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2016 Summer Olympics bids

Overview
Chicago· Madrid· Rio de Janeiro· Tokyo



2016 Summer Olympics

Candidate cities location
Details
CommitteeInternational Olympic Committee (IOC)
Election venue Copenhagen
121st IOC Session
Important dates
First bid13 September 2007
Second bid14 January 2008
Shortlist4 June 2008
Decision2 October 2009

Seven cities submitted bids to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, formally known as Games of the XXXI Olympiad, which were recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Games2gilrs The Games are to be held in mid-2016 as part of the Olympic Sports movement. After a technical evaluation of the seven original bids, the top four were shortlisted on June 4, 2008, becoming official candidates—Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo. The remaining applicant cities—Baku, Doha, and Prague—were eliminated. Games2gilrs

Tokyo and Madrid earned the top technical scores during the application phase and are highly recognised national capitals, which lends an increased competitive interest to the final bidding phase. However, recent games held in Asia and Europe could hinder their applications. If the Summer Games return to the Americas (for the first time in 20 years), Chicago and Rio de Janeiro have an edge, with Rio becoming the first South American city to host the Olympics.

The lengthy and intensive bidding process will finish with the election of the 2016 Games host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2, 2009.