Chicago Olympics Corporlalia/Link Dump: One Stop Shopping

By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, AndyDisco on Twitter

On Friday in Copehagen the International Olympic Committee will vote for and announce the winner of the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic games. The Finalists are Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo. The most commonly heard "inside buzz" is that Chicago has the upperhand via the process of elimination. Tokyo's bid is harmed by their georgraphic proximity to Beijing who hosted the games in 2008, and Madrid faces similar circumstances due to their proximity to London, who will host the 2012 games. If selected, Rio would be the first ever South American host of the games. The games had not been awarded to a South American nation before due mostly to safety concerns and the occasional economic instability. Another possible impediment to Rio's success could that they will also host the World Cup in 2014. Commonly quoted skepticism is that the World Cup will be enough for Rio to handle and the addition of the Olympic games could strain the economy and/or possibly create either disdain or apathy among locals. Lastly, Rio also hosted the 2007 Pan Am games, and reactions have been mixed regarding the success with which they did so.

So that's the skinny. Here are too many links about Chicago's bid and Friday's announcement (that will be at around 11:30 am Central).

Ben Joravsky of the Chicago Reader's recaps his case for why he (and many, many other Chicagoans) feel Chicago is not ready to host the games.


Chicago Tribune's description of the voting and announcing processes

Chicago Tribune's Copenhagen Watch blog, written by Trib writers dispatched to Ceopenhagen to chroncile the shmoozing process by the Chicago delegation.

Chicago Sun-Times talks about two of Chicago's glitziest spokespeople- First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah- Oprah: Chicago women:: Ditka:Chicago men


Sun-Times article about Mayor Daley getting snooty. Snooty? Snotty.

Tribune Golden Child Writer John Kass's article about how a Chicago Olympics would revive and lionize Mayor Daley









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