Four Cities Finalists for 2016 Olympic Games
Wednesday June 4, 2008
The International Olympic Committee announced today the four final bid cities for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The four bid cities for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad are: Chicago (United States), Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), and Madrid (Spain). The three cities that did not make this selection are Prague (Czech Republic), Baku (Azerbaijan) and Doha (Qatar). The International Olympic Committee will select the host city for the 2016 Games on October 2, 2009. That city will join the growing list of host cities for the Olympic Games. Share your thoughts about these finalist cities by clicking "comments" and be sure to vote in my poll...
Comments
My personal preference is for Rio de Janeiro as South America has never hosted the Olympic Games (neither summer nor winter!)
I would love to see it back in the US. I thought New York should have been awarded it last time. I would like it to be Chicago. If not, then Tokyo, on the condition that Tokyo can assure the IOC that the traffic won’t be a nightmare.
It is time that a South American country was awarded the games. High level corruption has resulted in Olympics(Winter and Summer)taking place in North America far too often.
I agree with Matt and David that Rio should host the games. A beautiful city… and it’s time South America gets the gig.
I agree with Matt
Definetly it should be Rio De Janeiro who produced the Legend player & ambassador to the football world King “Pele”.
Sami Alamuddin
Hi all:
At first, I preferred Tokyo, but now I go along with most others here and select Rio. Give the samba people a chance to limbo down and host the Olympics. See what the South Americans can do to put on a show and I thin it would be a dandy as those folks know how to party down. Here’s hoping Rio gets it as my comment is number 7 here. Shabbat Shalom!
Its time Rio was given a chance.US have had more than their fair share of games in recent times!
Folks: The olympics are not “carnivale” or the world cup. Rio is out. Asia just hosted in Peking. So,it is Madrid, Barcelona hosted in 92 and Chicago to follow Atlanta from 96 in USA. Both would be excellent. Chicago is my kind of town. It is a very corrupt city. Smart money is on Madrid.
illinois economy is bad enough already we dont need more debt its just gonna increase taxes. we need a whole bunch of new leaders our whole government is corrupt
I love the four cities competing, each one has its PROS and CONS. First, Tokyo is a super city that can put together a great show, however, Beijing just had them so no more Asian games until maybe 2020. Second, I am half Spanish, so I am definitely with Madrid, they have the spirit and the dedication to host the Olympics, however, I am afraid that since London is hosting them on 2012, I don’t think that the IOC will let them host them due to that they are both in the European continent, basically one next to the other. Third, Rio de Janeiro is just EXCELLENT! Brazilians are full spirited and just nice with tourists. They have just hosted the Pan American Games in 2007 and they were magnificent! I agree with everyone here that it’s time for South America to host the Summer Olympics, but, I’ve been hearing that there is a lot of corruption in the main beaches, but they can fix that easily. Finally, Chicago is where it’s time to host the games. The city is excellent, there is a huge diversity in this city itself so we can unite ourselves to give a warm welcoming to all the countries. But something I really don’t like about Chicago 2016 is their Architecture and venues which are not representing what America really has. I am an Architecture student and seriously we can do better with our venues, more dynamic structures, please hire Frank Gehry and Santiago Calatrava to design better stadiums and sporting venues. So all 4 cities have positives and negatives, we just need to wait to see what the IOC wants. 幸運を祈る東京! Buena Suerte Madrid! Boa Sorte Rio! Good Luck Chicago!