Deciding moment for Annecy Winter Olympics

Chamonix, La Plagne and Annecy will be on the edge of their seats at 5.30 pm on July the 6th. This is the time that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are due to announce who is to host the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The IOC has unveiled the schedule for the 123rd session in Durban, during which the host city for 2018 Winter Olympics will be chosen.
The vote will take place between 3.35 pm (SAST) and 3.50 pm and the announcement will be given between 5.00pm and 5.30 pm.

The three cities (Annecy, Munich and PyeongChang) are scheduled to make further presentations before then to the IOC on May 18th in Lausanne.

Recent support for the Annecy bid has come from Teddy Riner - European Judo champion: "Annecy in 2018, yes, and they have my support…”

Tony Parker - French NBA basketball player who says: "Like nearly 600 athletes who are supporting the bid, I say yes to Annecy 2018"

Arsene Wenger - Arsenal manager: "I think it is very good, dynamic, very modern, very engaging and I like the idea it's supported by all the great sports people we have in the country"

If you are keen to show your support but don't have a professional sports background then there are other ways of supporting Annecy 2018:

Leaving the official Annecy 2018 a message - Support Annecy 2018

Download the supporter's kit - 2018 Winter Olympics Annecy Bid supporter's kits

'Like' the official Annecy 2018 Facebook page Annecy 2018 English Facebook page