Madrid votes
Tokyo vote
Chicago vote
Valid ballots
first round
26
28
twenty two
18 (to be eliminated)
94
second round
46
29
20 (to be eliminated)
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95
Third round
66 (won the right to host)
32
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99 (with 1 abstention)
When the Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro that the beginning of 2007, has formally submitted a letter to the International Olympic Committee dedicated application 2016 Summer Olympics. This is Rio de Janeiro in 2004 and 2012, following two failed bid to host the Olympic Games after the third bid for the Olympic Games. Final confirmation of seven cities hosting the 2016 Olympic Games as well as other cities: Baku (Azerbaijan), Chicago (United States), Doha (Qatar), Madrid (Spain), Prague (Czech Republic), and Tokyo (Japan). Beijing October 3, 2009 morning, the International Olympic Committee 121 plenary meeting in the Danish capital Copenhagen, Rio de Janeiro, through three rounds of voting beat Madrid, Chicago and Tokyo, Japan, ultimately, the 31st session of 2016 Summer Olympics the right to host, Brazil became the first South American country to host the Olympic Games. 2016 votes Full Record
October 2, 2009 sports news 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games to the dispute was finally settled 2 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Although Madrid in the first round of voting momentum, to get the most votes, but the last laugh or Rio de Janeiro. The competition has four cities bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, a total of 94 valid votes in the first round of voting, Madrid, Spain obtained 28 votes, 26 votes to get Rio, Tokyo, Japan, by 22 votes, United States
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Chicago received only 18 votes in the first round out. There are in the second round of voting 96 valid votes, Rio get the most 46, obtained 29 Madrid, Tokyo get 20, and another one for the abstention, Tokyo was eliminated. There are in the final showdown vote 99 valid votes, about 66 years to get the final win in Madrid to get 32, and another one abstention.
Final in October 3, 2009 morning, after three rounds of voting, Rio de Janeiro beat Madrid, Tokyo, Chicago, and ultimately awarded the Games, became the first South American country to host the Olympic Games.



