Where will the 2016 Olympics be held?
Baku, Azerbaijan Chicago, USA Doha, QAT Madrid, Spain Prague, Czech Republic Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tokyo, Japan A little more information, including possible 2020 cities: Former Potential 2016 Bid Cities (were in planning stages): Argentina (Announced Argentina’s Vice President on May 28, 2006) Dubai, United Arab Emirates (According to March 1, 2004 Report) Hamburg or Berlin, Germany (According to February 17, 2004 Mayor’s Announcement) Kenya (GamesBids.com Reports January 12, 2005) Netherlands (Reported May 20, 2006) Portugal (GamesBids.com Reports January 7, 2004) Thailand (According to September 15, 2004 Report) Cancelled 2016 Bid Cities: Baltimore, USA Brussels or Flanders, Belgium (Prime Minister announced September 17, 2003) Fukuoka, Japan India (GamesBids.com Reports April 23, 2007) Los Angeles, USA (Eliminated by USOC April 14
Hi, The host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics will be decided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 2, 2009. According to the IOC, the seven cities that are candidates (the deadline for applications have passed, so there will be no new ones) are: Baku (Azerbaijan), Chicago (USA), Doha (Qatar), Madrid (Spain), Prague (Czech Republic), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Tokyo (Japan). http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_release_uk.asp?id=2317 Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid seem likely front runners, although Rio de Janeiro is in South America and the IOC has said it would like to see the Olympics happen in South America or Africa, neither of which have hosted the games. Hope this helps, Mark Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
