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[46] [47] President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama traveled to Denmark to support Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [48] Michael Jordan was an unofficial spokesman for Chicago's bid. [49] Chicago media mogul Oprah Winfrey and Olympic champion Michael Phelps had been widely promoting the bid since the 2008 Summer Olympics ...
Countries which participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics, derived from blank world map. Blue = Participating for the first time; Green = Have previously participated. Yellow square is host city (Rio de Janeiro). Gray = not participating. Note: French Guiana is part of France and competes as part of the French team
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Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games was eliminated in the first round of voting in Copenhagen, losing to Rio de Janeiro. The results of the final vote were announced at 12:50 p.m. EDT.
On April 14, 2007, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chose Chicago to run in the 2016 Olympic bidding. Chicago was chosen to host the 1904 Summer Olympics but they would be held in St. Louis, to coincide with the 1904 World's Fair. [69] The 1996 in Atlanta were the last summer Olympics to
See: Usain Bolt's Net Worth as He Goes for More Gold in 2016 Olympics 2016 Olympic Tickets: $20 to $1,400 Per Ticket The 2016 Rio Olympic Games begin on Aug. 5, marking the first time a South ...
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