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2016 Olympic Bid News

Madrid, Chicago, Promote 2016 Bids

While the CEO of Madrid's 2016 bid is in Monaco this week at the second International Peace and Sport forum, Chicago 2016 officials are at
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IOC Announces Inspection Dates Of 2016 Bid Cities

The four cities bidding to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games were informed at the Asian Olympic Council meeting Tuesday when the International Olympic Committee's ...
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Candidates Kick-Off Final Year of Campaigning For 2016 Olympic Bid

One year from today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will elect the Olympic host for 2016.  On October 2, 2009 the IOC membership will convene ...
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Heads Of States From four Bid Cities To Attend 2016 Election

The heads of states from Japan, Brazil, the United States and Spain will attend an International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting next October in Copenhagen where ...
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Doha Accuses IOC Of “Closing The Door”

The Guardian reports that Doha accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Wednesday, following its decision to eliminate Doha’s bid from the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, ...
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Prague, Baku To Try Again

Prague 2016 organizers told CTK they’re not surprised that Prague was not shortlisted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Tomas Petera, head of the ...
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IOC Bends Rules When Selecting 2016 Olympic Bid Shortlist

Rio de Janeiro was selected to the 2016 Olympic bid shortlist while scoring lower than the bid from Doha - a city eliminated from the ...
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Four Cities On IOC Shortlist For 2016 Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Wednesday at SportAccord in Athens Greece that four cities are on the shortlist for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.Although ...
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2016 Olympic Bid Short List Preview

This Wednesday June 4 at SportAccord in Athens, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will release their Candidature Acceptance Report that represents a technical evaluation of ...
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Baku 2016 Officials At SportAccord

A Baku 2016 delegation, led by First Vice-Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov, is at SportAccord in Athens Greece awaiting the short list of Candidate Cities bidding ...
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2016 Olympic Bid News Summary
Bid Status: Full bid books for 2016 bid cities to be submitted in February 2009
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
2016 Bid Dates and More

Important Links

Bid Discussion Forum
Candidature Procedure and Questionnaire
Application Evaluation Report
Candidature Acceptance Procedure and Questionnaire
(Website addresses and bid books available on individual bid pages - see menu)
 

Date

Description

Feb. 8, 2006 Copenhagen, Denmark selected as host city for 2009 Olympic Congress and final 2016 bid vote
May 8-18, 2006 US Olympic Committee visits mayors of Houston (May 8), Philadelphia (May 9), Chicago (May 10), Los Angeles (May 18) and San Francisco (May 18) for 2 hour assessment meetings
July 26, 2006 US Olympic Committee narrows nomination short list to Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. USOC still hasn't decided whether to bid.
Aug. 30, 2006 Japan Olympic Committee nominated Tokyo over Fukuoka for 2016 Bid
Sept. 1, 2006 Brazil's Olympic Committee nominates Rio de Janeiro for 2016 Bid
Jan. 9, 2007 The USOC finalizes its intention to bid for 2016.
Jan. 22, 2007 Bid books for Chicago and Los Angeles due into the USOC.
Feb. 28 - March 2, 2007 The USOC conducts site evaluation visit to Los Angeles.
March 5 - 7, 2007 The USOC conducts site evaluation visit to Chicago.
April 14, 2007 The USOC chooses Chicago over Los Angeles for its 2016 nomination.
May 16, 2007 IOC officially launches 2016 Race with schedule and instructions
May 30, 2007 Spain's Olympic Committee confirms Madrid 2016 bid
Aug. 31, 2007 Prague announces 2016 Olympic bid
Sept. 10, 2007 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil announces bid officially
Sept. 13, 2007 Application for the 2016 bids were due into the IOC. Seven cities applied.
Oct. 1, 2007 Payment of Candidature Acceptance Fee of USD$150,000
Jan. 14, 2008 Submission of Application File (mini bid books) and guarantee letters to the IOC
June 4, 2008 IOC Executive Board acceptance of Candidate Cities at SportAccord - Candidates must pay a USD$500,000 fee
Aug. 8-24, 2008 Olympic Games Observer Program
Feb. 12, 2009 Submission of Candidature File to the IOC
April-May, 2009 IOC Evaluation Commission visits to bid cities
April 2-8, 2009 Chicago evaluation visit
April 14-20, 2009 Tokyo evaluation visit
April 27-May 3, 2009 Rio evaluation visit
May 4-9, 2009 Madrid evaluation visit
Sept. 2, 2009 Report of the 2016 IOC Evaluation Commission
Oct. 2, 2009 FINAL 2016 VOTE - 121st IOC Session and Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark
 

Evaluation Commission

 
Chairperson Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco
Olympic Games Executive Director Gilbert Felli of Switzerland
IOC Member Ching-Kuo Wu from Chinese Taipei
IOC Member Craig Reedie from Great Britain
IOC Member Guy Drut from France
IOC Member Mounir Sabet from Egypt
IOC Member and Athletes' Commisssion Representative Alexander Popov from Russia
IOC Member and ASOIF Representative Els van Breda Vriesman from The Netherlands
IPC Representative Gregory Hartung from Australia
 

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BID CHG INDEX
Chicago (CHI) BidIndex Down 1.96 58.78
Madrid (MAD) BidIndex Down 0.87 58.63
Rio (RIO) BidIndex Down 0.17 59.73
Tokyo (TKY) BidIndex Up 0.56 61.22
Last Updated 5 Nov., 2008 (Full BidIndex Details)