders-refuse-lose-heart-after-spectacular-beijing-games-8592737© 2026 Radio Prague International The Beijing Olympics were generally regarded as one of the most spectacular in recent times, and were praised by the president of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge as ‘truly exceptional’. But were they perhaps a bit too spectacular – raising the bar so high that cities with more modest bids, such as Prague, can never hope to succeed? encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/olymp_zakonceni4.jpg?timestamp=1601900479 https://english.radio.cz/prague-olympic-bidders-refuse-lose-heart-after-spectacular-beijing-games-8592737 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9