Chicago is such a hot favourite to win the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympics that only they can mess it up, a senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member told AFP.
The Windy City is bidding to succeed where New York failed in the 2012 race won by London …
The IOC narrowed the field to Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid. Prague, Doha and Baku in Azerbaijan failed to make the cut.
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Chicago 2016: Sure Thing, Say Oddsmakers; Long Shot, Says I.O.C. Report – NY Times
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