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October 6, 2009

Joe Easton

Chicago was embarrassed on Friday, October 2 when their bid for hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics finished in dead last. The Windy City received a meager 18 of the 94 first round votes. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was surprised with the result, considering that President Barack Obama and wife Michelle personally campaigned for Chicago.

Later in the day on Friday, Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host of the 2016 Olympics. Rio is the second largest city in Brazil, and its victory will mark the first Olympics hosted in South America. Other cities on the ballot included Tokyo, Japan and Madrid, Spain.

President Obama, who spent seven years as a member of the Illinois Senate, was disappointed with Chicago’s result. The First Couple presented their case for Chicago to IOC voters on several occasions, including the morning of the voting. However, members of the Obama administration are still satisfied with Obama’s efforts.

“[Obama’s] effort on behalf of Chicago was worth the time,” said an Obama aide. “We would do it again, if necessary.”

America has not had much luck in recent IOC affairs. Four years ago, New York was eliminated early in the balloting for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The last Summer Olympics held in the United States were the 1996 Atlanta Games, and the last Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City in 2002.

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