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io de Janeiro was elected the host city of the 2016 Olympics Friday as the International Olympic Committee finally entrusted the unchartered territory of South America with the world's premier sports event. IOC president Jacques Rogge announced that the Brazilian metropolis Rio won a final round of IOC voting against Madrid after first Barack Obama-backed Chicago and then Tokyo crashed our in the earlier rounds of the secret ballot. Football legend Pele and other delegation members had tears of joy as Rio were later Friday to sign the official host city contract. Olympians will enjoy competition in the famous Maracana stadium and the Copacabana beach. The IOC had in the past snubbed South American bidders seemingly considering South America not ready yet to stage the Olympics, which bring together over 10,000 athletes and tens of thousands of officials and media. But the 2016 IOC evaluation commission had said in its report that Rio was capable of staging an excellent Games, which will come two years after Brazil hosts the 2014 football World Cup. An emotional presentation earlier Friday, saying that it was South America's turn for the 31st edition of the Games, also seemingly impressed the Olympians. Rio then pleaded more than sun and samba, a major legacy for the next generation in a country catching up rapidly with the top economic powers in the world. Mayor Eduardo Paes said that hosting the 2014 World Cup was no disadvantage, but that it is rather "our aim to use the World Cup as a springboard to greatest possible Games in 2016".
io de Janeiro was elected the host city of the 2016 Olympics Friday as the International Olympic Committee finally entrusted the unchartered territory of South America with the world's premier sports event. IOC president Jacques Rogge announced that the Brazilian metropolis Rio won a final round of IOC voting against Madrid after first Barack Obama-backed Chicago and then Tokyo crashed our in the earlier rounds of the secret ballot. Football legend Pele and other delegation members had tears of joy as Rio were later Friday to sign the official host city contract. Olympians will enjoy competition in the famous Maracana stadium and the Copacabana beach. The IOC had in the past snubbed South American bidders seemingly considering South America not ready yet to stage the Olympics, which bring together over 10,000 athletes and tens of thousands of officials and media. But the 2016 IOC evaluation commission had said in its report that Rio was capable of staging an excellent Games, which will come two years after Brazil hosts the 2014 football World Cup. An emotional presentation earlier Friday, saying that it was South America's turn for the 31st edition of the Games, also seemingly impressed the Olympians. Rio then pleaded more than sun and samba, a major legacy for the next generation in a country catching up rapidly with the top economic powers in the world. Mayor Eduardo Paes said that hosting the 2014 World Cup was no disadvantage, but that it is rather "our aim to use the World Cup as a springboard to greatest possible Games in 2016".
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