A tattered economy and a major corruption scandal have brazilians feeling a lot less festive than when they won the right to host the 2016 games six years ago. The results of voting of the international olympic committee were announced by the iocs president, jacques rogge. Rio wins 2016 olympics in a first for south america. Aug 20, 2016 brazil won the olympic football gold medal for the first time in its history saturday as it defeated germany in a penalty shootout. The 2012 bid culminated at the election held on july 6, 2005 at the ioc session in singapore. Winning the games would be a transformational moment for brazil, an affirmation. Toronto 2000 bid hiller 2000 and brazils hosting of the fifa world cup in 2014. Guatemala and was won by sochi, russia after defeating pyeongchang, south.
In making its bid, the brazilian olympic committee promised to create a city worthy of the olympic torch. Some pages from the bid books of the three candidate cities for the olympic games of 2020. I read chicagos a few days ago and i read rios last night. Seven cities submitted bids for 2016 summer olympics and paralympics on september.
Aug 05, 2016 brazil opens olympics with olympic corruption by. The 20 fifa confederations cup will also be organised by brazil and used as a test event. The motivation to have the games in rio, in brazil, for the first time, is to. For brazil, olympic bid is about global role the new. Team gb medal tracker rio medal tracker traces team gbs progress at the 2016 olympics in brazil. Candidate cities and references in their bid books to. Seven cities initially submitted applications to host the 2016 olympic games. Why brazil won the 2016 olympics theres a larger story to tell about fridays decision, one that speaks to other emerging nations on. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. Jul 06, 2005 the 2012 olympic games will be held in london, the international olympic committee has announced.
The untold story of a coach, a dream, and the 1980 u. The citys bid chief said awarding the honour to brazil was an opportunity to make olympic history. Londons olympic preparations and housing rights concerns background paper cohres megaevents. The 2012 olympic games will be held in london, the international olympic committee has announced. The best books for the olympics books the guardian. Fresh claims that rio 2016 and tokyo 2020 olympic bid teams. London 2012 sport at heart olympic bid film on vimeo.
The 2012 olympic bid and the hosting of the 2007 pan american games in the aftermath of the ioc shortlist decision newspapers searched for the reasons to blame for the failure of the 2004 bid. The 2014 olympic winter games bid election was held july 4, 2007 at the 119th ioc. A man in suit delivers books to another man in less formal attire. The bid looks pretty solid as they are building upon the legacy of what the 2007 pan ams and 2014 fifa world cup is leaving behind. Source document contributed to documentcloud by chris keller southern california public radio. Aug 11, 2015 just one year out from the rio 2016, a number of obscure sports are bidding to be included at the olympic games.
The national olympic committee of the republic of kazakhstan cited that the city would have used existing indoor sports facilities and the chimbulak. The city won the final round of voting, beating out chicago, tokyo, and madrid. The economics of the rio olympics 2016 the globalist. There were wild celebrations in brazil after the ioc announcement in copenhagen. Luiz gabriel do nascimento chalot bra after the bronze medal bout against dean patrick clancy irl in the boxing mens fly up to 52kg at oceania pavilion, youth olympic park. No plans for american bid for 2026 olympics ap pyeongchang, south korea ap if the u. Montreal and toronto expressed interest, but canada abandoned any plans for a bid after vancouver won the 2010 winter olympics. You can subscribe to architecture of the games and receive our biweekly newsletter by email. This announcement was the culmination of a twoyear process, which the ioc has developed over a number of years to ensure that the city that is elected is capable of. But this is only the tip of the iceberg, for seven years of hard work to come, so that the olympics can be successfully held in 2016. Chicago, madrid, rio and tokyo submitted their full bid books to the international olympic committee by the 12 february deadline with a decision on who will host the 2016 games to be announced in copenhagen, denmark, on 2 october. List of bids for the olympic games latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times.
Report of the 2016 ioc evaluation commission olympic games. Olympic host city election from candidate to host city. It is time to light the olympic cauldron in a tropical country. The bid looks pretty solid as they are building upon the legacy of what the. Their hopes ended prematurely as rio was left out of the final round of voting that. This is london 2012 sport at heart olympic bid film by james marsh on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. It was considered the best contested race in olympic bid history and included five world capitals. This is the first time the olympics will take place in south america. Lula, paes, nuzman and silva visit the works of the london 2012 olympic stadium. Brazil will be the first south american country to host the olympic games. So when he fought in person for brazils bid in copenhagen in 2007, the physical presence of the countrys leaders seemed to help propel the brazilian bid forwards. Why brazil won the 2016 olympics theres a larger story to tell about fridays decision, one that speaks to other emerging nations on the brink of global power. Leaders and citizens of brazil celebrated the win, which is the first win for a city in south america.
Oct 03, 2009 brazil will be the first south american country to host the olympic games. Imagining some time ago that a brazilian president might have twisted the arm of a u. Olympic committee is going to bid for the winter games soon, it. Rio 2016 olympics cutting costs with brazil deep in recession. For brazil, olympic bid is about global role the new york times. Olympic hockey team tells the story of that miracle on ice that took place at the 1980 olympics a hockey match. Brazil will host the 2016 olympics in far worse shape than. Olympic committee is going to bid for the winter games soon, it will be a bid for 2030, not 2026. At its meeting on 4 june 2008 and on the basis of an assessment carried out by a. Almaty, kazakhstans largest city, submitted its official bid for the 2014 olympics to the international olympic committee. Londons olympic preparations and housing rights concerns, by claire mahon.
The olympic bidding process begins with the submission of a citys. Monterrey the mexican olympic committee declined to place a bid. Tokyo wins race to host 2020 olympic games world news. Nairobi, kenya the sports minister expressed interest in a bid, but the kenyan olympics head said it was not the right time. The bid book promised an olympic experience that will be inclusive, memorable and positive and that the people of rio will see longterm needs addressed, with improved infrastructure and. In the bid books, the candidate cities generally do not detail the current use of the areas that would become sites for olympic venues. Traditional brazilian sports bid for olympic limelight cnn. Find here the latest news from the national olympic committee. Although the united states olympic committee selected chicago to be the u. The doha 2016 bid won much regional support, for example from the olympic council of asia oca president and the gulf cooperation council.
Most venues are already operational, recently developed or renovated. Moreover, cities offering winning bids are more experienced at hosting and have no dispute with the. Olympic hockey team tells the story of that miracle on ice that took. Bbc sport takes a look at the four cities bidding to host the 2016 olympic games. Team gb will send 366 athletes to rio for the 2016 olympic games. Just one year out from the rio 2016, a number of obscure sports are bidding to be included at the olympic games. The ioc evaluation commission the commission for the games of the xxxi olympiad in 2016 is pleased to present the results of its evaluation of the four candidate cities for the 2016 olympic games. It promised to tackle rios clogged streets, upgrade up the favelas, and clean up rios. List of bids for the olympic games blogs, comments and archive news on. Rios olympic legacy largely falls short of bid promises.
The city had already planned to host the 2011 winter asian games. Bbc sport takes a look at the four cities bidding to. Jan 25, 2008 ive only read two mini bid books so far. Fresh claims that rio 2016 and tokyo 2020 olympic bid. Rose, spiegel 2011 argue that an olympic bid might act as a signal that a national.
Brazil won the olympic football gold medal for the first time in its history saturday as it defeated germany in a penalty shootout. Tokyo has won the race to host the 2020 olympic games after the japanese prime minister flew in to personally reassure voters that radioactive leaks from the fukushima power plant would not create. Bridge collapse in july 2014 after it was rushed to be completed in time for the world cup source. Rios olympic bid presentation wins the day at sportaccord. The economics of the rio olympics 2016 theres still over four months to go until the august 5 opening, but the olympic stopwatch is already ticking for rio 2016.