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Final 3: IOC set to keep 3 bids for 2022 Games

IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during a press conference in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Bach said the world body is confident that Pyeongchang can organize "excellent" Winter Games in 2018. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Jin Jeong-young) KOREA OUT
IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during a press conference in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Bach said the world body is confident that Pyeongchang can organize "excellent" Winter Games in 2018. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Jin Jeong-young) KOREA OUT IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during a press conference in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Bach said the world body is confident that Pyeongchang can organize "excellent" Winter Games in 2018. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Jin Jeong-young) KOREA OUT

By Associated Press 1 min read

OIympic leaders meet Monday to decide which cities make the cut in the race for the 2022 Winter Olympics. It should be an easy choice.

After a series of voter rejections and city withdrawals, only three contenders are left standing – and the future of one remains uncertain.

The International Olympic Committee executive board is expected to keep all three remaining candidates: Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing; and Oslo.

Also on the agenda for the three-day meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, is an update on Rio de Janeiro’s delayed preparations for the 2016 Olympics, possible venue changes for the 2020 Tokyo Games and a review of IOC President Thomas Bach’s plans for the future of the Olympic movement.