aug 12, 1993 - 24 September 1993: Sydney wins bid to host Olympics
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Bell was brought in to work on the project on by bid chief Rod McGeogh -- by badmouthing the main competition, China.
https://books.google.co.za/books?id=fGblxH31sRYC&pg=PA241&lpg=PA241&dq=sydney+olympic+bid+tim+bell&source=bl&ots=8dGTGU4SLe&sig=_dmp-1M0MpXqFbbutoAie2uoHP0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjy3PXt-4LZAhWJI8AKHZ11BpoQ6AEIOTAG#v=onepage&q&f=false
Bell talks in his book of positioning a tank outside the venue to remind people of Tiananmen Square.
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