Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Games
Rio de Janeiro was elected as the 2016 Olympic Games host city during the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark.
ISSF President Mr. Olegario Vazquez Raña took part in the 121st IOC Session held in Copenhagen that has elected Rio De Janeiro as the host city of the
Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016.
After the first selections that excluded Chicago and Tokio, Rio de Janeiro received 66 votes, compared to Madrid’s 32, in the final vote. Following its participation in the 2004 and 2012 bids, Brazil will host the first Olympic and Paralympics Games of its history in 2016.
IOC President Jacques Rogge congratulated Rio de Janeiro on its election, praising the high quality of the bid, “I would like to congratulate the city of Rio de Janeiro on its election as the host of the 2016 Olympic Games. Rio de Janeiro presented the IOC with a very strong technical bid, built upon a vision of the Games being a celebration of the athletes and sport, as well as providing the opportunity for the city, region and country to deliver their broader long-term aspirations for the future. This call to “live your passion” clearly struck a chord with my fellow members and we now look forward to seeing Rio de Janeiro stage the first Olympic Games on the continent of South America. Well done, Rio!”
The ISSF President Mr. Olegario Vazquez Raña, the ISSF Secretary General Horst G. Schreiber and ISSF Authorities will now participate in the XIII Olympic Congress, starting today in Copenhagen. IOC Members, representatives of International Federations, athletes, referees and Organizing Committees for Olympic Games will evaluate and discuss topics connected to the congress’s main theme “Olympic Movement in Society”.
2016 Olympic Games host city elections: the votes.
ROUND 1 :
MADRID: 28
RIO DE JANEIRO: 26
TOKYO: 22
CHICAGO: 18
ROUND 2:
RIO DE JANEIRO: 46
MADRID: 29
TOKYO: 20
ROUND 3:
RIO DE JANEIRO: 66
MADRID: 32
