2009-10-01
IOC selects the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games on friday
The time has arrived. After a campaign lasting two years, the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will be chosen on Friday, 2 October. The announcement will be made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at 18.30 (13.30 Brasilia), in the Bella Center Convention Center in Copenhagen, Denmark.
This is the first time a Brazilian city has reached the final stage of the competition; the other finalists are Chicago (United States), Madrid (Spain) and Tokyo (Japan). Representatives of Rio 2016, the three levels of government (federal, state and municipal), the national sports confederations and athletes have gathered in the Danish capital to support the bid along the final straight of the campaign. "The Evaluation Committee report fully endorsed our project, which made us proud and optimistic. But the committee is still working hard right until the moment of the decision," said the president of Rio 2016, Carlos Arthur Nuzman.
Before the final decision, each city will make a 45 minute presentation, followed by a 15-minute session for questions. Rio de Janeiro will be the third city to present at 12.00 (7.00 Brasilia). The first will be Chicago, at 08:45 (03:45 Brasilia); the second Tokyo, at 10:30 (05:30 Brasilia); and the fourth, Madrid, at 14:50 (09:45 Brasilia). The order was defined by the IOC at the outset of the campaign by the drawing of lots.
In the presentation team are Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva; president of the Central Bank, Henrique Meirelles; deacon member of the IOC and former FIFA president Joao Havelange; the state governor, Sergio Cabral; mayor Eduardo Paes; president of Rio 2016, Carlos Arthur Nuzman; Rio 2016 general secretary, Carlos Roberto Osorio; yachtswoman Isabel Swan (bronze medal winner in Beijing 2008).
THE VOTE - After the presentations the vote will be taken. At 17.10 (12.10 Brasilia), 97 of the 106 IOC members attending will take part in the first round of voting. Members who do not vote in this round are: IOC president, Jacques Rogge, He Kun Lee of South Korea, whose membership is temporarily suspended, and the seven members linked to candidate cities - Nuzman and Havelange (Brazil), Juan Samaranch Junior (Spain) , Anita DeFrantz and James Easton (United States), and Chiharu Igaya and Chun-Ichiro Okano (Japan). In this round if one of the cities gets 50% plus one vote, it will host the 2016 Games. Otherwise, the city with the fewest votes will be eliminated. The voting process is repeated, this time with the participation of members from the country of the eliminated city. If, again, none of the candidates get 50% plus one vote, the lowest score is eliminated and the final vote takes place between the two remaining cities. The announcement of the winning city will be at 18h30 (13h30 Brasilia).
Each city has a delegation of 60 members who are allowed to be present in the theatre only during their own city?s presentation. A delegation from Rio de Janeiro brings together representatives from the sports world, the three branches of the Brazilian state and members of civil society in order to reaffirm the full support and institutional guarantees put forward during the bid. Besides the two members of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, Carlos Arthur Nuzman and Joao Havelange, the delegation will include the following representatives:
Athletes
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele) ? Athlete of the 20th Century, elected by IOC
Adriana Behar ? Olympic Athlete - Beach Volleyball
Bernard Rajzman ? Olympic Athlete - Volleyball and President of the Athletes? Commission, Brazilian Olympic Committee
Cesar Cielo ? Olympic Athlete - Swimming
Daiane dos Santos - Olympic Athlete - Gymnastics
Daniel Dias - Paralympic Athlete - Swimming
Gustavo Kuerten - Olympic Athlete - Tennis
Hortencia Marcari - Olympic Athlete - Basketball
Isabel Swan - Olympic Athlete - Sailing
Janeth Arcain - Olympic Athlete - Basketball
Roseane Ferreira dos Santos (Rosinha) - Paralympic Athlete - Athletics
Torben Grael - Olympic Athlete - Sailing
Barbara Leoncio ? Young Athlete - Athletics
Paula Andressa Dias Clementino ? Young Athlete - Judo
Vitor Hugo Silva Mourao dos Santos ? Young Athlete - Athletics
Rio 2016 Committee
Carlos Roberto Osorio ? Secretary General
Leonardo Gryner ? Communications and Marketing Superintendent
Agberto Guimaraes ? General Manager for Sports
Mario Cilenti ? International Relations Director
Christiane Paquelet ? International Relations Manager
Francoise Zweifel ?International Consultant
Federal Government
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ? President of the Republic
Tarso Fernando Herz Genro ? Minister of Justice
Orlando Silva ? Minister of Sport
Luiz Eduardo Barretto ? Minister of Tourism
Franklin Martins ? Minister and Chief of the Presidential Communications Secretariat
Henrique de Campos Meirelles ? President of the Central Bank
Ricardo Leyser ? National Secretary of Elite Sport
Georges Lamaziere ? Brazilian Ambassador to Denmark
George Prata ? Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Otavio Rodrigues de Miranda Filho ? Adjutant of the Order of the Presidency
State Government
Sergio Cabral ? Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Adriana Ancelmo Cabral ? First Lady of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Marcia Lins ? Secretary of Tourism, Sport and Leisure
Regis Fichtner ? Chief Secretary of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Joaquim Levy ? Finance Secretary of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo ? Commander of Community Policing Unit, Rio de Janeiro Military Police
Municipal Government
Eduardo Paes ? Mayor of the City of Rio de Janeiro
Cristine Paes ? First Lady of the City of Rio de Janeiro
Ruy Cezar de Miranda Reis ? Special Secretary of the City of Rio de Janeiro for Rio 2016
Pedro Paulo Carvalho Teixeira ? Chief of Staff of the City of Rio de Janeiro
Felipe de Faria Goes ? Municipal Development Secretary
Legislative Authority
Michel Temer ? President of the Chamber of Deputies
Marcelo Bezerra Crivella ? Senator
Jairo Souza Santos ? First vice-president of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Jorge Miguel Felippe ? President of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro
Judicial Authority
Luiz Zveiter ? President of the Justice Tribune of Rio de Janeiro
Claudio Soares Lopes ? Attorney General of Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian Olympic Committee
Edson Menezes ? Representative of the General Assembly of the Brazilian Olympic Committee
Marcus Vinicius Freire ? Executive Superintendent of Sport of the Brazilian Olympic Committee
Brazilian Paralympic Committee
Andrew Parsons ? President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee
National Olympics Confederations
Roberto Gesta de Melo ? President of the Brazilian Athletics Confederation
Coaracy Gentil Monteiro Nunes Filho ? President of the Brazilian Aquatics Confederation
Ary da Silva Graca Filho ? President of the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation
Sponsors
Benedicto Barbosa da Silva Junior ? Executive Vice President, Odebrecht
Carlos Fernando de Carvalho ? CEO of Carvalho Hosken
Jose Formoso Martinez ? President of Embratel
Luiz Carlos Trabuco Cappi ? CEO of Bradesco
Olavo Egidio Monteiro de Carvalho ? President of the Board, Monteiro Aranha Group
Paulo Coelho - Writer
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