The Olympic bid for the 2016 Olymips in the US came down to Los Angeles and Chicago. Yesterday, Chicago was selected as the city that will represent the United States.
The next process in the selection of the 2016 Olympic host city will come in October of 2009 when the International Olympic Committee members make their final decision. The cities that Chicago will most likely have to go up against for the bid will include the likes of: Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, Rome, Tokyo and Prague.
I have to say, being from the Midwest and loving the city of Chicago, that I am pretty excited about the possibility of the Olympics being in Chicago. However, I also realize that the Olympics aren't for another nine years and who knows where I'll be then. I'd love to be around Chicago then, but nine years is a long time. Either way though, I think Chicago definitely deserves the opportunity to host the Olympics...especially after originally winning the bid for the 1904 Olympics but then losing out to St. Louis.
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