2016 Summer Olympics
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The 2016 Summer Olympics (officially known as Games of the XXXI Olympiad) is a major international sports and cultural festival to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). While a host city has not yet been determined, various cities have begun a bidding process for that honour. A host city will be announced at the 121st IOC Session (which will also be the 13th Olympic Congress) to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2, 2009. The 2016 Summer Paralympics will also be held in the same city and organized by the same organizing committee.
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[edit] Bidding
The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games was officially launched on May 16, 2007.[1] The first step for each city was to submit an initial application to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by September 13, 2007, confirming their intention to bid. Completed official bid files, containing answers to a 25-question IOC form, were to be submitted by each applicant city by January 14, 2008. Four candidate cities were chosen for the shortlist on June 4, 2008. The IOC made an unusual decision when it did not promote Doha to the Candidature phase, despite scoring higher than selected candidate city Rio de Janeiro. Doha's plan to host the Games in October is the primary reason it was not advanced, although there were other concerns, such as infrastructure & human rights issues.
The final selection will be made by the full IOC membership on October 2, 2009, in Copenhagen, Denmark,[2] with IOC recommendations made approximately one month before the selection.
[edit] Candidate cities
Chicago, United States [3] - Chicago 2016 Olympic bid--score 7.0
Madrid, Spain [4] - Madrid 2016 Olympic bid--score 8.1
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [5] - Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic bid--score 6.4
Tokyo, Japan [6] - Tokyo 2016 Olympic bid--score 8.3
[edit] Non-selected applicant cities
Baku, Azerbaijan [7] - Baku 2016 Olympic bid--score 4.3
Doha, Qatar [8] - Doha 2016 Olympic bid --score 6.9
Prague, Czech Republic [9] - Prague 2016 Olympic bid--score 5.3
[edit] Canceled bids
Bangkok, Thailand expressed much enthusiasm after their strong performance in the 2004 Games, but instead applied to host the 2010 Youth Games. [10]
Buenos Aires, Argentina[11]
Cape Town and Durban, South Africa expressed interest.[12]
Delhi, India was originally set to enter a bid;[13] however, in April 2007 it announced it would bid for the 2020 games instead.[14]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was also poised to make a serious bid, but in the end did not for unknown reasons.[15]- Fukuoka and Sapporo, Japan were other internal candidates eliminated by the JOC.[16]
Istanbul, Turkey broke with their standing policy to bid for every games, but vowed to try again.[17]- Houston and Philadelphia were eliminated by the USOC, San Francisco withdrew when it lost stadium funding and Los Angeles lost to Chicago for the bid.[18]
Lisbon, Portugal considered bidding.[19]
Monterrey, Mexico The Mexican Olympic committee declined to place a bid.[20]
Montreal and Toronto, Canada abandoned any plans for a bid after Vancouver won the 2010 Winter Olympics.[21][22] [23][24]
Nairobi, Kenya The sports minister expressed interest in a bid, but the Kenyan Olympics head said it was not the right time.[25][26][27]
Rome, Italy was a leading candidate for a time, but they pulled out, preferring to wait for 2020.[28]- San Diego, United States and Tijuana, Mexico (San Diego-Tijuana metropolitan area) discussed a joint bid.[29] However, the IOC Charter states a single city is awarded the right to stage the games.[30]
[edit] References
- ^ 2016 Bid Process Launched. International Olympic Committee (16 May 2007).
- ^ Bellandi, Deanna (2007-05-16). IOC rules mean change in Chicago's Olympic logo. USA Today. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
- ^ 2016 Bids (Chicago, USA). GamesBids.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
- ^ 2016 Bids (Madrid, Spain). GamesBids.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
- ^ Brazil Selects Rio As 2016 Bid Candidate City. GamesBids.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
- ^ 2016 Bids (Tokyo, Japan). GamesBids.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
- ^ Azerbaijan To Launch 2016 Summer Olympic Bid. GamesBids.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Doha To Launch Serious 2016 Bid – Chairman Appointed
- ^ Prague Assembly Confirms 2016 Olympic Bid
- ^ Thailand To Bid For 2016 Summer Olympic Games
- ^ Argentina Wants To Bid For Olympics
- ^ Durban to bid for the 2016 Olympics, iAfrica.com, 22 Jun 2006, accessed 24 Jun 2006
- ^ BBC News: Delhi set for 2016 bid
- ^ BBC News: Delhi will bid for 2020 Olympics
- ^ Dubai To Build Sports City Ahead of 2016 Bid
- ^ Sapporo Japan Opts Out Of 2016 Summer Bid
- ^ Istanbul Refrains From 5th Consecutive Olympic Bid - Will Bid For 2020 Games Instead
- ^ Chicago Chosen to Bid for 2016 Olympic Games
- ^ Portugal Considers 2016 Summer Games Bid
- ^ Mexico's Olympic Committee Rejects Monterrey's 2016 Olympic Bid
- ^ TheGlobeAndMail.com No Toronto bid for 2016 Games, mayor says
- ^ Third time lucky for T.O. Games bid?, www.TheStar.com, July 10 2007
- ^ Montreal Contemplates Bid For 2016 Summer Olympic Games - GamesBids.com
- ^ Thirty years later, Montreal's Olympic Stadium has finally been paid off - CBC.ca
- ^ Kenya plans to bid for 2016 Olympic Games, People's Daily Online, 13 Jan 2005, accessed 12 Oct 2006
- ^ Kenya Is Making A Surprise Bid For The 2016 Summer Olympic Games, GamesBids.com, 12 Jan 2005, accessed 12 Oct 2006
- ^ Kenya not ready to bid for 2016 Olympics
- ^ Rome To Become Italy’s 2016 Olympic Bid Candidate, GamesBids.com, 3 Oct 2006, accessed 12 Oct 2006
- ^ SanDiegometro.com The World's First Binational Olympics Proposed For Tijuana And San Diego.
- ^ Olympic Charter, page 73
[edit] External links
- International Olympic Committee
- Tokyo - 2016
- Chicago - 2016
- Rio de Janeiro - 2016
- Prague - 2016
- Doha - 2016
- Baku - 2016
- Madrid - 2016
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