Chicago 2016 Olympics Eliminated: Crowd Reactions

The International Olympics Committee (IOC) announced Chicago was the first to be eliminated in the 2016 Olympics bid. It was a surprising outcome, as people saw Chicago as a strong contender to Rio de Janeiro....

Chicago and Tokyo Out of Running for 2016

CNN is reporting the Chicago and Tokyo are out of the running for the 2016 games, leaving Madrid and Rio as the 

For Cities, Do Olympic Dreams Turn Into Nightmares?

While the two of Chicago's most famous and influential residents throw their support behind the Olympic bid for 2016, almost half to the city's residents oppose the bid. President  Obama, Oprah...

Obama To Travel To Denmark To Support Chicago 2016 Bid After All

Today it was made known that US President Barack Obama will travel to Denmark for the October 2nd vote to choose the capital of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games after all. Chicago, USA, is one of the contenders. Obama is scheduled to give a speech to promote Chicago as a...

Obama Won’t Travel To Denmark To Back Chicago’s 2016 Olympic Bid

On October 2, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will announce the capital of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Four cities are in contention: Madrid, Spain; Tokyo, Japan; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Chicago, USA. In recent years, it became somewhat of a tradition and a...

2012 Olympic legacy "vehicle" revealed

For the London 2012 Olympic Games we were not offered any sort of referendum: It came inclusive on the electoral slate of all of the three mainstream parties in our first-past-the-post system - heralded by some as...

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