The 2016 Summer Olympics (officially known as Games of the XXXI Olympiad) is a major international sports and cultural festival to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). A multi-sport event -- 246717740 ( talk) 1859 5 October 2008 (UTC is an organized sporting event often held over multiple days and featuring competition in many The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games While a host city has not yet been determined, various cities have begun a bidding process for that honour. A host city will be announced at the 121st IOC Session (which will also be the 13th Olympic Congress) to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2, 2009. An Olympic Congress is a large gathering of representatives from the different constituencies of the Olympic Movement organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. The 2016 Summer Paralympics will also be held in the same city and organized by the same organizing committee.

Contents 1 Bidding 1.1 Candidate cities 1.2 Non-selected applicant cities 1.3 Canceled bids 2 References 3 External links

Bidding

Main article: 2016 Summer Olympics bids

The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games was officially launched on May 16, 2007. 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 The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[1] The first step for each city was to submit an initial application to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by September 13, 2007, confirming their intention to bid. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Completed official bid files, containing answers to a 25-question IOC form, were to be submitted by each applicant city by January 14, 2008. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Four candidate cities were chosen for the shortlist on June 4, 2008. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. The IOC made an unusual decision when it did not promote Doha to the Candidature phase, despite scoring higher than selected candidate city Rio de Janeiro. Doha's plan to host the Games in October is the primary reason it was not advanced, although there were other concerns, such as infrastructure & human rights issues.

The final selection will be made by the full IOC membership on October 2, 2009, in Copenhagen, Denmark,^[2] with IOC recommendations made approximately one month before the selection. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories.

Candidate cities

• Chicago, United States ^[3] - Chicago 2016 Olympic bid--score 7. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 0
• Madrid, Spain ^[4] - Madrid 2016 Olympic bid--score 8. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Madrid 2016 Olympic bid is an attempt by Madrid, the capital city of Spain, to host the Olympic Games in 2016. 1
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ^[5] - Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic bid--score 6. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld 4
• Tokyo, Japan ^[6] - Tokyo 2016 Olympic bid--score 8. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Tokyo 2016 Olympic Bid is the attempt by Tokyo, the capital city of Japan to be chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC to host the 3

Non-selected applicant cities

• Baku, Azerbaijan ^[7] - Baku 2016 Olympic bid--score 4. Baku (Bakı sometimes known as Baqy, Baky, Baki or Bakü, is the capital the largest city and the largest port of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. 3
• Doha, Qatar ^[8] - Doha 2016 Olympic bid --score 6. Doha (الدوحة or Ad-Dōḥah) is the Capital city of Qatar. Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated Doha, the capital city of Qatar, bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. 9
• Prague, Czech Republic ^[9] - Prague 2016 Olympic bid--score 5. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Prague, the capital city of Czech Republic, bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. 3

Canceled bids

• Bangkok, Thailand expressed much enthusiasm after their strong performance in the 2004 Games, but instead applied to host the 2010 Youth Games. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj ^[10]
• Buenos Aires, Argentina^[11]
• Cape Town and Durban, South Africa expressed interest. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the Durban (eThekwini is the third most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the EThekwini metropolitan municipality. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa ^[12]
• Delhi, India was originally set to enter a bid;^[13] however, in April 2007 it announced it would bid for the 2020 games instead. Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The 2020 Summer Olympics (officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad) is expected to be a major international sports and cultural festival to be celebrated ^[14]
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was also poised to make a serious bid, but in the end did not for unknown reasons. Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE ^[15]
• Fukuoka and Sapporo, Japan were other internal candidates eliminated by the JOC. is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population It is the capital of Hokkaidō Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. ^[16]
• Istanbul, Turkey broke with their standing policy to bid for every games, but vowed to try again. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches ^[17]
• Houston and Philadelphia were eliminated by the USOC, San Francisco withdrew when it lost stadium funding and Los Angeles lost to Chicago for the bid. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. ^[18]
• Lisbon, Portugal considered bidding. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. ^[19]
• Monterrey, Mexico The Mexican Olympic committee declined to place a bid. This article is about the Mexican city for other uses see Monterrey (disambiguation. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. ^[20]
• Montreal and Toronto, Canada abandoned any plans for a bid after Vancouver won the 2010 Winter Olympics. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal ^{[21][22] [23][24]}
• Nairobi, Kenya The sports minister expressed interest in a bid, but the Kenyan Olympics head said it was not the right time. Nairobi (naɪˈroʊbɪ is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south ^[25][26][27]
• Rome, Italy was a leading candidate for a time, but they pulled out, preferring to wait for 2020. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest ^[28]
• San Diego, United States and Tijuana, Mexico (San Diego-Tijuana metropolitan area) discussed a joint bid. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. ^[29] However, the IOC Charter states a single city is awarded the right to stage the games. ^[30]

References

External links

• International Olympic Committee
• Tokyo - 2016
• Chicago - 2016
• Rio de Janeiro - 2016
• Prague - 2016
• Doha - 2016
• Baku - 2016
• Madrid - 2016

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