Chicago inched closer to hosting the 2016 Summer Games today as the U.S. Olympic Committee announced it will float a bid and Chicago organizers followed up by saying they have raised the $25 million in private donations needed to back a bid.
After an evaluation process that lasted more than a year, the USOC chose to put forth a candidate in an international field likely to include Tokyo; Rome; Doha, Qatar; and Rio de Janeiro.
Chicago and Los Angeles are the finalists to represent the United States.
The USOC will pick its American city at an April 14 board meeting.
Which city do you believe will get the bid and why?
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2007-01-09 17:44:22 · 5 answers · asked by Active.com 4 in Sports ➔ Olympics
I think it is more likely Chicago would get it for two reasons:
(1) Los Angeles have hosted the Olympics twice already, in 1932 and recently in 1984. It would only be logical that Chicago would be given the opportunity to host the 31st Olympiad.
(2) The 1904 Olympic Games was originally scheduled for Chicago but relocated to St Louis by President Roosevelt at the time. This is because a dispute broke between the mayors of Chicago and St Louis, which wanted the Games to be part of the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition. This change proved to be a mistake as the Games in St Louis in 1904 became a "side show" to the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition. In addition organisation of the 1904 Games was worser that that of Paris 1900 (the worse Olympic Games). Anyway, I would think the USOC would have to look at this and make the simple decision to give Chicago a shot to host the games in 2016 to compensate for the disasterous mistake made by Roosevelt in 1904, which could of put an end to the Olympics overall.
2007-01-09 18:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by sig_presidente 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think Chicago will get the bid simply because LA hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics.
2007-01-10 01:53:29 · answer #2 · answered by Mr Mojo Risin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be grat to have the Olympics near where i live and i wouldn't have to pay an arm and leg to park ...by that time the Metra shoukd be running within a mile of where i live..
2007-01-10 22:22:56 · answer #3 · answered by nas88car300 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds good to me. I would prefer Dallas, but Chicago will work.
Go Bears!
2007-01-10 11:46:51 · answer #4 · answered by Billy Dee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Los Angles they proofed they can Handel it not once but twice maybe O..J, .Simpson can run with the torch again
2007-01-10 23:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by allawishes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋