At the IOC session 2 October 2009 Rio de Janeiro was elected to become host city of the Olympic Games in 2016.
See video from the press conference and presentations of the Candidate Cities (Olympic.org)
Candidate Cities for the 2016 Olympic Games:
- Chicago, USA
- Tokyo, Japan
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Madrid, Spain
Composition of the 2016 Evaluation Commission
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the composition of the Evaluation Commission which will visit the four Candidate Cities bidding to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The team, composed of representatives from the Olympic Movement as well as a number of advisors, will analyse the candidature files of the four bidding cities due for submission to the IOC by 12 February 2009.
The team will be headed by Nawal El Moutawakel, who chaired the Evaluation Commission for the 2012 Olympic Games bid process.
The Commission will, in addition, make on-site inspections around the second quarter of 2009 before then issuing a comprehensive technical appraisal for IOC members one month before they elect the host city on 2 October 2009 during the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen.
This appraisal, known as the IOC Evaluation Commission report, is also made available for the general public and other interested parties on IOC's website.
See the composition of the Commission here