pages from BBC.   Cities will  know their fate at 1800 GMT.Favorite is Chicago. ODDS 8/11 Chicago, the favourite, has had the backing of its former senator, US President Barack Obama. The Chicago bid cost £30.8m and promises five new permanent venues alongside four major stadiums already in place. Madrid missed out with its bid to host the 2012 Olympics, but has spent £26.2m on a fresh bid to bring the Games to Spain four years later. Organisers say 85% of Madrid's prospective Olympic venues already exist Rio believes it has a strong claim to host the Olympics as they would be the first to be held in South America. The £26.3m bid divides the Brazilian city, which hosted the 2007 Pan American Games, into seven event areas. Tokyo expects to build a new 100,000-seater stadium if it hosts the 2016 Olympics. The rest of the Japanese capital's £30m bid focuses on a compact, efficient Games, with 23 of the 34 venues ready to go.

no_quiero · Oct 2, 2009 7:30 AM

RIO's the winner, would be the first south american city to host the olympics

jhan_besmari · Oct 2, 2009 12:39 PM

I am glad Rio is the winner.

dolphin · Oct 2, 2009 3:06 PM