 Nawal El Moutawakel led the IOC inspection team |
London's 2012 Olympic bid is reported to have been handed a major boost. The Press Association says the city's technical bid will be rated level with its rivals Paris and New York.
That would be a huge turnaround from 10 months ago, when an initial appraisal by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ranked London a poor third.
No official announcement has been made but it is understood that Madrid has been ranked behind the other three cities, with Moscow coming last.
MMIX
E-mail this to a friend 
Printable version 
The winning moment
