More than 500,000 Votes in Online GamesBids.com Olympic Bid Poll
Over half-a-million votes have been cast in an unscientific online GamesBids.com poll asking readers who they would like to see win the 2016 Olympic Games bid. …
Archive by category 2016 Olympic Bid News
2016 Olympic Bid Timeline – How We Got Here
On October 2, 2009 the IOC membership at the 121st Session in Copenhagen will vote for the Host City of the 2016 Olympic Games. Copenhagen was chosen as host …
Rio Complains To IOC After Madrid Comment
Rio 2016 officials formally lodged a compliant to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Wednesday following a report that an official from Madrid 2016 …
2016 Bid Cities Say Why They Should Win
The four cities bidding to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games – Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid – are ramping up their bids just hours …
2016 Bid Cities Pump Up Their Bids
Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will be in Copenhagen to support Tokyo’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Japan Today reports the prime …
Fraudulent Anti-Chicago 2016 Website Traced To Rio
Earlier this week, GamesBids.com reported that website ChicagoansForRio.com is backed by a group of Chicagoans who don’t want to see the Olympic Games …
Obama And Hatoyama May Attend IOC Vote In Copenhagen
Japan’s new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Thursday he hoped to visit Copenhagen next week to lobby for Tokyo’s 2016 Summer Olympic bid, …
Crunch Time For 2016 Bid Cities
It’s crunch time for the four cities – Chicago, Madrid, Rio and Tokyo – bidding to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, and representatives of …
Close Vote For 2016 Games – IOC President
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said the city winning the election for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games will do so by a tiny margin. …
Chicago, Rio, Get Boost Ahead Of 2016 Election
Just days before the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games is announced, two of the four bid cities – Chicago and Rio – are getting a boost. …