More than 500,000 Votes in Online GamesBids.com Olympic Bid Poll
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Over half-a-million votes have been cast in an unscientific online GamesBids.com poll asking readers who they would like to see win the 2016 Olympic Games bid.
The Rio bid committee and online Tokyo supporters have been actively promoting the poll and have urged others to vote - and vote often.
To date Rio leads by about 16,000 votes with 258,415 and Tokyo is in second with 242,182.
Chicago and Madrid supporters have not caught on. Chicago has 8,579 votes and Madrid has 6,045.
The real election is among IOC members who vote for a winner in Copenhagen on Friday.
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2016 Olympic Bid News Summary
| Bid Status: | Rio won bid |
| Bid Date: | October 2, 2009 |
| Bid Location: | IOC Congress in Copenhagen Denmark |
| Description: | Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo have been selected to the shortlist and will compete to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Baku, Doha and Prague were eliminated June 5, 2008. |
| Bid Book: | Link To Bid Book |
| Web Site: | http://2009olympiccongress.com |
