Chicago shocked early, then Rio wins '16 Games

[Akoto]

Source: MSNBC

COPENHAGEN - Rio de Janeiro defeated Madrid on Friday to host the 2016 Olympics.

Chicago is out — in one of the most shocking defeats ever handed down by the International Olympic Committee. President Barack Obama’s appeals for his adopted home town fell on deaf ears Friday.

Tokyo was knocked out in the second round, surviving one round longer than Chicago.

That left just Rio and Madrid still in the mix. The IOC voted again to separate the two and elected a winner, which will be announced by IOC president Jacques Rogge later Friday.

Read more: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/33138973/ns/sports-olympic_sports/

[JonLP24]

1. It's about time for the South American continent

First time ever hosting the olympics.

[FreedomTrain]

14. I agree.

Why should we get the games again before South America when we've had them twice already in the last 25 years?

[XemaSab]

50. We've had 8 total *plus* Canada has had three

Mexico has hosted once. There have been a total of 12 North American games.

Japan has hosted three times, and China and South Korea have hosted once each, for a total of five Asian games.

Australia has hosted twice.

Europe has hosted, like, 30 times.

Africa and South America have never hosted.

I think picking South America is a great idea. :D

[HowHasItComeToThis]

16. BRAVO

[underpants]

42. I was right, it turns out, to think this was Rio's to lose

South America is virtually ignored on the world stage other than Chavez

Brazil will be able to exhibit its self sustained energy system
and it was time for S.America to host

London has 2012 so Madrid would be two Europes in a row
China just had a games so Tokyo wasn't a valid concern

I think what did Chicago in was that it was just Rio's time

[XemaSab]

51. Watching Chicago's presentation video

it looked to me like virtually every park in the urban core was going to be built on. :(

[Meshuga]

2. Good choice

It is a beautiful city with a nice setting for the olympics.

[bluestateguy]

3. I will not be attending

nt

[prolesunited]

4. Rio wins Olympics

Source: CNN

Rio will host 2016 games

No link yet.

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[onehandle]

5. Republicans and other America haters, win.

And Rio. Good for them.

[felinetta]

12. No suprise that Right wingers are celebrating. They really despise their fellow Americans. Wrap

yourselves in the flag and shout USA but they really want to
hurt America.  So now I guess we'll all
hear about it for months. Screw "em all.

[Psephos]

23. South America "wins." So does the US.

Hosting the Olympics requires a healthy city. Chicago is not healthy. Corruption is everywhere, finances are a mess, sales taxes are the highest in the entire country, and violence is a fact of daily life for entire neighborhoods away from the Gold Coast.

Chicago needs fundamental reform. Hosting the Olympics would have worsened its problems, not fixed them.

[Jack_DeLeon]

33. I concur

[Venceremos]

38. Agreed n/t

[lapfog_1]

6. This isn't good news for everyone in Brazil

There will be a push to clean up these:



and lord knows what will happen to the people that live there (but I suspect it won't be good).

[WriteDown]

7. I am sure they will all be given luxury housing...

Gentrification strikes again.

[lapfog_1]

8. you forgot one of these...

:sarcasm:

[gatorboy]

11. That image is a fraction of a fraction of the poor housing there.

Good luck hiding this!

[NeoConsSuck]

46. By 2016

Brazil will probably have the worlds 5th largest economy. They have the 10th largest now.

Every country has poverty.

[tocqueville]

17. won't be necessary to hide this now

[WriteDown]

21. PBR should be shown with pride and not hidden. nt

[SteelPenguin]

24. Hide what?

30 year old photographs?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

19. Just a guess but I think they'll hold the games as far from the favelas as they can

They must have some area in or near the southern zone in mind, since there's no way they can deal with their massive poor population before then.

[EFerrari]

20. Yep. International human rights advocates have caught on to this practice

though, so Brazil better behave or there will be bad PR. Let's see how they do. :(

[Renew Deal]

30. Keeping people permanently impoverished is a good thing!

:eyes:

[Sultana]

9. Brazil has the World Cup in 2014 and now the Olympics in 2016, good luck to them

It's gonna be expensive!

[Xipe Totec]

13. Mexico had both the World Cup and Olympics in 1968 and survived

I'm sure Brazil will manage as well.

It's a disappointment for Chicago, but I'm sure the city will survive too.

[Sultana]

15. Things are more expensive now than in '68

The US will it get in 2020.

We have London coming up in 2012, then Rio, then the US or somewhere in the Mid-East (?). IT'S A ROTATION, FOLKS. Chill out!

But Chicago being eliminated first was a bunch of croc-shit, Tokyo and Madrid should have been eliminated first. Just by the shear fact that that the Olympics had been in China last yr and that they will be in Europe in '12.

[SlingBlade]

10. Well, Pay back is a bitch, Isnt it !

[2Design]

18. It is too hard to come here - fingerprinting - not allowing so many people in - and crime

although Rio is a lot more dangerous as far as I understand and read

[damntexdem]

22. Since Chicago didn't get the Games, I'm glad Rio did.

It IS South America's turn to host an Olympics. Mexico hosted them in 1964; but they have not ever gone to South America before.

[DerBeppo]

25. Awesome! Hope Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is an demonstration sport

Do the host countries still get to add a non-medal/demo sport?

[hgovernick]

26. The U.S. Presentation...

in my opinion, sucked. It seemed to be more an infomercial for Chicago's "capitalistic" perspective, complete with token fireworks, than a presentation connecting the spirit of Chicago's people (and the people of the U.S.A.) with the spirit of the Olympics.

Rio's presentation, in my opinion, seemed to present a spirit of humanity more in keeping with the spirit of the Olympics.

[tomm2thumbs]

37. yeah for Rio - definitely when you see a map of the world and who has already had Olympics

you see the importance of it going elsewhere than repeating it in countries who have already had it, multiple times - not to mention entire continents who have been left out... when they show the 5 rings representing the 5 major continents, you'd think they would put their ideals where their mouth was and this time they actually did.

Bravo!

[XemaSab]

52. Technically one of the rings stands for both of the Americas

:P

Oh, and that's only the summer olympics. The real issue is twice as bad. :P

[MetaTrope]

43. Can't wait to see Daley eating crow for the next few months

Hope the residents aren't forced to pay for all the propaganda that's been getting pumped out for the past year.

[MarjorieG]

44. I was up at 3:00 am watching and the Obamas were the best part. Only appealing part.

[LittleGirl]

27. Visited Rio in '06

HUGE City and the views there are some of the most beautiful I've seen in my very traveled life. Those slums are there yes and they are trying to clean that up but it's hard with generational poverty in a tourist area.
Always wanted to go back. Not during the Olympics mind, but one of these days.
Way to Go Rio.

[SWr]

39. so did i ...

and I wasnt impressed. Never felt safe at all there.


Rio better do something drastic and dam quick about their crime and hoods. They wont live down

any incidents at the games to tourists.

[louis-t]

28. Who thinks the noisy right will blame Obama?

"If he hadn't gone, Chicago would have won." :eyes:

[Renew Deal]

29. Sad

[robcon]

31. Only 18 out of 94 votes for Chicago.

n/t

[MarjorieG]

45. Jim Warren said African votes diverted, as IOC manuevered to give to Rio.

[Jack_DeLeon]

32. I would rather visit Rio than Chicago...

[LiberalLovinLug]

34. Der Deciders chem-trails

I suspect Dubya (ie. Cheney) left a bad smell attached to any American proposal that will take years to clear away in the minds of many organizations made up of an international body. The world is just not ready to start awarding the US and by that endorsing the new empirical "American Dream".

[peaches2003]

35. Chicago was an awful choice to begin with

Sorry, but for so many reasons Chicago was not a good choice. Won't even name them. As an Atlantan, I can say this- I think the IOC remembers how awful the ATL games were compared to some other cities around the world and they don't need any more of US cities with all their problems. Obama never should have gone to Copenhagen, though I don't think his appearance had a thing to do with the loss. Coming in last, however, makes him look like a loser and he is badly in need of a victory. The Republicans are having a field day with it already.

[Dulcinea]

48. Agreed.

I too live near Atlanta. :hi:

The Olympics here was a logistical nightmare. I wanted to leave town, but couldn't; I had to work, Olympics or no.

And then came the tragic bombing, after which an innocent man was scapegoated to save the Games (and the reputation and investments of assorted fat cats.)

Good luck to Rio. They can have the whole show.

[davidwparker]

36. Now that Obama isn't distracted, he can come back and do something

about visa violations and get jobs back into this country.

Congrats, Rio!!!!

[Itchinjim]

40. It had nothing to do with Obama, Chicago losing in the first round.

You can blame it on the CUBS CURSE! It's infected the entire city now.

[Mari333]

41. RIO will be much more interesting.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAN5x6udi74

[Reader Rabbit]

47. Seeing Pele in tears at the announcement means I have no problem with this.

At all.

[rocktivity]

49. Could Obama have been set up?

Could he or his staff been led to believe Chicago was a shoo-in, and that's the reason why attended in person?

:shrug:
rocktivity

[Fastcars]

53. I read an article

In a column today Vicki Michaellis of Gannett opines that politics and intrigue seemed to play a HUGE part Chicago's early ouster.

Chicago was considered Rio's only real competition so there was a concerted effort by the Rio backers to keep Chicago out of the final round of voting. Forming coalitions to keep Japan and Spain in the running and knock Chicago out.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-10-02-2016-olympics_N.htm