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Most Hungarians Want Budapest To Bid For 2020 Olympics

According to a survey reported Tuesday in the Nepszabadsag daily, 70 per cent of Hungarians say they want Budapest to be for the 2020 Summer
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Fiftieth Anniversary Of Rome Olympics Promotes 2020 Bid

During the 50th anniversary celebrations of the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome there will be a variety of activities taking place ahead of the city's ...
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Tulsa May Now Focus On 2024 Games Bid

Tulsa says it won't be submitting a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games since the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) has decided not to ...
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India's Future Olympic Bids Could Be Jeopardized

The Telegraph reports that a major political and corruption scandal involving the New Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games organizing committee could affect any future Olympic bid. ...
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Africa Unlikely To Host Olympics For 20 Years - IOC Official

Nawal El Moutawakel, head of the International Olympic Committee's coordinating commission for Rio 2016 who also chaired the coordinating commission for London 2012, told Reuters ...
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Launch Of Singapore 2010 Commemorative Stamps

The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games organising committee has announced it will be launching four Singapore 2010 stamps to commemorate the first Youth Olympic Games. It's the ...
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Madrid To Put Olympic Bid On Hold

Alberto Ruiz Gallardon, Mayor of Madrid, said that the city will put any bid for an Olympic Games on hold in order to help the country ...
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A Cape Town 2020 Olympic Bid "Premature"

Calling a bid from Cape Town for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games "premature", mayoral committee member for economic development Felicity Purchase said Wednesday that although ...
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Durban 2020 Olympic Bid Could Be "Costly"

Michael Sutcliffe, eThekwini municipal manager of Durban city council's executive committee, said Tuesday the bidding phase for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games could cost Durban ...
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Cape Town S.A. Won't Bid For 2020 Games

While Durban said it wants to represent South Africa in a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, Cape Town city council said the city ...
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Summer Olympic Bids Summary
Bid Status: Rio won bid
Bid Date: 2016 Games decided 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://www.2009olympiccongress.com
2016 Bid Dates and More

Important Links

Bid Discussion Forum
Candidature Procedure and Questionnaire
Application Evaluation Report
Candidature Acceptance Procedure and Questionnaire
Candidate Evaluation Report
(Website addresses and bid books available on individual bid pages - see menu)
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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 4-7, 2009 Chicago evaluation visit
April 16-19, 2009 Tokyo evaluation visit
April 29-May 2, 2009 Rio evaluation visit
May 5-8, 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
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Evaluation Commission

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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
Annecy (ACY) BidIndex NC 0.00 51.44
Munich (MUN) BidIndex NC 0.00 62.49
PyeongChang (PCH) BidIndex NC 0.00 62.62
Last Updated 04/16/10 (Full BidIndex Details)