when 2016 summer olympics host city announced

On Friday, Oct. 2, the International Olympic Committee handed Rio de Janeiro the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, despite strong bids from Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo. ... Understandably, there are both voices of enthusiasm and concern regarding the city's ability to host the Games. It will undoubtedly allow Rio de Janeiro to shine in the global spotlight and will hopefully compel the city to address many of the structural, political and social problems that afflict ...You must have heard it by now that the 2016 Summer Olympics will go to the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They are scheduled to be held from August 5 to. ... Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated after the first and second rounds of voting, respectively, while Rio de Janeiro took a significant lead over Madrid heading into the final round. The lead held and Rio de Janeiro was announced as host, becoming the first city in South America to host an Olympic games. ...The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will announce the host city for 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games on a global telecast beginning at 11:30 am Chicago time. Competing for the honor are four bid cities: Chicago, Madrid, ...Chicago was eliminated in the first round of voting for the 2016 Summer Olympics host city on Friday, bringing to a surprising end the Windy. ... host the Games or the co-favorite along with Rio de Janeiro, but instead Chicago was the first of the four finalist cities eliminated. Tokyo was eliminated in the second round of voting. At approximately 12:30 PM ET Friday we will learn the results of the final vote, and either Rio or Madrid will be announced as the 2016 host. ...Chicago Olympics Bid Chief: No Way To Beat Rio. Though Chicago's campaign for the 2016 Summer Games went down in flames in the first round of voting, there was nothing more the city could. ...Chicago Olympics Bid Chief: No Way To Beat Rio. Though Chicago's campaign for the 2016 Summer Games went down in flames in the first round of voting, there was nothing more the city could. ... Chicago Favored To Host 2016 Olympics, Rio Close Second. COPENHAGEN a�� In 30 minutes, it will be over. Years of preparations, arm-twisting, sweet-talking and hopes will be rejected or rewarded Friday when the International. ...Taue also considers it to be a new challenge for the atomic-bombed cities. The announcement comes just after Tokyo losing its bid to host the 2016 Olympics. Tokyo organizers have not announced another bid just yet after spending $166 ...Not only will the city host the Olympics in 2016, it will stage the Homeless World Cup football in September next year. It was over a beer in sunny Cape Town that Scot Mel Young and Austrian Harald Schmied came up with the idea of the ... Rio recently hosted the Pan American Games (a multi-sports event held every year in the year before the summer Olympic Games), Parapan American Rio 2007 (a similar event for athletes with disabilities) and the FIFA Futsal World Cup in ...Rio de Janeiro has won the bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, making it the first South American city to host the Olympics. In honor of this news, I. ... When Rio de Janeiro announced its desire to host the Olympic Games, concerns of urban violence, chaotic traffic and pollution made Rio's chances of winning the bid slim. One bid official said, a�?Everyone was expecting at some point a major screw-up by Rio. But that never happened, and the result was the verdict ...The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Brazil the honor (and burden) of hosting the 2016 Olympics. Despite strong pitches from three heavyweight cities, Madrid, Chicago, and Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro won the bid. .... Add in the city's infrastructure concerns -- such as a woefully outdated and limping public transit system -- and the symbolism of the first Olympics in South America, and it's not exactly a shock that Chicago won't host the Games. ...