Voting to determine the host city of the 2016 Olympics has concluded, with both Chicago and Tokyo having been eliminated in the initial two rounds. It’s now between Rio de Janeiro and Madrid for the Summer Games. The IOC will make the official announcement live in less than one hour.
Voting Concludes, Announcment to Come At 12:30 p.m. EST
Chicago was a “clear favorite” to win this, so what happened? Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand offers his take, saying, “People in the know have been telling me that the IOC’s anti-American sentiment is overwhelming. Baseball vote should have been our 1st clue.” Couple that with the IOC’s desire to have the Olympic Games in South America for the first time ever, and suddenly Rio seems like the obvious choice.
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