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Final-Round Votes: Rio 66, Madrid 32

by Ryan Hudson

Rio da Janeiro earned more than double the number of votes as Madrid in the final round of today’s selection for the 2016 host city, according to Olympic Insider Alan Abrahamson.

Madrid won the first round with 28 votes. Rio had 26, Tokyo 22, and Chicago just 18, resulting in its elimination. Rio took command in the second round with 46 votes, while Madrid managed just 29, and Tokyo, 20.

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