Chicago Loses Olympic Bid

Agony of Defeat

Updated Apr. 25, 2017 12:26PM EDT / Published Oct. 02, 2009 7:30AM EDT

The in-person visit to Copenhagen by the Obamas was no help at all as the Windy City and Tokyo were rejected for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Chicago was cut in the first round of voting by the International Olympic Committee; Tokyo was next to be eliminated. Only Rio and Madrid were left standing. Even the late-minute appearance by President Obama with Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey wasn’t enough to put the Windy City over the top. The failure now risks denting Obama’s political clout. Leading up to the announcement, Chicago and Rio were considered the frontrunners, with one source telling CNN that it was “close as hell” between the two cities.”

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Chicago Loses Olympic Bid