Global InformationRio de Janeiro bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics information
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| Games of the XXXI Olympiad XV Paralympic Games | |
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| Winner: Rio de Janeiro Runner-up: Madrid Shortlist: Tokyo · Chicago | |
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| City | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Chair | Carlos Arthur Nuzman |
| NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee |
| Evaluation | |
| IOC score | 6.4 |
| Previous Games hosted | |
| None • Bid for 1936, 2004 and 2012 | |
| Decision | |
| Result | Winner (66 votes) |
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Rio 2016 was a successful bid to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and the XV Paralympic Games, respectively.[1] It was submitted on September 7, 2007, and recognized as an Applicant city by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) one week after.[2] On June 4, 2008, the IOC Executive Board shortlisted Rio de Janeiro with three of the six other Applicant cities—Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo; over Baku, Doha and Prague—becoming a Candidate city during the 2008 SportAccord Convention in Athens, Greece.[3][4]
Rio de Janeiro was shortlisted receiving a 6.4 score, according to a study of its Application File delivered to the IOC Working Group on January 14, 2008.[5] As a Candidate city, Rio de Janeiro submitted its Candidature File to the IOC on February 11, 2009.[6] The dossier was analyzed by the IOC Evaluation Commission, which arrived in the city on April 27, 2009, to assess the quality of the bid.[7] Between April 29 and May 2, the Commission attended technical presentations and made inspections in all the existing venues across the city, giving a favorable assessment in its final report.[8]
The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) chose Rio de Janeiro as its bidding city to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, during its Annual Assembly on September 1, 2006.[9] This was the city's first bid that proceeded to the Candidature phase, after three failed attempts to host the Games in 1936, 2004 and 2012.[10] The lengthy and intensive bidding process was concluded with the election of Rio de Janeiro as the host city during the 121st IOC Session, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2, 2009.[11][12] It is the first city in South America to host the Games.[13]
Rio de Janeiro planned to organize the Games at a cost of US$14.4 billion, being able to hold all sport events (excepting football) inside the city.[14][15] There will be 30 competition venues in four Olympic zones—Barra, Copacabana, Deodoro, and Maracanã—apart from venues for golf and rugby union, which were added to the Olympic program after the election.[16][17] Football matches were held in the cities of Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Salvador and São Paulo.[18] The proposed dates ranged from August 5 to 21 for the Olympic Games, and September 7 to 18 for the Paralympic Games.[19]
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- ^ "Four cities to compete to host the 2016 Olympic Games". International Olympic Committee. June 4, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "Four on 2016 Olympics short-list". BBC. June 4, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "All seven 2016 Applicant Cities return responses". International Olympic Committee. January 14, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "Candidature Procedure 2016 – All four candidate cities submit their files to the IOC". International Olympic Committee. February 12, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "2016 Games: Start of the Evaluation Commission Visits". International Olympic Committee. April 3, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Bid Venues Get Inspected By IOC". GamesBids. May 1, 2009. Archived from the original on May 5, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "Rio de Janeiro will be the Brazilian postulant city to host the 2016 Olympic Games" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. September 1, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "Rio de Janeiro profile and fact sheet". GamesBids. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "Rio de Janeiro Elected As 2016 Host City". International Olympic Committee. October 2, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
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- ^ "Rio Wins 2016 Olympics in a First for South America". The New York Times. October 2, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "Introduction" (PDF). Rio de Janeiro 2016 Candidate File (PDF). Vol. 1. Brazilian Olympic Committee. February 16, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Unveils Candidature File". GamesBids. February 13, 2009. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "Sport and Venues" (PDF). Rio de Janeiro 2016 Candidate File (PDF). Vol. 2. Brazilian Olympic Committee. February 16, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "Golf and Rugby Become Olympic Sports". GamesBids. October 9, 2009. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "Rio unveils bid details for 2016 Games". Reuters. February 13, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "Candidates for 2016 Olympics". BBC. February 13, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2010.