Rio de Janeiro wins 2016 Olympic Games in landslide over Madrid

[JonLP24]

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.

The result of the final ballot was Rio: 66, Madrid: 32.

"I honestly believe it is Brazil's time," Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told the IOC voters. "For the others it will be just one more Games. For us it will be an unparalleled opportunity."

Chicago was considered a frontrunner along with Rio coming into the vote. But, despite President Obama's participation in Friday's final presentation and Michelle Obama lobbying IOC members here the last three days for her hometown, the Second City suffered a stunning first-round exit.

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

[El Supremo]

1. Fine with me

Chicago doesn't need to go further in debt.

And I hope Denver never gets a Winter Olympics.

Olympics are overblown wastes of money.