Eric Frost
September 28th, 2007, 07:00 AM
Kathy Bergen of the Tribune covers Patrick Ryan's presentation to City Club of Chicago outlining the other cities also vying for to host the Olympic games in 2016.
Chicago faces tough rivals for Olympics (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-fri_olysep28,0,2797407.story)
"Rio de Janeiro: "We were down there for the Pan Am Games. They did a really good job. It's a beautiful city. And the Olympic Games have never been in South America, so there's a real sympathy vote in that. South America ought to be able to host the Olympics someday. We agree with that. Someday after 2016."
Other cities in the running to host the 2016 Olympics include
Baku, Azerbaijan
Doha, Qatar
Prague, Czech Republic
Madrid
Tokyo
Chicago faces tough rivals for Olympics (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-fri_olysep28,0,2797407.story)
"Rio de Janeiro: "We were down there for the Pan Am Games. They did a really good job. It's a beautiful city. And the Olympic Games have never been in South America, so there's a real sympathy vote in that. South America ought to be able to host the Olympics someday. We agree with that. Someday after 2016."
Other cities in the running to host the 2016 Olympics include
Baku, Azerbaijan
Doha, Qatar
Prague, Czech Republic
Madrid
Tokyo