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**Ambassador** · 09-28-2009, 11:55 PM

The site for 2016 Olympics will be decided this Friday in Copenhagen. Even Obama will be there to promote Chicago's bid.

I am rooting for Madrid (best time zone and games have never been there before). Rio would be cool for various reasons, but I don't believe IOC is going to gamble like that. Chicago would be fine too albeit only 20 years after Atlanta might be too soon. Tokyo option I don't like - they have had them already and games were in East Asia just two years ago.

The 2008 Olympics was in China, the 2010 will be in Vancouver, the 2012 Olympics will be in London, 2014 will be in Sochi.

The last Olympics here in the US was the 2002 Olympics. The last Olympics in Japan was the 1998 Nagano Olympics, while the last one in Spain was the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. No country from South America has hosted the Olympic Games.

The choice is really up in the air. I can't see the IOC giving three straight Olympics to Europe. They did give the 2014 games to Sochi after London won, so Tokyo or Chicago may get to host 2016 even if Beijing and Vancouver just hosted. I agree that the IOC may not be willing to give it to Rio just yet.

Personally I would like Tokyo to get it for selfish reasons. I want to go back to Asia for around three months in 2016, and maybe spend a week to watch the Olympics in Japan if I can get tickets.

09-28-2009, 11:55 PM	#8
Ambassador Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 394 Senior Member	The site for 2016 Olympics will be decided this Friday in Copenhagen. Even Obama will be there to promote Chicago's bid. I am rooting for Madrid (best time zone and games have never been there before). Rio would be cool for various reasons, but I don't believe IOC is going to gamble like that. Chicago would be fine too albeit only 20 years after Atlanta might be too soon. Tokyo option I don't like - they have had them already and games were in East Asia just two years ago. The 2008 Olympics was in China, the 2010 will be in Vancouver, the 2012 Olympics will be in London, 2014 will be in Sochi. The last Olympics here in the US was the 2002 Olympics. The last Olympics in Japan was the 1998 Nagano Olympics, while the last one in Spain was the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. No country from South America has hosted the Olympic Games. The choice is really up in the air. I can't see the IOC giving three straight Olympics to Europe. They did give the 2014 games to Sochi after London won, so Tokyo or Chicago may get to host 2016 even if Beijing and Vancouver just hosted. I agree that the IOC may not be willing to give it to Rio just yet. Personally I would like Tokyo to get it for selfish reasons. I want to go back to Asia for around three months in 2016, and maybe spend a week to watch the Olympics in Japan if I can get tickets.
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