2016 Olympic Games Host City

2016 Olympic Games Host City

Rio de Janeiro has been elected as the 2016 Olympic Games Host City yesterday.

Photo (left): View of Rio de Janeiro by philliecasablanca via flickr.

The city of Rio de Janeiro was selected as the Host City of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 following a vote at the 121st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session.

The IOC members chose the winning city from a short list of four cities - Chicago (United States), Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Madrid (Spain).

Results of the 2016 Olympic Games Host City voting pattern is shown below.

2016 Olympic Games Host City Round 1 Vote:
Madrid: 28 votes
Rio de Janeiro: 26 votes
Tokyo: 22 votes
Chicago: 18 votes

2016 Olympic Games Host City Round 2 Vote:
Tokyo: 20 votes
Rio de Janeiro: 46 votes
Madrid: 29 votes

2016 Olympic Games Host City Round 3 Vote:
Rio de Janeiro: 66 votes
Madrid: 32 votes

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