Friday, October 2, 2009

Chicago eliminated from IOC vote

he city of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics came to an end Friday after the city was eliminated in the first round of voting during the International Olympic Committee's site selection meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Chicago was one of four finalists vying to host the 2016 Games, along with Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. The IOC vote took place over three rounds, with the lowest vote-getter eliminated after each.

Chicago received the lowest number of votes in the first round. Tokyo was eliminated in the second round, leaving Madrid and Rio de Janeiro to face off in the final round.

Voting in the third and final round is complete, but results will not be announced until 6:30 p.m. local time in Copenhagen.

The four candidate cities were among seven original applicants, which also included Baku (Azerbaijan), Doha (Qatar) and Prague (Czech Republic). The four finalists were named in June of 2008, with the final vote taking place in Copenhagen on Friday.

Stay tuned for updates on this breaking story.

FROM http://www.velonews.com/article/98882

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