GLASGOW will submit its formal bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympics today as one of its key rivals to stage the event dropped out on cost grounds, and amid financial warnings over Scotland's bid.
On the eve of a delegation flying to Switzerland to deliver Glasgow's nomination, Poznan said it had withdrawn its bid after councillors in the Polish city voted overwhelmingly against providing financial guarantees of £14.9 million to organise the Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
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