Beijing Olympics opening ® IOC 2009

Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The International Olympic Committee IOC said 2 September it will make a final selection from among four cities vying to be host of the 31st Olympic Games. The IOC says the technical capabilities, which include venues, budget, transportation, of all four cities was comparable.

Committee members visited Chicago, USA, Madrid, Spain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Tokyo, Japan and submitted a final technical report (pdf) for consideration by the OIC members in Copenhagen 2 October.

Chicago Olympic organizers told Bloomberg that native son Barack Obama may be drafted to travel to Copenhagen to present the city’s case.

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