Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released the report prepared by the Evaluation Commission following its visits to the five Candidate Cities to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games - Paris (France), New York (USA), Moscow (Russia), London (Great Britain) and Madrid (Spain)*.

The report is a technical analysis of the five Candidate Cities, which is sent to the IOC members ahead of the vote, taking place on 6 July during the 117th IOC Session in Singapore.

The Commission, chaired by IOC member Nawal El Moutawakel, spent four days in each Candidate City to conduct on-site analyses and assess their ability to stage the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Patrick Jarvis, President of the Canadian Paralympic Committee, is the IPC representative to the 11-member team.

The Evaluation Commission will give a final report to the 117th IOC Session in Singapore following the presentations of the five Candidate Cities and preceding the vote for the election of the Host City of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
 
The full report and further information on the election procedure can be found on the IOC website at www.olympic.org.

* Cities are listed in the order of drawing of lots.