Chicago Olympics

[Orrymain]

There's a lot of discussion right now about whether or not Chicago should get the 2016 Olympics and whether or not the President should be so involved in the situation. What's your take?

[Ricardo]

This is a coincidence - I wasn't aware of Chicago's bid to get the Olympics but I just heard on CNN that it's out of the running.

Personally I don't pay a lot of attention to the Olympics, but I admire the individuals who train to make their dreams come true.

Speaking of Olympics, I'll be interested in seeing how well the winter Olympics go in Vancouver next year.

[lisar]

It would have been great to have the Olympics in the US, but I do not think that the states can handle that right now...like $wise

[naturelover]

Hi, Whether Chicago or not, I watch Olympic with awestruck as the event gives chance for hundreds of athletes to prove their mettle. Even though I am ardent fan of F1 and then to football, I love the gymnast in Olympic. And also watch almost all the available games during Olympic.

[naturelover]

Any further news regarding the competition. When the selection process is going to happen and which are the other cities too contesting to host Olympic 2016.

[prasanth5]

Olympics is such a great event and the place it will be held once in four years does not matter at all. It is the spirit with which the nations vie with one another that matters the most. New countries that have not won gold or silver should win during the olympics. There are several countries which have not won a single medal in any of the previous olympics.

[kageyd]

Well, Chicago lost, not surprisingly (the US is not popular around the world at this time), but we have Vancouver to look forward to in February.

[prasanth5]

Brazil has won the bid to hold the 2016 olympics. The events and the inaugural ceremony is planned at Rio do Janeiro. There were six other cities which optd to bid including Tokyo and Prague. Sports will be held in the several cities of Brazil.

[crimson]

The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The host city of the Games will be Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as announced at the 121st IOC Session (which is also the 13th Olympic Congress) held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2, 2009. They are scheduled to be held from August 5 to 21, 2016. The 2016 Summer Paralympics will be held in the same city and organized by the same committee, September 7 to 18. The Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympic Games will be the first edition held in Brazil, the second edition held in Latin America after Mexico City 1968, the first edition held in South America, the third edition held in the Southern Hemisphere after Melbourne 1956 and Sydney 2000, the first edition in the Southern Hemisphere outside of Australia, and the first games in a Portuguese-speaking country.

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