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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is set to meet soon with officials of the organising committee of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Games, to discuss the impact of the recent devastating rain on the preparations.
In a statement Wednesday, the
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USA Sevens Rugby Loves Las Vegas and Is in Olympics 2016 The USA Sevens Rugby tournament debuts in Las Vegas at Sam Boyd Stadium Feb. 13-14, 2010. The annual tournament draws thousands of international fans, and will enjoy even greater support since the October 9, 2009 announcement by the International Olympic Committee that Rugby Sevens will re-debut as an Olympic sport in 2016. The sport's last appearance in the Olympics was in 1924, with the US taking the gold medal. Rugby "sevens" consists of seven players to a team, and is a fast-paced game which features some of the world's most elite athletes. The annual tournament is the fourth stop on the International Rugby Board World Series. Events include an opening ceremony at the Fremont Street Experience on Feb. 11, and a fan festival, where the thousands of fans from around the world gather to support their teams. International teams competing in the 2010 tournament include Argentina (2009 champions), Australia, France, England, Kenya, Japan and many others.
-The International Olympic Committee -Ed -10/10/2009 www.olympic.org http
Olympics announcement for the Olympics of 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016 and choose the Host City for the Games, elected by the IOC members. songs: 1- Celine Dion - The power of the dream 2- Sayuris theme - Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack 3- Nikki Webster - Under the Southern Skies 4- Tina Arena - The Flame 5- 2004 Emblem presentation Vangelis 6- Clepsydra 7- ? 8- Forever friends 2008 Beijing soundtrack 9- Charlotte church - just wave hello 10-Tchaikovsky - The nutcracker ballet - Pas de deux 11-Cidade Maravilhosa traditional Brazilian song 96th IOC session Tokyo, Japan 1990, Atlanta selected to host 1996 Summer Olympics 97th IOC session Birmingham, UK 1991 Nagano selected to host 1998 Winter Olympics 101st IOC session Monte Carlo, Monaco 1993 Sydney selected to host 2000 Summer Olympics 106th 1OC session Lausanne, Switzerland 1997 Athens selected to host 2004 Summer Olympics 112th 1OC session Moscow, Russia 2001 Beijing selected to host 2008 Summer Olympics 117th 1OC session Singapore 2005 London selected to host 2012 Summer Olympics 119th 1OC session Guatemala City, Guatemala Sochi selected to host 2014 Winter Olympics 106st 1OC session Copenhagen, Denmark Rio de Janeiro selected to host 2016 Summer Olympics
Rio de Janeiro Brasil sede das Olimpíadas de 2016 - Tema Oficial dos Jogos Olímpicos do Rio de Janeiro 2016 The host city for an Olympic Games is usually chosen seven years ahead of their celebration.[143] The process of selection is currently carried out in two phases that span over a two-year period. The prospective host city first applies to its country's Olympic Committee; if more than one city from the same country submits a proposal to its NOC, the national committee typically holds an internal selection, since only one city per NOC can be presented to the International Olympic Committee for consideration. Once the deadline for submission of proposals by the nocs is reached, the first phase (Application) begins with the applicant cities asked to complete a questionnaire regarding several key criteria related to the organization of the Olympic Games.[144] In this form, the applicants must give assurances that they will comply with the Olympic Charter and with any other regulations established by the IOC Executive Committee.[143] The evaluation of the filled questionnaires by a specialized group provides the IOC with an overview of each applicant's project and their potential to host the Games. Based on this technical evaluation, the IOC Excutive Board selects the applicants that will proceed to the candidature stage.[144] Once the candidate cities are selected, they must submit to the IOC a bigger and more detailed presentation of their project as part of a ...
Rio de Janeiro Brasil sede das Olimpíadas de 2016 - Tema Oficial dos Jogos Olímpicos do Rio de Janeiro 2016 The host city for an Olympic Games is usually chosen seven years ahead of their celebration.[143] The process of selection is currently carried out in two phases that span over a two-year period. The prospective host city first applies to its country's Olympic Committee; if more than one city from the same country submits a proposal to its NOC, the national committee typically holds an internal selection, since only one city per NOC can be presented to the International Olympic Committee for consideration. Once the deadline for submission of proposals by the nocs is reached, the first phase (Application) begins with the applicant cities asked to complete a questionnaire regarding several key criteria related to the organization of the Olympic Games.[144] In this form, the applicants must give assurances that they will comply with the Olympic Charter and with any other regulations established by the IOC Executive Committee.[143] The evaluation of the filled questionnaires by a specialized group provides the IOC with an overview of each applicant's project and their potential to host the Games. Based on this technical evaluation, the IOC Excutive Board selects the applicants that will proceed to the candidature stage.[144] Once the candidate cities are selected, they must submit to the IOC a bigger and more detailed presentation of their project as part of a ...
MRS. OBAMA: President Rogge, ladies and gentlemen, Mesdames et Messieurs of the International Olympic Committee: I am honored to be here. I was born and raised on Chicago's South Side, not far from where the Games would open and close. Ours was a neighborhood of working families -- families with modest homes and strong values. Sports were what brought our community together. They strengthen our ties to one another. Growing up, when I played games with the kids in my neighborhood, we picked sides based not on who you were, but what you could bring to the game. Sports taught me self-confidence, teamwork, and how to compete as an equal. Sports were a gift I shared with my dad -- especially the Olympic Games. Some of my best memories are sitting on my dad's lap, cheering on Olga and Nadia, Carl Lewis, and others for their brilliance and perfection. Like so many young people, I was inspired. I found myself dreaming that maybe, just maybe, if I worked hard enough, I, too, could achieve something great. But I never dreamed that the Olympic flame might one day light up lives in my neighborhood. But today, I can dream, and I am dreaming of an Olympic and Paralympic Games in Chicago that will light up lives in neighborhoods all across America and all across the world; that will expose all our neighborhoods to new sports and new role models; that will show every child that regardless of wealth, or gender, or race, or physical ability, there is a sport and a place for them, too ...
aroundtherings.com -- Brazilian athlete Barbara Leoncio attends a news conference after the Rio de Janiero bid committee presented the city of Rio de Janiero's candidature for the 2016 Olympic Games to IOC members during the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has chosen Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. As voa's Kent Klein reports from Washington, after an emotional presentation by US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle on behalf of their home city, Chicago was the first of four finalists to be eliminated.
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-The International Olympic Committee -Ed -October, 3, 2009 www.olympic.org http
timesofearth.com - Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympic Games. Rio beat off the challenges of Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago in a vote by International Olympic Committee (IOC) delegates at the IOC Session in Copenhagen on Friday. COPENHAGEN, Denmark - The Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro has been selected to host the Summer Olympics in 2016. Rio de Janeiro was selected in the final round of the voting at the International Olympic Committee meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Brazilian city beat Madrid for the right to host the Summer Games after Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated in earlier rounds. The result of the final ballot was Rio: 66, Madrid: 32. "I honestly believe it is Brazil's time," Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told the IOC voters. "For the others it will be just one more Games. For us it will be an unparalleled opportunity." Chicago was considered a frontrunner along with Rio coming into the vote. But, despite President Obama's participation in Friday's final presentation and Michelle Obama lobbying IOC members here the last three days for her hometown, the Second City suffered a stunning first-round exit. Tokyo went out in the second round, leaving Madrid, which had the powerful backing of former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, as the only challenge to Rio's historic opportunity. Samaranch, who ran the IOC from 1980-2001, offered up a heartstring-pulling argument during Madrid's presentation, saying: "I know that I am very near the end of ...
Presidente do Brasil ressalta a importância da realização dos Jogos Olímpicos na América do Sul e manda um recado: "O Rio está pronto. Os que nos derem esta chance não se arrependerão"..... ( "Our time has come", said Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Copenhagen, in his defense of Rio as the host of the Olympics before the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In his speech, Lula also stressed the good economic times Brazil is going through, talked about what the Games will means to the Brazilians self esteem and reminded that Rio's candidacy was also that of the whole South America. "Our time has come. It has. Among the ten world largest economies, Brazil is the only country that has not hosted the Olympic and Paraolympic Games. For the others, it will be only one more Olympiad. For us, it will be a once-in-a-life-time opportunity. It will increase Brazilians' self esteem, it will consolidate recent achievements, it will stimulate new advances," he said. In defense of Rio, Lula said that the Olympics in Brazil would correct an unbalance, since South America never hosted the Olympic Games. "This candidacy is not ours alone. It's also of a continent with almost 400 million men and women and about 180 million young people. A continent that never hosted the Olympic Games. It is about time to correct this imbalance." Lula also stated that Brazil is living an excellent period with a consolidated economy, which tackled without trepidation the world financial ...
The 2016 Games are going to Rio de Janeiro. Finally, South America gets an Olympics. In a vote of high drama, the bustling Brazilian carnival city of beaches, mountains and samba beat surprise finalist Madrid, which got a big helping hand from a very influential friend. Chicago was knocked out in the first round - in one of the most shocking defeats ever handed down by the International Olympic Committee. President Barack Obama's last-minute hop to Denmark didn't swing the games Chicago's way. He came, saw, charmed but did not conquer. Even Tokyo, which trailed throughout the tight race, did better - eliminated after Chicago in the second round. On Rio's Copacabana beach, where the city will hold beach volleyball in 2016, the party was heading into the night. In Chicago, there was bewildered silence. Rio spoke to IOC members' consciences: the city argued that it was simply unfair that South America has never hosted the games, while Europe, Asia and North America have done so repeatedly. "It is a time to address this imbalance," Brazil's charismatic president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, told the ioc's members before they delivered their verdict. "It is time to light the Olympic cauldron in a tropical country." As the four cities began their final presentations, analysts say at least 25 of the 101 delegates had not made up their minds who they would vote for, reports CBS News correspondent Sheila macvicar from Copenhagen. The final result was decisive: Rio beat Madrid by 66 ...
People of Chicago reacts to receiving the least number of votes in the first round of the International Olympic Committee voting for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The 2016 Olympics will not be held in the Windy City. Chicago was the first city to be eliminated in today's vote by the International Olympic Committee. A stunned crowd watched from Daley Plaza as the announcement was made by the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen. Instead the games will go to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2016 Games will be the first held in South America. Brazil actively campaigned on the fact that South America had never hosted the games.
2016 Olympics announcement broadcast on 02 October 2009 at the 121th IOC Session, XIII Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, and the Host City for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2016 was elected by the IOC members. Annonce de la ville hôte des Jeux de la XXXI Olympiade en 2016 par le président du CIO Jacques Rogue Announcement of the host city for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 by the IOC President Jacques Rogue Nombramiento de la ciudad anfitriona de los juegos de la XXXI Olimpiada por el presidente del COI Jacques Rogue
video.news.sky.com Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 summer Olympics, the first time the games have been held in South America. There were wild celebrations in Brazil after the IOC announcement in Copenhagen. The city beat off challenges from Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo. This evening, President Obama congratulated Rio - and praised Chicago's bid..
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HOW THEY VOTED Vote totals: Round 1: Madrid - 28, Rio - 26, Tokyo - 22, Chicago - 18 Round 2: Rio - 46, Madrid - 29, Tokyo - 20 Round 3: Rio - 66, Madrid - 32 Rio wins 2016 Olympic Games in landslide over Madrid COPENHAGEN — Rio de Janeiro rode a wave of International Olympic Committee sentiment to award the Olympics to South America for the first time, winning the right to host the 2016 Summer Games on Friday in a victory over surprising finalist Madrid.
Rio de Janeiro has won the contest to host the 2016 Olympics and take the games to South America for the first time after the shock elimination of Chicago in the first round of voting today. There were celebrations on the streets of the city this evening after the announcement by the IOC president Jacques Rogge. Chicago's early exit was seen as a snub for Barack Obama, who flew to Copenhagen to represent his former home town. Obama, the first serving US president to appear before the IOC, told delegates he hoped that the games would show "America at its best is open to the world". Michelle Obama arrived two days earlier, alongside other dignitaries including the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and King Juan Carlos of Spain. Today's 45 minute presentations were the end of a three-year journey for the bidding cities. Tokyo was knocked out in the second round of voting before the IOC voted again to decide between Rio and Madrid. Madrid's surprising success in reaching the final round came after the former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch made an unusual appeal for the Spanish capital, reminding the IOC members as he asked for their vote that at age 89 "I am very near the end of my time." The Brazilian president told delegates that Rio's bid was made on behalf of the whole of South America. "I honestly think it is Brazil's turn," he said. "It is South America's bid. This is a continent that has never held the games. It is time to address this imbalance. It ...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Rio de Janeiro is to host summer Olympics in 2016. Thousands of Brazilians are celebrating the vote on Copacobana beach. It will be the first time the world's biggest sporting event has ever been held in South America.
Rio de Janeiro has won the contest to host the 2016 Olympics and take the games to South America for the first time after the shock elimination of Chicago in the first round of voting today. There were celebrations on the streets of the city this evening after the announcement by the IOC president Jacques Rogge. Chicago's early exit was seen as a snub for Barack Obama, who flew to Copenhagen to represent his former home town. Obama, the first serving US president to appear before the IOC, told delegates he hoped that the games would show "America at its best is open to the world". Michelle Obama arrived two days earlier, alongside other dignitaries including the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and King Juan Carlos of Spain. Today's 45 minute presentations were the end of a three-year journey for the bidding cities. Tokyo was knocked out in the second round of voting before the IOC voted again to decide between Rio and Madrid. Madrid's surprising success in reaching the final round came after the former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch made an unusual appeal for the Spanish capital, reminding the IOC members as he asked for their vote that at age 89 "I am very near the end of my time." The Brazilian president told delegates that Rio's bid was made on behalf of the whole of South America. "I honestly think it is Brazil's turn," he said. "It is South America's bid. This is a continent that has never held the games. It is time to address this imbalance. It ...
The 2016 Olympics are going to Rio de Janeiro, putting the games in South America for the first time. Rio beat surprise finalist Madrid in the last round of voting. (Oct. 2)
2016 Olympics announcement broadcast on 02 October 2009 at the 121th IOC Session, XIII Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, and the Host City for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2016 was elected by the IOC members. Annonce de la ville hôte des Jeux de la XXXI Olympiade en 2016 par le président du CIO Jacques Rogue Announcement of the host city for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 by the IOC President Jacques Rogue Nombramiento de la ciudad anfitriona de los juegos de la XXXI Olimpiada por el presidente del COI Jacques Rogue
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COPENHAGEN The Olympics were awarded to a South American city for the first time when the International Olympic Committee on Friday voted for Rio de Janeiro to be host of the 2016 Games. Rio de Janeiro was the winner over Madrid in the final round of
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Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated from the race to host the 2016 Summer Games, striking a blow to President Barack Obama, who supported the US bid. International Olympic Committee members are now voting to pick between Madrid and Rio de Janeiro, IOC President Jacques Rogge said in Copenhagen. The winner needs a majority from the 106 IOC members. Members with ties to a bid still in the running cant vote. Chicago brought in US President Barack Obama to support its bid, while Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew in to stress Rios main selling point: South America never has held the Games, which began in 1896. Juan Antonio Samaranch, the 89-year-old former IOC president, appealed to members to give the Games to Spain. Samaranch led the committee from 1980 to 2001.
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Chicago has been eliminated from Olympic balloting in the first round of voting by the International Olympic Committee, a stunningly swift defeat for the US bid personally pitched by President Barack Obama. Minutes later, Tokyo also was eliminated. Rio de Janeiro and Madrid are now left seeking approval to host the 2016 Summer Games. The host city is to be announced around noon Chicago time. To some observers, it appeared that Chicago's bid had been fast gathering momentum in the last week. Daley and others began to show their confidence as one piece after another fell into place. From First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey's early commitments to travel with them to Copenhagen, to President Barack Obama's late decision to go, to bad news trickling out about the Rio's bid, indicators looked to be going Chicago's way. But members of the International Olympic Committee are known for being unpredictable, even impulsive, when they gather to pick a host city. And in 2016, it won't be Chicago.
2016 Olympics announcement broadcast on 02 October 2009 at the 121th IOC Session, XIII Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, and the Host City for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2016 was elected by the IOC members. Annonce de la ville hôte des Jeux de la XXXI Olympiade en 2016 par le président du CIO Jacques Rogue Announcement of the host city for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 by the IOC President Jacques Rogue Nombramiento de la ciudad anfitriona de los juegos de la XXXI Olimpiada por el presidente del COI Jacques Rogue
Today (10/2/09), Chicago was eliminated in the FIRST BALLOT of voting for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games despite the presence of US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Oprah Winfrey among other vips The International Olympic Committee (IOC) also eliminated Tokyo shortly afterwards, leaving Madrid or Rio de Janeiro as choices. London is scheduled to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
www.actsofminortreason.com Chicago, Illinois was one of four cities vying for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, along with Rio de Janiero, Tokyo, and Madrid. Thousands of people gathered in Chicago's Daley Plaza to view the IOC voting ceremony - there was disbelief in the crowd when Chicago was eliminated in the first round of voting.
Copenhagen, Denmark - President Obama urged the International Olympic Committee on Friday to pick his hometown of Chicago as the host of the 2016 Games, saying the city represents the American dream as well as the Olympic spirit.
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Pres Obama and wife, Michelle address the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in a bid to hold the 2016 Olympic Games in Chicago, Illinois.
Pres. Obama and wife, Michelle address the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in a bid to hold the 2016 Olympic Games in Chicago, Illinois.
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Brazil's president is borrowing Barack Obama's "Yes we can" catchphrase to plug Rio de Janeiro's bid to host the 2016 Olympics.
A day before the International Olympic Committee selects the 2016 host, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula
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