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LONDON, April 7 (UPI) -- Nelson Mandela has endorsed London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics, citing the diversity of the city's communities as the ideal setting.
"There is no city like London. It is a wonderfully diverse and open city providing a home to hundreds of different nationalities from all over the world. I can't think of a better place than London to hold an event that unites the world," Mandela said in a statement.
The winner of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his campaign against apartheid, Mandela said the Olympics in London would demonstrate the power of the Olympic movement to change lives.
The British capital is competing with New York, Paris, Moscow and Madrid for the Games.
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