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Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Olympic

Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympic Games. This was announced by Jacques RoggeJacques Rogge, President of the IOC in Copenhagen last night. Rio de Janeiro beat Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago to win the hosting rights of the 2016 Olympic Games. Chicago received the least number of votes in the first round and Tokyo in the second round in the voting. Chicago failed to make it despite the campaign by President Obama and his wife.

In Brazil, nearly 50,000 people erupted in celebration when Rio de Janeiro was announced host of the 2016 Olympics, jumping and cheering in a Carnival-like party on Copacabana beach.

British Prime Minister Gordon BrownGordon Brown congratulated Rio de Janeiro on being named host of the 2016 Olympics saying he looked forward to working closely with Brazilian officials on the handover between the two. London will host the 2012 Games.

Meanwhile, Rome and Venice are to bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games. This was disclosed by the mayors of both Italian cities yesterday.

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Obama Olympics pledge after America's treatment of foreigners is ...

By: dustgeer

President Barack Obama said he would use the Olympics to restore the image of the United States as an accessible and multi-ethnic nation after an impassioned pitch to win the 2016 Games for Chicago. The President told the International Olympic Committee (IOC), gathered today in Copenhagen to decide between his hometown, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and ...

2 months ago
Chicago is Out First For 2016 Olympic Bid

By: ladym33

I just watched the voting for the 2016 Olympics. They had the voters vote for a first round where the city with the least amount of votes would be eliminated, and then they voted again to eliminate another city. Then a third vote was done to determine the winner which will not be announced until later today. Chicaog was the ...

2 months ago
Olympic Committee Says NO to Chicago

By: paretta

Just a few minutes ago in Denmark, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) denied both Chicago and Tokyo the opportunity to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. This leaves Rio de Janeiro and Madrid as finalists for the Games. Chicago was denied despite the best efforts of President and Mrs. Obama to get the Games to come to their&...

2 months ago
Rio de Janeiro Wins Bid for 2016 Summer Olympics

By: ahol888

As I had predicted in previous articles, Rio de Janeiro won the bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The IOC announced the bid five minutes ago in Copenhagen, Denmark. This will mark the first time that the Summer Olympics will be hosted in South America. However, there were a couple of shockers during the voting process. ...

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