Chicago Eliminated From 2016 Olympics Bid In First Round, Rio FTW (Gothamist)

By Affmarketer On October 2, 2009 Under Featured

Photograph of the shocked crowd at Daley Plaza by Marcus Gilmer/Chicagoist [UPDATE BELOW] Chicago, welcome to how NYC felt back in 2005 ! The Second City was eliminated in the first round of International Olympics Committee voting for the 2016 Olympics location. One lesson: The star power of President Barack Obama , First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey is not enough to win an Olympics …

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Chicago Eliminated From 2016 Olympics Bid In First Round, Rio FTW (Gothamist)




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