Rio de Janeiro Hosting 2016 Summer Olympics. Chicago Illinois LOSES???

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Rio de Janeiro Hosting 2016 Summer Olympics. Chicago Illinois LOSES???

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HOW THEY VOTED Vote totals: Round 1: Madrid - 28, Rio - 26, Tokyo - 22, Chicago - 18 Round 2: Rio - 46, Madrid - 29, Tokyo - 20 Round 3: Rio - 66, Madrid - 32 Rio wins 2016 Olympic Games in landslide over Madrid COPENHAGEN — Rio de Janeiro rode a wave of International Olympic Committee sentiment to award the Olympics to South America for the first time, winning the right to host the 2016 Summer Games on Friday in a victory over surprising finalist Madrid. Rio De Janeiro Win The Right To Host The 2016 Olympics Watch the moment the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro became the first South American city to win the right to host the Olympics in 2016. New Delhi, October 3, 2009: Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016 Olympics announcement Chicago Olympics bid fails. Rio de Janeiro is enjoying the success and the history it made yesterday by winning the bid to host the Olympics 2016. It had opponents from across the globe including Chicago. And Brazilian president had a big task of convincing the International Olympic Association that it was capable of hosting the biggest sporting event of the world. The opponents in the race were many and few are known for their speaking prowess like US President Barack Obama who is among the greatest speakers among international leaders. But this all did not deter Brazilian President from putting his points forcefully and winning the bid for Rio de Janeiro. As the music wound down in the conference hall in Copenhagen, tension filled the air. Then the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge acknowledged the effort put in by the cities that vied to host the games to be staged in seven years. "I would like to thank the four candidate cities for their excellent bids and for their dedication to the Olympic games," said Jacques Rogge. "Your projects are of the highest quality. Your vision for the Olympic movement is inspiring. Thank you for your hard work, energy and commitment to sport and its values." But as Rogge said, there can only be one winner and with that, there was nothing left to do but to open the envelope and reveal the 2016 host. "Tonight, I have the honor to announce that the games of the 31st Olympiad are awarded to the city of [open envelope] Rio de Janeiro, " he said. The cheers that erupted in Copenhagen were joined by the cheers of crowds in Rio de Janeiro that gathered for the historic announcement. Nearly 50,000 jumped and shouted in the Carnival-like atmosphere on Rio's Copacabana beach where two huge TV screens were erected. They knew that for the first time ever, a South American city would be hosting the summer games. The party is expected to go on well into the night. It is the fourth time Rio de Janeiro has gone for the games. It came up short in 1936, 2004 and 2012. For Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo, the message from Rio is do not give up and keep on trying. South Southern America wins won right rights to host have hosts hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympian Rio De Janeiro

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